Sentences with phrase «favour of the party who»

Not surprisingly, the opinion of the expert will almost always be in favour of the party who has hired him or her.

If there is any doubt as to the way in which language should be construed, it should be construed in favour of the party who is to be dispropriated rather than otherwise.

Not exact matches

The leader of the Conservative Party, David Cameron commented on the recent publication of «risqué» photos of his wife Samantha Cameron, who struck a variety of poses as a favour to a friend.

Aye, there were several in the Tory - favouring wing (Laws and supporters) who were absolutely convinced that coalition would be completely impossible because of the party rules.

-LSB-...] & highly active member of the Conservative party who in her debut PCC speech makes clear her allegiances to Cameron's tribe, so press regulation under a tory government, hmm do you suppose it might favour the ruling -LSB-...]

The party members were wholly unpersuaded by the case put forward by the government and by the parliamentarians who spoke in favour of the wrecking amendment, including Lord Wallace (whose name appears on the Bill) and our Chief Whip in the Commons Alistair Carmichael.

This is by any measure an impressive feat at a time when parties are struggling to attract politically - active voters who tend to favour less formal forms of political engagement.

The equalisation of the electorates of parliamentary constituencies favours the Conservative party collectively, but is opposed by many individual Tory MPs who face losing their seats.

The party has been broadly united in public since the general election, though shaken over the weekend by Corbyn's sacking of shadow ministers who defied the party whip to vote in favour of an amendment to the Queen's speech brought by Chuka Umunna, committing to keeping the UK in the single market after Brexit.

Last month, east London MP, Stella Creasy, who was a target of leftwing anger last year over her Commons vote in favour of bomb attacks on Syria, said there was «emphasis by some in these groups on controlling the levers of power to select — or deselect — MPs and party officials» and concluded: «Groups like Momentum now appear to be draining the very energy from our political process they claimed to be promoting.»

Party List elections are disliked because they place a great deal of power and patronage in the hands of the party organisation who can appoint their favoured candidates to parliament by placing them at the top of the Party Party List elections are disliked because they place a great deal of power and patronage in the hands of the party organisation who can appoint their favoured candidates to parliament by placing them at the top of the Party party organisation who can appoint their favoured candidates to parliament by placing them at the top of the Party Party List.

But the prime minister devoted government time to the gay marriage legislation in the belief that it would help reach out to centre ground voters who may feel uncomfortable about supporting a party whose leader voted in favour of the retention of section 28 as recently as 10 years ago.

There is a clear pattern in the results since 2015 of MPs who belong to out - of - favour party factions putting themselves forward for select committee roles.

Shettima while addressing journalists said the estate was named after Tinubu in order to appreciate him for rescuing the State's APC from the hands of a «tyrant» who made frantic efforts to hijack the party's machinery ahead of the 2015 Governorship, National and State Assembly elections in Borno but was resisted by forces led by Tinubu in favour of the Governor and majority of his associates.

The obviously disgruntled NiiNoi expressed his disappointment at the leadership of the party who, according to him, showed open bias in favour of his opponent, Phillip Addison who many consider to be Nana AkufoAddo's poodle.

«The most likely explanation is the unpopularity of his continuing push for a softer Brexit among Party members who favour a harder one,» said ConservativeHome editor Paul Goodman.

Mr Okujeto Ablakwa who was commenting on Supreme Court Judge, Justice Jones Dotse's advice to political parties to emulate the attitude exhibited by Nana Akufo - Addo, who accepted the Court's verdict on the 2012 Election petition case that ruled in favour of NDC's President John Mahama.

Of course it is not really - it is just more proportionate than FPTP and that is one of the reasons that the deal Clegg accepted in such an unseemly hurry was so disappointing to all those of whichever party who favour electoral reforOf course it is not really - it is just more proportionate than FPTP and that is one of the reasons that the deal Clegg accepted in such an unseemly hurry was so disappointing to all those of whichever party who favour electoral reforof the reasons that the deal Clegg accepted in such an unseemly hurry was so disappointing to all those of whichever party who favour electoral reforof whichever party who favour electoral reform.

This system strongly favours the two largest parties and can result in the election of a candidate who wins fewer first and second preferences than one of the eliminated candidates would have done.

However, a poll of party activists for the Independent on Sunday found that 39 % would prefer a Lib Dem - Labour coalition after 2015, compared with just 15 % who favour another coalition with the Tories.

Joy News» Favour Nunoo who followed the IPAC meeting reported that the representatives of the parties are happy with the deletion.

I made it abundantly clear with my leadership that I will have no fear or favour towards anybody flouting the rules of the party and who will bring the party into disrepute.

Sources said the party's ruling body was ready to accept a compromise deal on the so - called McDonnell amendment, named after the shadow chancellor, who is in favour of reducing the number of MPs needed to nominate a leadership candidate.

An Accra High Court on Friday ruled in favour of the flagbearer of the Progressive People's Party (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom who was challenging his disqualification from the 2016 presidential race by the Electoral Commission (EC).

