Sentences with phrase «for nullity»

It also introduced new grounds for nullity of marriage, including wilful refusal to consummate and other grounds which have been carried through into the current legislation.

The combined effect of s 12 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (MCA 1973) and ss 55 to 58 of the Family Law Act 1986 (FLA 1986) is to ensure that the only route to a judicial conclusion that a marriage was void at its inception is a petition for nullity.

Thus the combined effect of those provisions was to ensure that the only route to a judicial conclusion that a marriage was void at its inception was a petition for nullity.

In proceedings for nullity of marriage on the ground that the marriage is void or voidable, the court may, nonetheless, grant the relief sought where both parties to a marriage reside in Singapore at the time of the commencement of the proceedings.

For what it's worth, my SOED gives several definitions for nullity, of which the third is my usage: «the condition of being null or nought; state of nothingness».

Not exact matches

If she thought she could make the case, Elizabeth must initiate a petition for a declaration of nullity of each of her prior marriages.

Based upon this observation, the cardinal makes two proposals: a more generous widening of the procedures for investigating the nullity of marriages and, invoking the criteria of mercy, a dispensation to allow, in certain cases,...

Based upon this observation, the cardinal makes two proposals: a more generous widening of the procedures for investigating the nullity of marriages and, invoking the criteria of mercy, a dispensation to allow, in certain cases, the divorced and remarried to receive Holy Communion.

I saw the Horatio Alger hero, the dream of a sick America, mounting higher and higher, first messenger, then operator, then manager, then chief, then superintendent, then vice-president, then president, then trust magnate, then beer baron, then Lord of all the Americas, the money god, the god of gods, the clay of clay, nullity on high, zero with ninety seven thousand decimals for and aft....

In case Abraham is not a nullity, a phantom, a show one employs for a pastime, then the fault can never consist in the fact that the sinner wants to do likewise, but the point is to see how great a thing it was that Abraham did, in order that man may judge for himself whether he has the call and the courage to be subjected to such a test.

And yes, I am currently pursuing a Decree of Nullity, trusting God for a just decision.

What led to the expectation that there would «shortly be a marvelous consummation, when good will be finally victorious over evil and for ever reduce it to nullity; that the human agents of evil will be either physically annihilated or otherwise disposed of; that the elect will thereafter live as a collectivity, unanimous and without conflict, on a transformed and purified earth»?

Following from the above therefore: All actions taken from the NEC and the NWC including the ward, Local government, State congresses and the planned national convention of the party slated for May 21st in Port - Harcourt, Rivers state constitute a nullity and therefore is of no effect.

For example, when I say to Tim now something like «an agreement to agree» is not the same thing as «agreeing to an agreement», some of you probably think I'm talking jitterish and am nuts, while others of us have the reasoning skills to understand the fundamental difference between those two statements (one is a nullity, and the other the act of acceptance).

Show me any use of the word «nullity» in relation to «null hypothesis» and I will gladly retract what I wrote above, and thank you for enlightening me.

It claims mostly the same priority dates, and the relevant priority date for the purposes of the German nullity case is in late June 2007 — five months after the original iPhone demo.

In the U.S., there is a full invalidity defense in all patent infringement proceedings — not so over here, where bifurcation, a concept I've blogged about and criticized before, typically results in infringement rulings long before adjudication of parallel nullity (invalidation) complaints, creating an opening for the enforcement of improperly - issued patents, potentially for several years (way too long for most defendants to refuse to settle).

What the court needs for a divorce, nullity or separation is jurisdiction.

In 2001, the respondent's majority shareholder learned of the bylaw, and when Lorraine refused to amend it the developer brought an action in nullity against the bylaw in 2007, seeking damages and the removal of the infrastructures, as well as an action against the Municipality of Thérèse de Blainville, which implemented a plan that also changed the zoning for the respondent's land.

It found that s 23 and s 24 of MCA 2005 were governed by s 21 (1) to state that these provisions are for the purpose of «adjusting the financial position of the parties to a marriage and any children of the family in connection with proceedings for divorce, nullity of marriage or judicial separation», and was clearly intended to assist (living) parties to the marriage.

