Example sentences of "court is [adj] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | the court may in accordance with law grant a dissolution of the marriage provided that the court is satisfied that adequate and proper provision having regard to the circumstances will be made for any dependant spouse and for any child of or any child who is dependent on either spouse . |
| 2 | If a sole adopter is a male he can not adopt a female , unless the court is satisfied that there are special circumstances which justify the adoption . |
| 3 | Once the court is satisfied that there is evidence that D was provoked to lose self-control , it must go on to consider the second requirement : was the provocation enough to make a reasonable man do as D did ? |
| 4 | The fault element in section 20 has been further broadened by the decision in Mowatt ( 1968 ) : there is no need to prove recklessness as to wounding or grievous bodily harm , so long as the court is satisfied that D was reckless as to some physical harm to some person , albeit of a minor character . |
| 5 | An ESO may be made only if the court is satisfied that the child ‘ is of compulsory school age and is not being properly educated ’ . |
| 6 | If the Magistrates ' Court is satisfied that the odour complained of does indeed amount to a statutory nuisance , a nuisance order must be granted for one or both the following purposes : |
| 7 | However , the new ruling will be relevant only when the court is satisfied that the law is ambiguous or obscure . |
| 8 | After Mrs Wordingham 's death later in 1989 , Mr Wordingham applied to the High Court for rectification of the will under s 20(1) ( a ) of the Administration of Justice Act 1982 , which states that ‘ if the court is satisfied that a will is so expressed that it fails to carry out the testator 's intentions , in consequence — ( a ) of a clerical error … it may order that the will shall be rectified so as to carry out his intentions … ‘ . |
| 9 | In certain cases declarations and injunctions can also be sought under Order 53 ; and a claim for damages can be joined to an AJR if it arises out of a matter to which the AJR relates and provided the court is satisfied that the applicant has a case in private law for the award of damages . |
| 10 | The Act gives certain powers to the High Court where an application is made for an order for evidence to be obtained in England , and the court is satisfied that the application is made in pursuance of a request issued by or on behalf of a court or tribunal exercising jurisdiction in another part of the United Kingdom or some other country , and that the evidence sought is to be obtained for the purposes of civil proceedings which have either been instituted before the requesting court or whose institution is contemplated . |
| 11 | Even if the court is satisfied that there is a real prospect that one or more of the purposes ( set out above ) can be satisfied , it still retains a discretion as to whether or not to make an administration order . |
| 12 | a creditor has judgment for a debt , execution of which is unsatisfied ; ( c ) the court is satisfied that the company is unable to pay its debts as they fall due ; ( d ) the court is satisfied that the value of the company 's assets is less than the amount of its liabilities . |
| 13 | a creditor has judgment for a debt , execution of which is unsatisfied ; ( c ) the court is satisfied that the company is unable to pay its debts as they fall due ; ( d ) the court is satisfied that the value of the company 's assets is less than the amount of its liabilities . |
| 14 | The sections in the Magistrates ' Courts Act 1980 which give justices ' courts power to adjourn are : section 5(1) , adjournment of an inquiry into an offence as examining justice ; section 10(1) , adjournment of the trial of an information ; section 18(4) , the power to adjourn proceedings under sections 19 to 23 of the Act , that is to say the procedure which has to be followed where the information charges the defendant with an offence triable either on indictment or summarily ; and section 30 , a duty to adjourn the case to enable a medical examination and report to be made where the court is satisfied that the accused did the act or made the omission charged but is of the opinion that inquiry ought to be made into his physical or mental condition . |
| 15 | ( 4 ) An order under this section in respect of any costs may only be made if — ( a ) an order for costs would be made in the proceedings apart from this Act ; ( b ) as respects the costs incurred in a court of first instance , those proceedings were instituted by the assisted party and the court is satisfied that the unassisted party will suffer severe financial hardship unless the order is made ; and ( c ) in any case , the court is satisfied that it is just and equitable in all the circumstances of the case that provision for the costs should be made out of public funds . |
| 16 | ( 4 ) An order under this section in respect of any costs may only be made if — ( a ) an order for costs would be made in the proceedings apart from this Act ; ( b ) as respects the costs incurred in a court of first instance , those proceedings were instituted by the assisted party and the court is satisfied that the unassisted party will suffer severe financial hardship unless the order is made ; and ( c ) in any case , the court is satisfied that it is just and equitable in all the circumstances of the case that provision for the costs should be made out of public funds . |