But the Liberal Democrat leader has made it clear that many of the candidates favoured by the right wing of the Conservative Party who want to see «one of their own» in Brussels would be unacceptable to him and he would veto them.

Jon Lansman, a significant figure in the Corbyn camp, is understood to have discussed using the Labour party's new - found wealth, the result of its mass membership and registered supporters policy, to offer members of staff who are out of favour as much as a year's pay to leave Labour HQ.

«The general secretary of the Labour party today dismissed claims that the party has «rigged» the mayoral candidate selection process in favour of Ken Livingstone, the former mayor who was defeated by Boris Johnson in 2008.

The Conservative Party itself supported the European Parliament regions as the basis for the review areas, meaning the people of North and North East Lincolnshire, who spent the best part of 25 years campaigning against the artificial tie to Yorkshire in favour of the link with the rest of Lincolnshire, are now considered part of Yorkshire once again.

He is keenly aware that in order to win and to unite the party he must win over many of the centre - left members who at present favour alternative candidates, not least his brother.

Conservative MP Stewart Jackson, who resigned as a ministerial aide after he voted in favour of a referendum, said he agreed with Nigel Farage that UKIP was «a major threat to the Conservative Party at the general election» and could deprive his party of an overall majority at the next general elecParty at the general election» and could deprive his party of an overall majority at the next general elecparty of an overall majority at the next general election.

But Labour MP Graham Stringer, who is also in favour of Brexit, said while he was not surprised by Mr Corbyn's intervention, his party leader was still a eurosceptic at heart.

However, Starmer's decision to hail the early vote as a victory could mean shadow cabinet ministers who are conflicted over Brexit, such as Clive Lewis and Diane Abbott, may feel more comfortable with voting in favour of the bill on Wednesday, as they will be able to argue that the party helped shape the process.

There are some assumptions pollsters can make, such as voters who have previously supported the UK Independence Party are very likely to be in favour of Brexit.

Freeland, who won a November byelection and now is the party's trade critic, is author of the 2012 book Plutocrats, which argues that wealth distribution has favoured the ultra-rich and left everybody else behind.

The phrase «global warming» should be abandoned in favour of «climate change», Mr Luntz says, and the party should describe its policies as «conservationist» instead of «environmentalist», because «most people» think environmentalists are «extremists» who indulge in «some pretty bizarre behaviour... that turns off many voters»

But beneath the headlines the Conservative manifesto clearly indicates that the long - running battle within the party is continuing to shift in favour of those who wish to deliver decarbonisation at a considerable pace, primarily through the use of the most cost effective renewables and a new wave of innovative and exciting clean technologies.

The court ultimately rejected this challenge because the arbitral award, though mentioning other parties who were not bound by the arbitration agreement, did not make any award in their favour or any determination with respect to the rights of those parties.820

If you choose not to follow the Protocol, you issue proceedings and either your debtor is familiar with the Protocol or instructs solicitors who are, then the following sanctions can be imposed by the court: - • An order staying the proceedings which also requires compliance with the Protocol; • An order that if you have not complied you pay the costs of the proceedings or part of the costs of the other side even if you obtain judgment in your favour; • An order that those costs are paid on a more stringent basis known as an indemnity basis; • An order depriving the party who is at fault of any entitlement to interest or alternatively awarding interest at a reduced rate; • Depending on who is at fault the court can also order payment of a higher interest rate of up to 10 % above base rate.

In such scenarios, a key consideration of the justice system is how to ensure that expert witnesses offer an unbiased scientific or technical opinion based upon their training and expertise, rather than act as «hired guns» who present unbalanced opinions unduly favouring the party that retains them.

The whole process of Nadon's questionable appointment (which in the end got a big thumbs down from the SCC bench and was just one of a series of recent rulings that did not go in the government's favour) shows the government / prime minister / justice minister / anyone else in the ruling party who should know better that unwarranted attacks on the judiciary and its leaders won't be tolerated.

Th e parties had subsequently fallen out and the dispute had been referred to an adjudicator who had found in favour of Treasure.

This morning, the Federal Court of Appeal ruled in favour of Gitxaała Nation and all of the other parties who brought legal challenges to the Northern Gateway Pipeline Project.

There will be those who chafe — loudly or otherwise — at the idea of firm funds being spent in support of a cause, party or politician they don't favour.

As to the judges» example, you'd have to claim that judges (who are lawyers) shouldn't be allowed to judge any case where some of the parties are lawyers and some aren't, because there'd be a valid concern that the judge would be biased in favour of the lawyers merely because they're lawyers and the judges are, too.

the novel situation in which claims can be brought by only one class of parties, and only the other class can be found to have violated the treaty, provides investment treaty arbitrators (including those who are state - appointed) with an incentive to favour claimants in order to advance the interests of the industry and their position within it.

A. Generally not, but there is an exception in favour of third parties who can show they have suffered economic loss as a result of the breach and successfully apply for permission to enforce, without notice.