Example sentences of "or negligence on " in BNC.
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| 1 | A late election will not be admitted outside the statutory time limit if the delay is due to : oversight or negligence on the part of a partner or his agent ; because one of the parties to the election temporarily refuses to sign it ; or because the delay is deliberate to give the parties the opportunity to determine its effect on their tax liabilities . |
| 2 | A late claim will not be accepted where the delay is due to : oversight or negligence on the part of the claimant company or its agent ; failure without good reason to compute the necessary figure ; and a desire to avoid establishing the claim pending clarification of the effects of making a claim on other tax liabilities . |
| 3 | In both these cases the alleged negligence was that of the medical staff at a hospital , but , as the decided cases show , it could have arisen from a range of other contexts , for instance from negligent driving of a motor vehicle or negligence on the part of a railway company or tramway company in respect of a train or tram in which the mother of the child was travelling as a passenger while pregnant . |
| 4 | Thus in the absence of either a deliberate misleading by Moorgate Mercantile or negligence on their part , no estoppel could be raised against them . |
| 5 | The extent to which the member firm is responsible on a strict liability basis , regardless of any intention or negligence on its part , is a moot point . |