| 17 | Where the court is satisfied that there is an administrative receiver of the company , the court must dismiss the petition unless it is also satisfied as to certain other matters which are referred to in section 9(3) . |
| 18 | A prerequisite to making such an order is that the court is satisfied that the transaction was entered into by the debtor for the purpose either of putting assets beyond the reach of a person who is making , or may at some time make , a claim against him , or of otherwise prejudicing the interests of such a person in relation to such a claim : subsection ( 3 ) . |
| 19 | He has submitted that the money in court should not be paid out unless the court is satisfied that the interim government are indeed the Government of Somalia and that , as the court should not be satisfied that this is the case , the money should meanwhile be left in court . |
| 20 | ‘ If , on the application of the Secretary of State , the court is satisfied that a person has entered into any transaction in contravention of section 3 above the court may order that person and any other person who appears to the court to have been knowingly concerned in the contravention to take such steps as the court may direct for restoring the parties to the position in which they were before the transaction was entered into . |
| 21 | ‘ If , on the application of the Secretary of State , the court is satisfied that a person has entered into any transaction in contravention of section 3 above the court may order that person and any other person who appears to the court to have been knowingly concerned in the contravention to take such steps as the court may direct for restoring the parties to the position in which they were before the transaction was entered into . |
| 22 | The principal difficulty I have on this aspect of the case is that in Mr. Lester 's submission reference to Parliamentary material as an aid to interpretation of a statutory provision should be allowed only with leave of the court and where the court is satisfied that such a reference is justifiable : ( a ) to confirm the meaning of a provision as conveyed by the text , its object and purpose ; ( b ) to determine a meaning where the provision is ambiguous or obscure ; or ( c ) to determine the meaning where the ordinary meaning is manifestly absurd or unreasonable . |
| 23 | If the court is satisfied that the petition and other documents presented to it are in order , the petition and all the copies will be sealed and two copies handed back to the petitioner . |
| 24 | Where the court is satisfied that the petitioning creditor does not intend to prosecute his petition , either diligently or at all , by asking for it to be withdrawn or adjourned , it can , on the application of any other creditor who has given notice of his intention to appear , give the carriage of the petition to that other creditor ( who need not be owed £750 or more ) ( r 6.31 ) . |
| 25 | Where the court is satisfied that any improper solicitation has been used by or on behalf of a trustee in obtaining proxies or in procuring his appointment as trustee , it may order that no remuneration be allowed to the person by whom or on whose behalf the solicitation was exercised ( r 6.148(1) ) . |
| 26 | Where either the High Court or a county court is satisfied that proceedings before it are required to be in the other court whether by reason of the 1991 Order or any other provisions made under s 1 of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 , or by reason of any other enactment , then it must either transfer the proceedings to the other court or strike them out ( CCA 1984 , ss 40 and 42 ) . |
| 27 | Where there is a judgment for personal injuries ( or death ) which exceeds £200 the court has no discretion but must give interest under ( a ) above unless the court is satisfied that there are special reasons to the contrary ( see Jefford v Gee [ 1970 ] All ER 1202 and Birkett v Hayes [ 1982 ] 2 All ER 710 ) . |
| 28 | Where judgment is given for a sum which exceeds £200 and represents or includes damages in respect of personal injuries , or in respect of a person 's death , the court must include in that sum interest on those damages or on such part of them as the court considers appropriate , unless the court is satisfied that there are special reasons why no interest should be given ( ibid , s 69 ) . |
| 29 | Provided that the action does not cease under sub s ( 2 ) of s 138 ( that is , the lessee has not paid into court ( sic ) not less than five clear days before the return day all the rent in arrear and the costs of the action ) then , if the court is satisfied that the lessor is entitled to enforce the right of re-entry or forfeiture for non-payment of rent , it shall order possession to be given not less than four weeks from the date of the order unless within that period the lessee pays into court ( sic ) all arrears and costs ( s 138(3) ) . |
| 30 | It is surely not just and equitable to reduce the damages if the court is satisfied that as severe , or more severe , damage would have been caused if a seat belt had been worn . |