Example sentences of "liable in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If their discharges are seen to be causing harm they can be liable in the civil courts . |
| 2 | Conversely , a carrier who issues a non-negotiable bill in a foreign port naming a United States importer as consignee may be held liable in the United States for refusing to deliver the goods to the United States consignee who does not surrender the bill of lading . |
| 3 | It may well be contrary to modern judicial philosophy that a defendant should be liable in the absence of fault but this involves as its consequence that an innocent plaintiff should bear the loss . |
| 4 | ( 6 ) The licensing board , if in its opinion any objection to the renewal of a licence is frivolous or vexatious , may find the objector liable in the expenses caused by such objection to such extent as the board thinks fit , or , if in its Opinion any such objection is unauthorised , may find the agent of the objector liable in the expenses as aforesaid ; and the amount of any expenses so found due may be recovered in the sheriff court having jurisdiction , and a certified copy of the finding of the licensing board shall be sufficient evidence and authority for discerning for the said amount with expenses . |
| 5 | ( 6 ) The licensing board , if in its opinion any objection to the renewal of a licence is frivolous or vexatious , may find the objector liable in the expenses caused by such objection to such extent as the board thinks fit , or , if in its Opinion any such objection is unauthorised , may find the agent of the objector liable in the expenses as aforesaid ; and the amount of any expenses so found due may be recovered in the sheriff court having jurisdiction , and a certified copy of the finding of the licensing board shall be sufficient evidence and authority for discerning for the said amount with expenses . |
| 6 | Mr Allan was also found liable in the expenses of the Complainers and of the Committee as the same might be taxed on a Solicitor and Client basis . |
| 7 | Mr Soper was also found liable in the expenses of the Complainers and of the Committee as the same might be taxed on a Solicitor and Client basis . |
| 8 | When , as in the present case , the lease has been assigned on the terms that the sureties will guarantee performance by the assignee of the lease , justice and common sense ought to require the sureties , not the original tenant , to be primarily liable in the event of default by the assignee . |
| 9 | They should not be liable in the absence of malice " . |