Legal Advice. On issues that are legal in nature, the Manager will be entitled to receive and act upon the advice of independent legal counsel of its own selection, provided such counsel is chosen with reasonable care and which can be counsel for the Trust, and will be without liability for any action taken or thing done or omitted to be done in accordance with this Agreement in good faith conformity with such advice. Except as otherwise agreed to by the Trust, the Manager shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel, unless such counsel is the Trust’s counsel. On issues that are related to financial accounting matters, the Manager will be entitled to receive and act upon the advice of the Trust’s independent public accountants, provided that the Manager promptly notifies the Trust that it has sought such advice and discloses the nature of the matter. Except as otherwise agreed to by the parties, the Trust shall bear the expenses and costs of obtaining advice from its independent public accountants, if such advice is sought pursuant to this subsection B of Article IV.
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Samples: Administrative and Shareholder Services Agreement (MML Series Investment Fund), Administrative and Shareholder Services Agreement (MML Series Investment Fund), Administrative and Shareholder Services Agreement (MML Series Investment Fund)
Legal Advice. On issues that are legal in nature, the Manager will be entitled to receive and act upon the advice of independent legal counsel of its own selection, provided such counsel is chosen with reasonable care and which can be counsel for the Trust, and will be without liability for any action taken or thing done or omitted to be done in accordance with this Agreement in good faith conformity with such advice. Except as otherwise agreed to by the Trust, the Manager shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel, unless such counsel is the Trust’s 's counsel. On issues that are related to financial accounting matters, the Manager will be entitled to receive and act upon the advice of the Trust’s 's independent public accountants, provided that the Manager promptly notifies the Trust that it has sought such advice and discloses the nature of the matter. Except as otherwise agreed to by the parties, the Trust shall bear the expenses and costs of obtaining advice from its independent public accountants, if such advice is sought pursuant to this subsection B of Article IV.
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Samples: Administrative and Shareholder Services Agreement (Massmutual Institutional Funds), Administrative and Shareholder Services Agreement (Massmutual Institutional Funds), Administrative and Shareholder Services Agreement (Massmutual Institutional Funds)
Legal Advice. On issues that are legal in nature, the Manager will be entitled to receive and act upon the advice of independent legal counsel of its own selection, provided such counsel is chosen with reasonable care and which can be counsel for the Trust, and will be without liability for any action taken or thing done or omitted to be done in accordance with this Agreement in good faith conformity with such advice. Except as otherwise agreed to by the Trust, the Manager shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel, unless such counsel is the Trust’s 's counsel. On issues that are related to financial accounting matters, the Manager will be entitled to receive and act upon the advice of the Trust’s 's independent public accountants, provided that the Manager promptly notifies the Trust that it has sought such advice and discloses the nature of the matter. Except as otherwise agreed to by the parties, the Trust shall bear the expenses and costs of obtaining advice from its independent independendent public accountants, if such advice is sought pursuant to this subsection B of Article IV.
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Samples: Administrative and Shareholder Services Agreement (Massmutual Institutional Funds), Administrative and Shareholder Services Agreement (Massmutual Institutional Funds)