Example sentences of "duty [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 ( 1 ) The defendants were the plaintiff 's agents for the sale of Caliban and as such owed him contractual and fiduciary duties to disclose to him all material matters concerning the sale so that he would be able to make an informed judgment as to what price to accept for Caliban. ( 2 ) The defendants were also under a fiduciary duty not to put themselves in a position where their duties to the plaintiff were in conflict with their own interests or those of any other of their clients .
2 Thus , in the present case , the scope of the fiduciary duties owed by the defendants to the plaintiff ( and in particular the alleged duty not to put themselves in a position where their duty and their interest conflicted ) are to be defined by the terms of the contract of agency .
3 For example , a duty to have children , or to limit the number of children one has , a duty not to send children to a private school , or to do so , a duty not to use private health services , or to do so .
4 Even if these are used only after employment ends the implied duty not to use or disclose them will mean that the employer can effectively prevent any competition based on breach .
5 Yes , I think as adults one thing we have to do is actually trust the wisdom of our children to let us know , to give us the cues to when they need to talk or express their fears in some way erm I mean that 's our duty not to stop them talking , not to stop them asking questions , but to be aware of when they may have fears .
6 The duty not to ask and the right not to answer relates to the actual spent offence and , in terms of section 4 ( 1 ) ( b ) , also to any circumstances ancillary to it , including the conduct that constituted the offence , proceedings preliminary to sentence , the sentence itself and any review or appeal proceedings .
7 It is a duty not to cause injury by want of reasonable care .
8 This is despite the fact that the Tribunal is appointed by the Government ; that it has no real powers ; and that it is under a duty not to give published reasons for any decision it makes .
9 They owed a duty not to injure , but until someone was injured there was no breach of duty .
10 At least by 1960 it had been recognised in this jurisdiction that it connotes a duty not to injure one 's neighbour by want of reasonable care .
11 So it was a husband 's sacred duty not to refuse her on that day even if he were practising celibacy .
12 It is at this moment that the question arises — is the victim who sustains the harm someone the defendant is under a duty not to harm ?
13 Ross is probably right that his is the more common sense view , but it may still strike us as extremely odd that it could ever be one 's duty not to do what which would certainly have the best results .
14 The duty not to discriminate rests with the ‘ responsible body ’ — the governors or LEA or proprietor of an independent school .
15 LEAs are under a duty not to discriminate in the carrying out of any other of their functions .
16 The duty not to discriminate in the provision of services to the public , either on the basis of a person 's race or sex — s.20 Race Relations Act 1974 , s.29 Sex Discrimination Act 1975 .
17 Her duty is like the duty not to set fire to the forest which entails the duty to put out any fire one started .
18 Even after your job has clearly come to an end , you need to beware of breaking obligations that remain legally binding upon you , such as the duty not to disclose trade secrets .
19 On the other hand , in the Spycatcher case Lord Goff decided that Peter Wright had a lifelong duty not to disclose confidential information that had come into his possession as an officer of the Secret Service .
20 1.4 The employee 's duty not to disclose or use his employer 's business secrets What constitutes a legitimate business secret has already been discussed earlier .
21 But in principle it seems inexcusable to penalise the company for breach of a duty not owed by it but by its directors and intended to protect , among others , the company and its members .
22 It could be argued that this was a violation of the satyāgrahi 's moral duty not to coerce his opponent or to take advantage of his weakness and vulnerability .
23 As in other situations , the general duty not to act arbitrarily or capriciously will apply .
24 DUTY NOT TO MISUSE
25 DUTY NOT TO MISUSE
26 Under the Children Act , if the restrictions could be achieved ‘ voluntarily ’ a court may consider it has a duty not to grant an order .
27 In a company of men one must not give way ; it is one 's duty not to show fear and if one senses fear in another , automatically one becomes braver .
28 The informant is responsible in law ( unless the information was provided solely for the journalist 's background reference and not for use even on an unattributed basis ) but the media , having promised confidentiality , will be under an ethical duty not to reveal the name of its informant .
29 The difficulty encountered by plaintiffs in obtaining injunctions to stop libels has led to a growth in applications for injunctions on the grounds of breach of confidence , ie that the information has been obtained from someone who is under a duty not to reveal it .
30 1.1 Duty not to compete within the duration of the employment contract This aspect of the duty of fidelity requires the employee not to work for any person who is or who might be in competition with his employer during the working day .
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