Again, Anisminic is sometimes taken as authority for the proposition that unlawful administrative decisions are nullities, that they never existed in the eyes of the law, with the corollary that judges should not have any discretion to refuse judicial review remedies.

It also brought an action in nullity against bylaw 1002 of the Applicant Regional County Municipality of ThérèsedeBlainville, which implemented a development plan that also changed the zoning for the Respondent's land.

Singapore courts shall have jurisdiction to hear proceedings for divorce, presumption of death and divorce, judicial separation or nullity of marriage only if either of the parties to the marriage is (a) domiciled in Singapore at the time of the commencement of the proceedings; or (b) habitually resident in Singapore for a period of 3 years immediately preceding the commencement of the proceedings.

For example, the Federal Court of Justice affirmed the nullity ruling on Apple's slide - to - unlock patent, but disagreed with the Federal Patent Court for fear that its decision contained at least one statement that would get too many user interface patents invalidatFor example, the Federal Court of Justice affirmed the nullity ruling on Apple's slide - to - unlock patent, but disagreed with the Federal Patent Court for fear that its decision contained at least one statement that would get too many user interface patents invalidatfor fear that its decision contained at least one statement that would get too many user interface patents invalidated.

As I'll explain further below, a Linus Torvalds email that Motorola cited as prior art didn't ultimately persuade the court to stay this case for the duration of a parallel nullity action in the Federal Patent Court.

The Munich team handles cases before the Munich courts (for infringement proceedings at the trial and appellate level) and the German Federal Patent Court (nullity actions), as well as in proceedings before the German PTO (cancellation actions) and the European Patent Office.

The same fee applies to applications for a decree of nullity or, in the context of civil partnership, for a dissolution order or nullity order.

The same fee applies to applications for a decree of nullity or, in the context of civil partnership, for a dissolution...

W subsequently married B, and some years later B petitioned an English court for a decree of nullity.

Infringement proceedings are frequently adjudged ahead of nullity cases (particularly in a court like Mannheim, a rocket docket for patents), but a regional court can stay an infringement case pending resolution of the nullity action if, in its assessment, there is a high likelihood of invalidation.

Samsung is challenging all of these Community designs in a nullity action before the Office for Harmonization of the Internal Market in Alicante, Spain.

Neither of the decisions are binding on the Court and the label «nullity» is inapt in the circumstances of this case for three reasons:

The Law Lords held that the Commission had misinterpreted the criteria for compensation and, sidestepping the clear words of the Act, held that this error of law meant there was no «determination» but that instead the decision was a nullity.

Judicial adventurism in Anisminic paved the way for Racal, where Lord Diplock, in obiter dicta, misinterpreted Anisminic to find that an administrative decision based on an error of law is automatically a nullity.

The Court considered the original decision of R v Secretary of State for the Home Department ex p Mahmood [1981] QB 58 which adopted the nullity approach, rather than a deprivation of citizenship, which involved the purported grant of British citizenship to someone who was impersonating another real person.

Furthermore, since «a transaction may be annulled for lesion or any other cause of nullity of contracts in general» (Quebec Civil Code, section 2634), if a party is really duped into signing an ODR facilitated agreement, it will always be able to turn to the Courts to get it annulled.

Additional claims (e.g. in respect of maintenance) attached to the petition for divorce / judicial separation / nullity

means a decree, not being a decree of dissolution or nullity of marriage or for a judicial separation, having the effect of relieving a party to a marriage from any obligation to cohabit with the other party to the marriage.

(3) Pending proceedings for a decree of nullity of marriage on the ground that the marriage is void or proceedings of a kind referred to in paragraph (b) of the definition of matrimonial cause in subsection 4 (1) may be continued and shall be dealt with as if they were proceedings instituted under this Act.

An application under this Act for a decree of nullity of marriage shall be based on the ground that the marriage is void.