Example sentences of "the defendants ' [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | One reason for excessive caution on the part of magistrates when dealing with bail applications in the past was the lack of adequate information about defendants , their home circumstances , or the circumstances in which their offence had been committed — information which can help the court assess the defendants ' chances of absconding or re-offending while on bail . |
| 2 | In the light of the defendants ' knowledge of her state of health it was reasonably foreseeable that that would happen if they were negligent and did not obtain a satisfactory resolution of her affairs . |
| 3 | In Geo Mitchell ( Chesterhall ) Ltd v Finney Lock Seeds Ltd [ 1983 ] 2 AC 803 it was held that the defendants ' limitation of liability was unreasonable and therefore unenforceable under the Act ; a decisive factor was that in previous cases the defendants had settled claims without seeking to rely on the limitation clause , impliedly recognising that it was not reasonable . |
| 4 | I can well understand the plaintiffs ' sense of indignation at the defendants ' breaches of the injunction , and the court will have to consider very carefully all aspects of those breaches when the inevitable contempt proceedings are heard . |
| 5 | Following the recent decision in Sutcliffe v Thackrah [ 1974 ] 1 AC 727 , which had decided that a certifier under a building contract did not have arbitral immunity , the issue in Arenson was whether the defendants ' valuation of shares was an arbitration . |
| 6 | According to the defendants ' version of events , a women had approached Khmara for help , claiming that a man had attacked her ; Khmara and his companions then tried to make a citizen 's arrest on the man , unaware that he was a KGB officer . |