LEGAL INDEMNIFICATION 28.01 Subject to the other provisions of this Article and in accordance with the Police Services Act, a member charged with and finally acquitted of a criminal or statutory offence, because of acts done in the attempted performance in good faith of the members duties as a police officer, shall be indemnified for the necessary and reasonable legal costs incurred in the defense of such charge.
28.02 Notwithstanding Clause 28.01, the Board may authorize payment necessary and reasonable legal costs of a member pleading or being found guilty of an offence described in Clause 28.01, where the court, instead of convicting the accused, grants the member an absolute discharge, provided that the Board accepts the recommendation of the Chief of Police, or an officer designated by the Chief of Police to make such a recommendation, that the member's actions as a police officer in the course of performing police duties were motivated by an intent to do lawful duty, that such actions do not constitute any of the actions described in Clause 28.03 hereof, and that such indemnification will not in the opinion of the Board reduce respect for law enforcement in Halton Region.
28.03 Notwithstanding clause 28.01, the Board may refuse payment otherwise authorized under clause
28.01 where the actions of the officer from which the charges arose amounted to a gross dereliction of duty or deliberate abuse of the member's powers as a police officer.
28.04 Where a member is a defendant in a civil action for the damages because of acts done in the attempted performance in good faith of the member's duties as a police officer the member shall be indemnified for the necessary and reasonable legal costs incurred in the defense of such an action in the following circumstances only:
(a) Where the Chief of Police is not joined in the action as a party and the Chief of Police does not defend the action on behalf of the Chief and of the member as joint tortfeasers at the Board's sole expense.
(b) Where the Chief of Police is joined as a party or elects to defend the action, but the solicitor retained on behalf of the Chief of Police and the member is of the view that it would be improper for the solicitor to act for both the Chief of Police and the member in that action.
28.05 A member whose conduct is called into question in the course of an inquiry under the Coroners Act because of acts done in the attempted performance in good faith of the member's duties as a police officer shall be indemnified for the necessary and reasonable legal costs incurred in representing the member's interests in any such inquest in the following circumstances only:
(a) Where the Chief of Police and/or the Board does not provide counsel to represent the member at the inquest at the Board's expense; OR:
(b) Where the counsel provided by the Chief of Police or the Board to represent either or both of them along with the member is of the opinion that it would be improper for the counsel to act for both the Chief of Police or the Board and the member in that action.
28.06 A member who is subject to a complaint pursuant to Part V of the Police Services Act because of acts done in the attempted performance in good faith of the member's duties as a police officer may be indemnified for the necessary and reasonable legal costs incurred in respect of that hearing only where the Chief of Police has decided to hold a hearing into the matter pursuant to section 64(7) of the Police Services Act or the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services holds an oral hearing pursuant to section 70 of the Police Services Act and the officer is found not guilty of misconduct or unsatisfactory work performance under the Act.
28.07 Where a member intends to apply to the Board for indemnification hereunder, the member shall, within thirty days of being charged or receiving notice of other legal proceedings covered herein, or receiving notice that the member will not be represented by counsel retained by the Chief of Police and/or the Board, apply in writing to the Chief of Police or to the Officer designated by the Chief of Police to deal with such applications for approval to retain counsel and approval of the counsel to be so retained. In the event of any dispute concerning the counsel to be retained, the matter shall be resolved by an officer designated by the Chief of Police and a member of the Association Executive designated for that purpose.
28.08 Where the Chief of Police, pursuant to Board policy, elects to provide legal counsel to defend a member in any legal proceeding covered by this provision, the cost of such counsel is the Board's responsibility irrespective of the outcome of the proceedings and neither the member nor the Board may rely upon the other provisions of this policy.
28.09 For greater certainty, members shall not be indemnified for legal costs arising from:
(a) grievances or complaints under the collective agreement between the Board and the Association or under the Police Services Act; and
(b) the actions or omissions of members acting in their capacity as private citizens.
28.10 For the purposes of this provision, a member shall not be deemed to be "finally acquitted" if as a result of charges laid the member is subsequently found guilty or, or pleads guilty to, other charges arising out of the same incident or incidents, but nothing in this clause will disentitle the member to consideration under clause 28.02 hereof.
28.11 For the purposes of this provision, "necessary and reasonable legal costs" shall be based on the account rendered by the solicitor performing the work, subject initially to the approval of the Board’s Solicitor and, in the case of dispute between the solicitor doing the work and the Board’s Solicitor, Assessment on a solicitor and client basis by the Assessment Officer.
(a) Subject to the other provisions in this Article, when an investigation is commenced pursuant to Part VII of the Police Services Act by the Special Investigations Unit ("SIU"), and it appears to the Chief of Police that a member requires the assistance of legal counsel to respond to inquiries from SIU Investigators, the Chief of Police may grant the member permission to retain legal counsel to provide the member with legal advice and representation at the expense of the Board on such terms as the Chief of Police deems appropriate.
(b) Where the Chief of Police grants a member permission to retain legal counsel under the circumstances set out in Article 28.12 (a), the member shall be indemnified by the Board for all necessary and reasonable legal costs incurred until the completion of the SIU investigation, or the member is charged with a criminal or statutory offence, at which time Article 28.01 of this Agreement shall apply.
(c) As soon as is practical, the Chief of Police shall bring his actions under this Article to the attention of the Board for its information.
