Example sentences of "be liable for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it 's self employment so the couriers that we er supplied with the parcels with are the p- umm er , they 're liable for tax and insurance if any is due , I mean earn a certain amount of money before you start |
| 2 | Some question of whether they 're liable for import taxes or not . ’ |
| 3 | The Statutes of Westminster apparently extended the law of rape to cover all women , not merely virgins , but there is nothing in them to suggest that a man could be liable for rape of a woman with whom he had previously had consensual sexual intercourse . |
| 4 | It has been suggested that Lord Castlehaven 's case is authority for the proposition that a man can be liable for rape of his wife But Castlehaven was indicted as praesens , auxilians and confortans for holding his wife down to facilitate her rape by ‘ one of his minions . ’ |
| 5 | In these circumstances , it was held that the husband could be liable for rape . |
| 6 | In Cogan and Leak , it was held that a husband could be liable for rape if he forced his wife to have sexual intercourse with a third party who was unaware of her lack of consent . |
| 7 | Moreover unmarried couples also have families yet a man can be liable for rape of a woman with whom he is cohabiting. ( 2 ) Proof of the offence would be difficult to acquire . |
| 8 | Under present law , whether a man administers a threat or not , he can be liable for rape if he has sexual intercourse with a woman knowing that she has submitted out of fear . |
| 9 | If , on the other hand , it never occurred to the defendant that the victim was young or mentally abnormal , and he was not aware therefore that he was in a situation of potential risk , he should not be liable for rape providing that he took reasonable steps to ascertain that she did agree to vaginal penetration , for in such a case his conduct is reasonable in the light of the facts as he perceived them to be . |
| 10 | This adherence to the decision in Morgan has extended to a reiteration and confirmation of Lord Hailsham 's statement in the case that a defendant who has intercourse ‘ nolens volens , that is recklessly and not caring whether the victim be a consenting party or not , ’ will be liable for rape . |
| 11 | It suggests that a man should be liable for rape if he knows the woman is not consenting , is aware that she might not be consenting or , as stated in Kimber , Satnam and S. , does not believe that she is consenting . |
| 12 | The shareholders are treated as having received a distribution of £100 on which tax of £20 has been paid and , assuming they will be liable for income tax at the higher rate , will have a further £20 of income tax to pay ( see s14 TA 1988 and sections 77 to 79 of the 1993 Finance Act ) . |
| 13 | The requirement of knowledge in paragraph ( c ) is clearly of ‘ actual ’ rather than of constructive knowledge , though a person who ought to know of his animal 's vicious characteristics may , of course , still be liable for negligence . |
| 14 | Experts are a distinct species of dispute resolver whose activities are subject to little or no control by the court , from whose decisions there is no appeal , but who may nevertheless be liable for negligence in performing these otherwise unreviewable functions . |
| 15 | Lord Salmon said he could find no sensible basis for the " astonishing " proposition that the valuer should be liable for negligence in the first instance , but not in the second . |
| 16 | ( 3 ) But because Newco has paid only £900 instead of £1,000 for Target , and because the managers have put up only half the cost but acquired a controlling interest in , and consequently more than half the value of , Newco , can management be liable for Schedule E income tax on the difference between what they have paid ( £450 ) and the value of what they have acquired ( £600 ) ? |
| 17 | A good example of this is nuisance , for you can be liable for nuisance through the agency of your animals , just as you can be for nuisance through the agency of anything else you own . |
| 18 | Banks are said to be concerned that they could be liable for pollution from land or property they take as security , and insurers say they may not be able to offer environmental cover in future , restricting coverage to sudden or accidental pollution . |
| 19 | In this case , Target will be liable for stamp duty on the hive-down agreement unless this can be deferred by executing and retaining the hive-down agreement outside the UK or otherwise mitigating the amount of stamp duty that becomes payable . |
| 20 | To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many more people would be liable for payment of employees ' national insurance contributions if the atypical work directive were adopted . |
| 21 | He has used the bill as security to borrow money ; if that security turns out to be worthless , then he should be liable for compensation to the lender of funds . |
| 22 | AT common law a person might be liable for damage caused by an animal on one or more of three distinct grounds , namely , ordinary liability in tort , liability under the scienter rule and liability for cattle trespass . |
| 23 | The conditions referred to include the clause : " The Trust shall not be liable for damage to visitors or their property whether caused by negligence or otherwise . " |
| 24 | The basic principle of the CPA 1987 is stated in art 1 of the Directive , namely , " The producer shall be liable for damage caused by a defect in his product " . |
| 25 | He will not , however , be liable for rent which accrues due after the expiry of the contractual term if an assignee holds over under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 , unless there are clear contractual provisions to this effect ( City of London Corporation v Fell [ 1993 ] 04 EG 115 ) . |
| 26 | The Court of Appeal held that the clause did not apply to a fire caused by negligence , even though the garage could not be liable for fire damage without negligence . |
| 27 | The Carrier shall not in any circumstances be liable for loss of or damage to goods after transit of such goods is deemed to have ended within the meaning of Condition 6(2) hereof , whether or not caused or contributed to directly or indirectly by any act , omission , neglect , default or other wrongdoing on the part of the Carrier . |
| 28 | Only those advocating acts of violent sedition would be liable for punishment under the criminal code . |
| 29 | If it occurs after the time of supply then he will have a defence , although the retailer will be liable for breach of the implied terms under ss13-14 of SGA 1979 and analagous provisions in contracts of supply . |
| 30 | But Ann Laventure , senior tax manager for business advisers Grant Thornton 's Petersfield office , warns : ‘ If you run a suggestion scheme beware — you may be liable for tax . ’ |