Example sentences of "[noun sg] of [art] plaintiff [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Generally , however , loss incurred as a result of the plaintiff 's inability to deliver the goods under a lucrative contract of sale is too remote unless the defendant is aware of the contract . |
| 2 | The defendants took an aerial photograph of the plaintiff 's house and were sued for trespass to land . |
| 3 | It is enough if there be just and reasonable grounds for apprehending that unless payment be made an unlawful and injurious course will be taken by the defendant in violation of the plaintiffs ' actual rights . |
| 4 | ‘ But we do not proceed on some of the grounds mentioned at the bar , such as the effect of the plaintiff 's alteration of the instrument as making it void , or that the defendant thereby lost his right to contribution from the joint makers of the note ; nor on any doctrine as to the relation of principal and surety . |
| 5 | The cost of travel to the place of trial will also be relevant ; in an extreme case , the expense of the plaintiff 's own journey to the only available forum might exceed the value of the claim , though in other cases legal aid may be available to cover those costs . |
| 6 | When pecuniary losses are added the outcome of an assessment of the plaintiff 's damage may be that it is worth , say , between £8,000 and £10,500 . |
| 7 | ‘ I am concerned that if I now have to respond fully to that part of the plaintiffs ' order of 5 June dealing with the various alleged payments my position vis-à-vis the police investigation may well be prejudiced . |
| 8 | Held , dismissing the appeal , that the liability imposed under section 1(1) of the Act of 1978 was intended by Parliament , by virtue of section 6(1) of the Act , to enable claims for contribution to be made as between parties who had no claim for contribution under the general law , and applied whenever a plaintiff had a cause of action against a third party in respect of the same damage as gave rise to his cause of action against the defendant , irrespective of the legal basis of the liability ; and that , accordingly , the defence of ex turpi causa non oritur actio could not be relied upon in answer to a claim for contribution under the Act ; and that , since there was sufficient possibility of the third party being found liable for some part of the plaintiffs ' loss , there were no grounds for striking out the third party notice ( post , pp. 1022H — 1023A , G–H , 1024G — 1025D ) . |
| 9 | The plaintiff 's former employee was very familiar with the interface element ( known as " Adapter " ) which was part of the plaintiff 's " CA-Scheduler " program and had even been allowed to take a copy of the " Adapter " source code home whilst working on it . |
| 10 | He then considered the reasons for the similarities , in particular whether they had been copied and , if so , whether they represented a substantial part of the plaintiff 's program . |
| 11 | This captured a large part of the plaintiff 's market in the United Kingdom . |
| 12 | In relation to defences , Ord 9 , r 7 states that a defence means any document which shows that the defendant desires to dispute the whole or any part of the plaintiff 's claim . |
| 13 | Order 9 , r 6 applies if the defendant in a default action : ( 1 ) does not within 14 days after service of the summons on him , pay to the plaintiff the total amount of the claim and costs on the summons ; or ( 2 ) delivers an admission of the whole of the plaintiff 's claim unaccompanied by a counterclaim or a request for time for payment , or ( 3 ) does not deliver an admission of part of the plaintiff 's claim , a defence or counterclaim , the plaintiff may on filing a request for judgment , and certifying that defendant has not sent any reply to the summons , and stating what payments , if any , have been made , have judgment entered , either for payment forthwith or at such times as plaintiff may specify . |
| 14 | Where the action is for unliquidated damages and the defendant delivers an admission of liability for the claim but disputes or does not admit the amount of the plaintiff 's dam ages , then : ( 1 ) if the defendant offers to pay in satisfaction of the claim a specific sum which the plaintiff accepts , the provisions of this rule shall apply as if the defendant had admitted part of the plaintiff 's claim ; and ( 2 ) in any other case , the plaintiff may apply to the court for such judgment as he may be entitled to upon the admission , and the court may give such judgment , including interlocutory judgment for damages to be assessed and costs , or make such other order on the application as it thinks just . |
| 15 | If the defendant disputes liability for the whole or part of the plaintiff 's claim he must , under Ord 9 , r6 , within 14 days after service of the summons on him , deliver a defence at the court office . |
| 16 | Question of omitting it does n't arise unless until we get to that part of the plaintiff 's case and erm I shall hear the evidence of the plaintiff and the other witnesses first and the advocation can be renewed in due ti in due course at the proper time . |
| 17 | If the injury due to the escape of the noxious thing would not have occurred but for the unusual sensitiveness of the plaintiff 's property , there is some conflict of authority whether this can be regarded as default of the plaintiff . |
| 18 | The restriction has to be justified in this case as being reasonably required for the protection of the plaintiffs ' trade secrets by preventing the defendant from disclosing confidential information imparted to him by the plaintiffs in the course of his employment … |
| 19 | The use of substantial bank guarantees in support of the plaintiff 's undertakings would not necessarily be either practicable or , certainly where a foreign State was plaintiff , appropriate . |
| 20 | The court had to decide whether the damage was solely as a result of the negligence of the plaintiff 's husband or whether the negligence of his workmate was also a factor . |
| 21 | They can also be very useful in the most serious cases to describe in sympathetic detail the daily course of the plaintiff 's symptoms and treatment . |
| 22 | I accept the level of attainance of which he spoke as being likely in the case of the plaintiff 's career and I accept the sums which he spoke of as her potential earnings . |
| 23 | In deciding whether the case is a proper one for service out of the jurisdiction , one of the circumstances the court will take into account is the strength or weakness of the plaintiff 's claim in the proceedings . |
| 24 | Where a foreign element is involved one of the factors which the court will consider is the apparent strength or weakness of the plaintiff 's claim that the defendant has a sufficient connection with England , in respect of the relief sought in the proceedings . |
| 25 | Insurance company representatives are almost invariably skilled , but the levels of skill and experience of the plaintiff 's solicitor varies considerably , and the research evidence suggests that this is a highly significant factor in the settlement process . |
| 26 | The pragmatic approach of the courts to the question of when publication brings the obligation to an end is shown in Speed Seal Ltd v Paddington [ 1985 ] 1 WLR 1327 where the publication of the plaintiff 's secrets had been made by the defendant . |
| 27 | One of the effects of a very severe head injury is that bone fractures heal extremely quickly and this caused problems in the management of the plaintiff 's fractures . |
| 28 | The defendant was convicted of the manslaughter of the plaintiff 's wife . |
| 29 | Gillard J. also accepted that the moment that the injury was sustained by the plaintiff was , or should be deemed to be , the moment of the plaintiff 's birth . |
| 30 | The nature of the plaintiff 's claims , and the questions in issue , will have been identified . |