Survival Indemnification All representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Agreement and the indemnification contained herein shall survive (a) the acceptance of this Agreement by the Company, (b) changes in the transactions, documents and instruments described herein which are not material or which are to the benefit of Subscriber, and (c) the death or disability of Subscriber. Subscriber acknowledges the meaning and legal consequences of the representations, warranties and covenants in Article II hereof and that the Company has relied upon such representations, warranties and covenants in determining Subscriber's qualification and suitability to purchase the Securities. Subscriber hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Company, its officers, directors, employees, agents and controlling persons, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, expenses (including attorneys' fees and disbursements), judgments or amounts paid in settlement of actions arising out of or resulting from the untruth of any representation of Subscriber herein or the breach of any warranty or covenant herein by Subscriber. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, no representation, warranty, covenant or acknowledgment made herein by Subscriber shall in any manner be deemed to constitute a waiver of any rights granted to it under the Securities Act or state securities laws.
Unlawful Indemnification To indemnify the Indemnitee if a final decision by a court having jurisdiction in the matter shall determine that such indemnification is not lawful. In this respect, the Company and the Indemnitee have been advised that the Securities and Exchange Commission takes the position that indemnification for liabilities arising under the federal securities laws is against public policy and is, therefore, unenforceable and that claims for indemnification should be submitted to appropriate courts for adjudication.
Licensee Indemnification Licensee will indemnify, defend and hold harmless UM, its trustees, officers, agents and employees (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”), from and against any and all liability, loss, damage, action, claim or expense suffered or incurred by the Indemnified Parties which results from or arises out of third party claims in connection with (individually, a “Liability” and collectively, the “Liabilities”):
(a) breach by Licensee of any duty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or a lawsuit, action, or claim brought by any third party that includes any allegation which, if proven true, would constitute a breach by Licensee of any duty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement;
(b) the development, use, manufacture, promotion, sale, distribution or other disposition of any Products by Licensee, its Affiliates, assignees, vendors or other third parties, for personal injury, including death, or property damage arising from any of the foregoing. The indemnification obligation under Article 6.3 shall not apply to any contributory negligence or product liability of the Indemnified Party which may have occurred prior to the execution of this Agreement. Licensee will indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnified Parties from and against any Liabilities resulting from:
(i) any product liability or other claim of any kind related to the use by a third party of a Product that was manufactured, sold, distributed or otherwise disposed by Licensee, its Affiliates, assignees, vendors or other third parties;
(ii) clinical trials or studies conducted by or on behalf of Licensee relating to any Products, including, without limitation, any claim by or on behalf of a human subject of any such clinical trial or study, any claim arising from the procedures specified in any protocol used in any such clinical trial or study, any claim of deviation, authorized or unauthorized, from the protocols of any such clinical trial or study, any claim resulting from or arising out of the manufacture or quality control by a third party of any substance administered in any clinical trial or study;
(iii) Licensee’s failure to comply with all prevailing laws, rules and regulations pertaining to the development, testing, manufacture, marketing and import or export of Products.
HOLD HARMLESS/INDEMNIFICATION (a) Contractor promises to and shall defend, indemnify, save, and hold harmless the indemnitees from the liabilities as defined in this section.
(b) The indemnitees benefitted and protected by this promise are the Public Agency and its elective and appointive boards, commissions, officers, agents, and employees, together with any additional persons and entities, if any, listed in the Supplementary General Conditions.
(c) The liabilities protected against are any and all claims, demands, causes of action, damages, costs, expenses, actual attorneys’ fees, losses, or liabilities arising out of or in connection with the actions defined below for personal injury, sickness, disease, emotional injury, death, property damage (including loss of use), trespass, nuisance, inverse condemnation, patent infringement, or any combination of these, regardless of whether or not such liability, claim, or damage was foreseeable at any time before the Public Agency approved the improvement plans or accepted the improvements as completed, and including the defense of any suit(s) or action(s) at law or equity concerning these.
(d) The actions causing liability are any act or omission (negligent or non-negligent) in connection with the matters covered by this contract and attributable to the Contractor, subcontractor(s), supplier(s), trucker(s), anyone for whose acts the Contractor may be liable, or any officer(s), agent(s) or employee(s) of one or more of them.
(e) The promise and agreement in this section is not conditioned or dependent on whether or not any indemnitee has prepared, supplied, or approved any plan(s), drawing(s), specification(s), or special provision(s) in connection with this work or has insurance or other indemnification covering any of these matters.
(f) Except as prohibited by Civil Code Section 2782, the Contractor’s obligations under this section shall exist regardless of the existence or degree of fault of the Public Agency or any indemnitee.
(g) The Contractor’s obligations under this section shall extend to claims arising after the work is completed and accepted if the claims are related to alleged acts or omissions that occurred during the course of the work. Public Agency’s inspection is not a waiver of full compliance with these requirements.
(h) The Contractor and the Contractor’s insurance carrier(s) shall respond within 15 days to the tender of any claim for defense and indemnity by the Public Agency, unless this time has been extended by the Public Agency.
(i) With respect to third-party claims against the Contractor, the Contractor waives all rights of any kind to express or implied indemnity against the indemnitees.
(j) Nothing in this section is intended to establish a standard of care owed to any third party or to extend to any third party the status of a third-party beneficiary.