Sentences with phrase «contrary intention»

"Contrary intention" refers to a situation where someone has a different or opposite intention than what is typically expected or understood in a specific context. It means that their intention contradicts or goes against what is normally assumed or implied. Full definition
It was asserted by the company that there was no such contrary intention.
The general legal presumption prevails, unless there is something to establish contrary intention.
That was a crucial distinction because it was settled law that, in the words of Bennion on Statutory Interpretation (6th Edition, LexisNexis, 2013) p 1035, «unless the contrary intention appears, a variation in the term used is taken to denote a different meaning, because to intend the same meaning is bad practice».
The EAT considered that «another» clearly referred to another person, and the Interpretation Act 1978 deemed that to include «a body of persons corporate or unincorporate» unless a contrary intention was shown.
(2) A reference in the French version of an Act, rule or regulation to a court or official by the former name of that court or the former title of that official set out in Column 1 of the following table or by a shortened version of that name or title is deemed, unless a contrary intention appears, to be a reference to the new name of that court or the new title of that official set out in Column 2.
The Legislation Act «applies to every Act and regulation... unless, (a) a contrary intention appears; or (b) its application would give to a term or provision a meaning that is inconsistent with the context» (ss.
A contrary intention in this context appears impossible, as the definition of «newspaper» predates the Internet by a century, and the purpose for these requirements can not logically apply online.
If there is a contrary intention, then, the Interpretation Act must give way and the provision found in the specific Act is the rule.
In Edwards the majority held that, in the absence of a contrary intention between the parties, the reasoning in Johnson and Eastwood and another v Magnox Electric plc [2004] UKHL 35, [2004] 3 All ER 991 bars a dismissed employee from recovering damages at common law for losses arising from a breach of his contractually prescribed disciplinary process in the steps leading to dismissal.
Property acquired in exchange for separate property shall remain separate property regardless of whether the title is in the name of the husband or wife or both and shall not be considered to be marital property unless a contrary intention is expressly stated in the conveyance.
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