Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] be liable under " in BNC.

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1 It is an example of construction : the liberality lies in finding a legal framework for an intention which could not work at civil law : that any acquirer of the money should be liable under the trust .
2 Megastore will be liable under the Act to James as suppliers/own-branders unless they comply with the four conditions .
3 Cunliffe criticises the new legislation on the ground that a man could be liable under Category 2 where he engaged in consensual sexual intercourse if this results in either the rupture of a woman 's hymen , the transmission of a sexual disease or her pregnancy .
4 A final point which ought to be considered is whether the doctor may be liable under section 2 in the case that the patient expressing the wish to die is mentally unfit .
5 Therefore , if a tile , because it is defective , breaks and falls on to a passer-by , the manufacturer of the tile will be liable under the Act .
6 If one of these machines is defective and someone is injured as a result , then the importer/distributor will be liable under the Act , apart from any remedies available against him under contract .
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