And many consumer organisations resist a legal cap on interest rates too.
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Defense lawyer Abe Lowell urged jurors to focus on Young's role in the case, saying he was a biased and unreliable witness with a financial and legal interest in the outcome.
Defense lawyer Abbe Lowell urged jurors to focus on Young's role in the case, saying he was a biased and unreliable witness with a financial and legal interest in the outcome.
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Foley Hoag is among many megafirms across the country using the economic slump as an ideal time to lend a hand to cash-strapped public interest and legal aid firms.
Often varying by state, usury laws specify the maximum legal interest rate that may be charged for a loan arrangement.
It has also raised questions over Lord Goldsmith's own double-hatted role as government minister and the country's independent chief legal officer with a duty to act in the public interest.
That it might not be in the best interest of a man with his own past legal troubles to give testimony undermining a high-profile state prosecution did not, apparently, deter him.
Of course what comes next in their State Capitol is a boatload of special interest lobbyists, legislative conflicts, and legal hurdles.
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Everyone has some interest that can be turned into a skill that is legal, reasonably safe, and has value both to that person and to society.
He added that he had not been motivated by a fear of legal action, but was simply acting in the best interest of the 176, 000 pupils and more than 10, 000 staff for whom he was responsible.
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The club had also expressed an interest in taking over the Olympic Stadium, and a legal wrangle arose after West Ham United and Newham Council were awarded the stadium to use after the London 2012 games.
In an area that begs for vigorous analysis, only those with a vested interest in the success of SCF has been presented in the legal literature.
Chevy Chase representatives declined to comment beyond a legal filing denying the claims and saying the bank seeks to protect the interest of all of the trust's beneficiaries.
Apart from cash and interest payments from legal settlements, the firm has never turned a profit.
His legal team put it to Mr Warren that there had been a conflict of interest between his role as the Newbridge fighter's manager and his promoter.
While it would probably be wrong to say the case has sparked massive public interest, it has raised a number of political, social and legal issues that have propelled it from the US West Coast into the national arena.
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Calzaghe's legal team previously put it to Mr Warren that there had been a conflict of interest between his role as the fighter's manager and his promoter.
And obviously, if the new job you are seeking is with a major competitor, then certainly ethical issues will arise and even legal issues around conflict of interest.
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Mortgages might automatically give customers the benefits of refinancing when interest rates fall, saving them the expense and legal hassle of switching to a different company.
If Congress fails to increase the debt limit, the government would have to stop, limit, or delay payments on a broad range of legal obligations, including Social Security and Medicare benefits, military salaries, and interest on the national debt, which is paid to big, market maker banks like J.
At Greater Boston Legal Services, the public interest firm where Dineen arrived in January, the effects of a sick economy are apparent.
Coram is just one of hundreds of former Alabama plaintiffs who acted on what their attorneys thought was legal precedent and are facing huge back-tax and interest bills from the IRS as a result.
There is no legal basis for assessing employment tax, penalties, or interest with respect to such worker for a prior period.
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The majority relied on the idea that the plaintiff still had an interest in the case because if it continued as a class action the plaintiff could spread the legal costs across a larger group.
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