Sentences with phrase «by extension defendants»

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For those parties in the group litigation who succeed in their individual claims, the logical conclusion is that they have «won» their case and, by extension, payment of their costs should be covered by the «losing» defendant; but in the event that the winning parties ultimately make up a minority of the larger claimant group, it could be argued that, as a whole, the claimants are the «losing» party, responsible for the defendant's costs.

In clear and explicit terms, the SCC in Sable enunciated the extent to which non-settling defendants are entitled to such information; and by extension, the extent to which plaintiff's counsel may deny such requests.

If an indication is given, the judge should make it clear that if the defendant is later assessed as «dangerous», the sentences mandated by CJA 2003 — an indeterminate or extended sentence — will be imposed and that, if the accused is assessed as dangerous, the indication can only relate to the notional determinate term which will be used in the calculation of the minimum specified period the offender would have to serve before he may apply to the Parole Board to direct his release or, in a case where an extended sentence is the only lawful option, it will relate to the appropriate custodial term within the extended sentence — that is, the indication does not encompass the length of any extension period during which the offender will be on licence following his release.Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Commencement No 16) Order 2007 (SI 2007/1999) Section 29 of CJA 2003 creates (in the case of public prosecutions only) a new method of commencing criminal proceedings — written charge and requisition, to replace laying an information and issuing a summons.

The defendant built an extension to the property, which increased its value by 50 % of the purchase price.

Rather, by waiving service or through schedule extensions by local counsel, a defendant may not file a responsive pleading with its primary counsel until the second or even third month of a case, leaving AmLaw firms underrepresented in recently filed cases.

The court has held that where a defendant serves a late acknowledgment of service, he may be entitled to an extension of time to serve the acknowledgment together with a period of time in which to consult with his recently appointed lawyer prior to putting in a response to a summary judgment application by the claimant.