Example sentences of "[verb] at first instance " in BNC.

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1 At the moment it is the ultimate loser who pays the costs even if he or she happens to have won at first instance and in the Court of Appeal .
2 Third party claims were considered at first instance and in the Court of Appeal .
3 Yet in all save one of the cases decided at first instance , the court has held that the surety covenant does not touch and concern the land …
4 Leave was refused at first instance and in the Court of Appeal , though a few months later a Practice Direction ( [ 1986 ] 2 All ER 226 ) was issued indicating the collective view of the judges that solicitors should be permitted to appear in the High Court or Court of Appeal in formal or unopposed proceedings .
5 If the litigant was not assisted at first instance , or before one of the appellate tribunals , a full application for a legal aid certificate must be made .
6 A warrant may be issued at first instance if the court is satisfied by evidence on oath that a summons is unlikely to secure the attendance of a reluctant witness ( MCA 1980 , s97(2) ) .
7 In 1985 , they " woke up " and sued for possession but failed at first instance .
8 Alternatively one party may be arguing for a significant change or development in the law , and might actually be expecting to lose at first instance .
9 But conversely ( as Mr. Utley did not feel able to dispute , although he did not formally concede the point ) a defendant who is legally aided at first instance and in the Court of Appeal , but who for any reason then ceases to be aided and incurs the full costs of successfully resisting an appeal to the House of Lords , is eligible to recover those costs from the board .
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