"While these would be justified for an independent Scotland, the costs may be unduly high for a devolved government situation, " he said.
Transplant centers are supposed to assign a staff person, such as a doctor or social worker, to be an independent advocate for the donor.
"They have to prove on the balance of probabilities ... what happened to them and that will be forensically tested, there will be independent psychiatric reports for all of them and they will have to give evidence and satisfy the court that they're telling the truth, " she said.
The committee said with this in mind it would be wise for an independent tribunal to be set up to mediate disputes.
Take, for example, New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, who left the Republican Party and is said to be considering an Independent candidacy for president.
Mr Davidson said the alternative would be for an independent Scotland to allow Trident to remain on the Clyde until an alternative base is developed.
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Ironically, although distinctive Scottish banknotes are a symbol of separate identity, it might be better for an independent Scotland to use Bank of England money.
Ms Rantzen told the BBC that she thought it might be time for another independent candidate to step forward, as Martin Bell did in the 1990s.
But it was told that no-one would be available for an interview and that the independent inquiry they had set up was the proper place for the allegations to be considered.
"Sentencing in the individual case has to be a matter for the independent judiciary, " he commented.
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It's a strange time to forecast a lack of competition, because this happens to be the golden age for independent U.S. breweries.
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"S4C should be commended for being open enough to ask for an independent review of their operational efficiency and innovative capabilities, " he added.
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He explained that he had not been asked to investigate questions about the conduct of police - which he said would be a matter for the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
The pilot schemes, which aim to assess the effectiveness of the government's plan to slow down the spread of TB in cattle in England, will be monitored by an independent group for a period of six weeks.
It really is way past time for the decades-old claims of PhRMA to be held up for careful scrutiny using independent analysis such as that carried out in the GAO report.
For example, will companies be held liable for social content generated by independent users of their sites?
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Under Swedish law, all military exports have to be regulated by the independent Swedish Agency for Non-Proliferation and Export Controls (ISP).
And there will be a new, independent appeals process for anyone who feels they were unfairly denied a claim by their insurance company.
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Mike Knights, campaigner against the incinerator, said he was "absolutely delighted" with the decision and said the public inquiry would be the "first opportunity for arguments to be heard by an impartial and independent body".
Even if the employer has a written agreement calling for the worker not to be an employee and agreeing to independent contractor status, the agency can rule for the worker, recharacterizing the relationship as that of employer-employee.
For employees and independent contractors of all stripes, this means you should be asking for, and getting, a share of the profits from your work going forward.
Lord Justice Leveson's report - which was published in November - called for a new independent watchdog for the press, which he said should be underpinned by legislation.
But if Montenegro becomes independent, it will be even harder for Serbia to retain Kosovo, even nominally.
It is now unclear what the next stage for Independent Insurance will be.
If we want to be energy independent -- I'm for more oil production.
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Independent work can be a fulfilling way for boomers to leverage their seasoned careers, but the path is not without challenges.
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Repeating a manifesto commitment, Mr Blair said he wanted all schools to be independent and proposed a new trust structure for schools.
He said he would be pressing for a "full and independent investigation".
The organisation used for the audit would be independent of both the Liberal Democrats and pressure groups and the results would be made public, he promised.
And for those consumers who believe they received alerts in error, an easy-to-use process will be in place for them to seek independent review of the alerts they received.
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