Topic
Accountability
254 published works
Education Law Prof Blog
The Every Student Succeeds Act: Eliminating Accountability, Handcuffing the Department of Education, and a Few Good But Optional Ideas
By Derek Black
After having finally digested the new version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act—the Every Student Succeeds Act—my overall appraisal is that the Act represents two steps back and half…
Marler Blog
From a Client: …. Get a damn good lawyer and hold people accountable …. hold their feet to the fire!
By Bill Marler
Take care my friend! Family remembers father who died from previous listeria outbreak FAIRWAY, KS (KCTV) - A local man whose father died from eating listeria contaminated cantaloupe in 2011…
Latham.London
Are You Prepared for the New PRA and FCA Senior Managers’ Regime?
By Dan Smith In 2013, the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards (PCBS) published a report concluding that senior management in the banking sector “benefited from an accountability firewall between themselves…
Managing Law Firm Transition
Accountability and Law Firm Leadership
By Roger Hayse
Somewhere along the line the idea of being held accountable began to be viewed as punitive. Paying the price. Certainly this is part of the equation; but accountability is a…
The Right Coast
Obama Issues Rare Apology Over Bombing of Doctors Without Borders Hospital in Afghanistan – The New York Times
WASHINGTON President Obama personally apologized on Wednesday to the head of Doctors Without Borders for what he described as the mistaken bombing of its field hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, promising…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Velikonja on SEC Enforcement
Urska Velikonja has posted Reporting Agency Performance: Behind the SEC's Enforcement Statistics on SSRN with the following abstract:Every October, after the end of its fiscal year, the Securities and Exchange Commission…
Ontario Condo Law Blog
Introducing the Condominium Management Services Act, 2015 — Part 6: Transparency and Accountability
Though most condo management firms carry on honourable businesses that well-serve their clients (often under the direct leadership of their top brass who are personally involved in the operations and…
Texas Bar Blog
FOIFT annual conference pushes transparency, offers honors
By Amy Starnes
A crowd of about 175 gathered Thursday at the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas’ annual state conference and awards luncheon to honor legislators, advocates and award-winning journalists who push…
TortsProf Blog
Ontario: Call for Accountability for Malpractice Insurer
In Ontario, both major political parties, Provincial New Democrats and Conservatives, are calling for increased accountability from the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA). The CMPA acts as an insurer for…
Subject to Inquiry
Making Bankers Accountable
By Government Investigations Group
The Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulatory Authority have recently been showing signs of gearing up for the new regime which is intended to have the effect of making…