Example sentences of "law that a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Above all , it is a fundamental principle of English law that a contract can not be varied unilaterally . |
| 2 | Conditions seeking to confine a use within Class III , or other ‘ no nuisance ’ conditions may prove difficult to enforce if there are any difficulties in establishing at law that a nuisance is being caused . ’ |
| 3 | It was held under the previous law that a police officer could be the ‘ other ’ person . |
| 4 | What redress would the Baron have if the Spanish State simply declared the works of art to be Spanish patrimony , as it is a principle of public international law that a Sovereign state enjoys immunity from legal proceedings abroad ? |
| 5 | It is an important innovation in Hungarian law that a one-man company may be created , and according to the ministerial reasons it was introduced in order to allow the foundation of one-man companies by state enterprises so that they might have the advantage of carrying on trading with limited liability . |
| 6 | An analogy would be with the familiar general principle of criminal law that a person can not be guilty as an aider and abettor unless ( in technical terms ) one can point to a principal offender who has committed the actus reus of an offence . |
| 7 | By a notice of appeal dated 13 August 1991 the applicant appealed against that decision of the Divisional Court on the grounds , inter alia , that it had erred ( 1 ) in holding that there was no obligation on Lautro to give the applicant an opportunity to make representations prior to the issue of that notice ; ( 2 ) in asserting that there was a principle of law that a regulatory body should know with precision from whom they must invite representations ; ( 3 ) in perceiving any difficulty in identifying persons who should have been given advance notification , so as to be treated fairly , of any proposals by Lautro to issue a notice since such notification should at least be given to anyone who would be directly affected by such a notice and/or whose conduct was in issue ; ( 4 ) in regarding as apposite the remarks of Lord Diplock in Cheall v. Association of Professional Executive Clerical and Computer Staff [ 1983 ] 2 A.C. 180 , 190A since the non-application of the legal concept of natural justice to all persons effected by but not parties to a dispute was not and had never been in issue ; and ( 5 ) in failing to have regard to the absence of any rights of appeal according to the rules of Lautro in deciding whether the principle of natural justice applied . |
| 8 | Long before that — at least as early as 1775 — the courts had laid down the general principle of law that a person can not bring an action based on his own wrong ( ex turpi causa non oritur actio ) . |
| 9 | It remains the law that a trade union is not , and is not to be treated as if it were , a body corporate , but a much wider measure of tort liability is now imposed by the Employment Act 1982 . |
| 10 | It is settled law that a wife , despite such a clause as clause 3 , can make application to the magistrates or to the High Court for maintenance . |
| 11 | Never the less , it is a basic principle of English law that a person is innocent until proven guilty and should not be required to attempt to prove their innocence by having to explain their actions . |
| 12 | There is no requirement in French law that a binding contract for the sale of land should be in or evidenced by writing . |
| 13 | It therefore follows that it is no longer good law that a speaking decision may be challenged , but that a non-speaking decision may not be . |
| 14 | It is sensible for the term to be stated to be from and including a specific date to avoid the uncertainty caused by the general law that a term which is to commence " from " a certain date in fact commences at the beginning of the following day , with the term lasting during the whole anniversary of the day from which it is granted , unless there is some contra-indication in the lease . |