Example sentences of "on [art] defendants ' " in BNC.
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| 1 | The defendants denied liability , contending that an occupier 's duty of care to firemen attending his premises in the course of their work was limited to protecting the firemen from any special or exceptional risks over and above the ordinary risks necessarily incidental to a fireman 's job , and did not extend to protecting firemen from such ordinary risks which , on the facts , included an explosion of the kind which had taken place on the defendants ' premises . |
| 2 | On the defendants ' appeal and application for leave to adduce fresh evidence : — |
| 3 | On the defendants ' application for directions as to whether they were at liberty to comply with the Bank of England 's notice notwithstanding the terms of the injunction , or alternatively for variation or discharge of the injunction so as to permit such compliance : — |
| 4 | On the defendants ' application : — |
| 5 | Conversely , if United States shippers were to sue the carriers in Great Britain , where most of the sources of information on the defendants ' diligence and assets were located , they would be bound by exemption clauses that the United States courts had voided . |
| 6 | A fire broke out on the defendants ' premises and spread to those of the plaintiff . |
| 7 | It originated in the defective condition of the electrical wiring on the defendants ' premises , but as there was no negligence on their part they were held not liable . |
| 8 | The scientists involved , including Douglas Higgs , the chief scientific officer for the Crown during the Maguire trial , had not told the trial that substances other than nitroglycerine on the defendants ' hands could have given a positive reading , or that " rogue " positive results could occur , nor had they disclosed this to the May inquiry . |