Sentences with phrase «high court costs»

No - fault policies are implemented to decrease high court costs for claims.

He is an appointed High Court Costs Assessor.

A UK High Court costs decision last month illustrates the point.

Evidence presented to the Review indicated that about one in six small and medium sized businesses had given up attempting to enforce their rights due to high court costs.

In statements released today, Hachette and HarperCollins admitted to no wrongdoing and said they settled reluctantly, in order to avoid protracted legal battles and high court costs that, in the words of Hachette, would be «too disruptive to our business.»

Over the past decade, nearly 40 percent of all patent cases in the U.S. have been filed in Marshall and Tyler, Texas, two places known for their plaintiff - friendly decisions and sky - high court costs.

Lord Neuberger, President of the Supreme Court, has warned the cuts to legal aid could lead to higher court costs, which would wipe out any savings.

However, the court also had to bear in mind wider factors such as, for example, the fact that High Court cost levels would be higher than those in the county court.

In most cases, the higher court costs will be borne by litigants or the lawyers who work on contingency fees in civil cases, attorneys said yesterday.

Other provinces and countries can have different laws, more lawsuits and higher court costs than your own province.

Not exact matches

Royalties are generally secured through legal threats; smaller companies sometimes settle up front to avoid the high cost of going to court.

If one party in the divorce is inclined to litigate, it can be worth pointing out the higher cost of going to court, along with the control you give up.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- The Supreme Court on Wednesday considered a drug company's fight to keep a generic version of its biotech drug off the market for an additional six months that would mean billions more in sales and higher costs to the public.

In a primary High Court hearing on Thursday, the company's lawyers said the singer has run up costs of more than # 500,000.

Here in HISD, veritable «food courts» are set up at lunch at various high schools to sell junk food as fundraisers, and principals not only turn a blind eye, they're enthusiastic about them due to the revenue that is brought in — so much revenue that hefty fine from the TX Dept. of Agriculture is just the cost of doing business.

HMRC will continue to challenge in the courts and anyone who engages in tax avoidance schemes risk not only the high cost of these schemes but also lay themselves open to penalties and, potentially, prosecution.»

Government plans set for April will cut # 220 million from the # 2 billion annual legal aid budget, predominantly through a 30 % reduction in fees for complex, high - cost cases and an 18 % cut in fees for other crown court work.

They should now pause and reflect on how much money defending legal challenges in the High Court will cost, especially when, as academies, they will have no local authority to bail them out.»

James Murdoch denied the large out - of - court settlements to the PFA chief executive, Gordon Taylor (# 700,000), and publicist Max Clifford (# 1m including legal costs), authorised by him in 2008, had not been pitched so high to buy their silence.

The DMV tentatively awarded the contract to the high bidder 10 months after New York advised the current vendor, De La Rue North America Inc., that because of «significant budgetary constraints» the state would have to reduce the cost of the contract, according to the court filings.

The Empire Center for Public Policy, a think tank that tracks public pension costs, said Silver's pension may be as high as $ 98,000 if additional factors such as his pre-Albany experience as a New York City Civil Court clerk and other service credits are included.

Given the high costs and complexity of disability litigation, the issue of enforcing legal rights that protect against discrimination under the DDA has courted controversy since the act was introduced.

The Shanghai SIPG forward is praying the High Court to place a «perpetual injunction restraining the defendants, whether by themselves, servants, agents or assigns from repeating similar or other libelous words against the plaintiff as well as costs, including lawyers» fees.»

11.59 am: Nine phone - hacking victims have so far received # 420,000 plus legal costs from News International, the high court has heard.

Transport for London praised the High Court ruling, saying it would have been unreasonable to expect Elizabeth line services to fund historic costs when trains begin to run to the airport next year.

And his team spoke in court of the costs of having daily transcripts of the hearing delivered for at least the first two days, but no more than that because of the high costs.

Cheshire County Council leader Paul Findlow, who attempted High Court legal action against the proposal, claimed that splitting Cheshire would only disrupt excellent services while increasing living costs for all.

In the suit, which it filed before the Federal High Court in Lagos, SERAP is seeking an order compelling the senators to refund with interest all the funds they had so far collected as running cost.

Rhodes - Vivour expressed the need for Nigerians to embrace alternative dispute resolution and avoid the challenges of delays and high costs associated with courts.

Justice Bello Kawu of an FCT High Court sitting in Kubwa has ordered the Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung, to pay N5, 000 cost to Bash Ali for laxity.

Justice Bello Kawu of an FCT High Court sitting in Kubwa has ordered the Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung, to pay N5, 000 cost...

In addition, the costs of the measures ordered by the court aren't unacceptably high.

The New Jersey Department of Education must estimate what it would cost to complete hundreds of stalled school construction projects in its poorest cities, the state's highest court says.

«The decision in Boone County Board of Education v. N.W., as it stands, would force cash - strapped school districts to bear the high costs of private placements during litigation, even when a court ultimately rules that the district has made FAPE available in a public school setting,» said NSBA General Counsel Francisco M. Negrón Jr. «The lower court's decision sets a terrible precedent that prolongs due process and court proceedings and discourages informal resolution of special education disputes through mediated settlement.

The «review» produced a lengthy libel lawsuit that spanned years, and was resolved in 2011 when Britain's High Court decided that the lawsuit should be thrown out and ordered Tesla to pay the BBC's legal costs of over $ 100,000.

With a DUI, a driver faces jail time, the loss of a driver's license, and higher insurance rates, along with dozens of other expenses, including attorney fees, court costs, car towing and repairs, and lost wages due to time off from work.

Whether or not the publishers» corporate counsel were earning their keep back in early 2010, there are certainly some serious legal costs now as all of the Defendants are being represented in federal court by some of the highest - billing law firms in the country.

The bankruptcy court had concluded that the debtor had done what he could to maximize his income, finding that his failure to pass the bar exam was beyond his control, that no higher - paying jobs were available, and that relocating would cost him more than he would gain.

We are changing all traditional platforms and offering solutions such problems as: bureaucracy, high commission costs and insurance limits, informational barriers and court costs.

There's a high price to pay if caught, sometimes as much as $ 150,000 per violation, not to mention accompanying court and litigation costs, and even criminal sanctions.

Whereas Greenpeace et al have legal teams to take development or planning issues to the High Court, it was beyond the means of most campaigners to apply for judicial review, and would do at huge personal cost and financial risk.

Aside from the merits of the decision, which puts the cost of the courts not just on the users but on all the taxpayers (which may be the appropriate place for them), it is amusing to see high - priced lawyers say that access to justice is greatly improved because of the abolition of hearng fees that are less per day than the lawyers charge per hour.

That is why self - represented litigants are willing to risk: (a) the high probability of losing; (b) having to pay court costs; (3) bankruptcy as a consequence; and, (4) family break - up as a result of those kinds of financial distress.

Reducing the costs associated with disclosure is one of the biggest challenges facing the UK's commercial courts, according to High Court judge Mr Justice Popplewell.

This leads on to considerations of costs, given that defamation is a High Court remedy for which legal aid has never been available.

Having regard to the high cost of pharmaceuticals ($ 34.5 billion in 2013), and the recent decisions of the US Supreme Court and European Commission finding that reverse payments are «valid targets for antitrust... [more]

Paying disbursements as incurred was a natural evolution to our ATE product offering, especially as law firms are coming under increased cash flow pressure as a result of fixed costs and higher court fees.

The High Court ruling — only the second successful follow - on damages claim brought under the Competition Act — resulted in Comair being awarded damages, including interest and costs, that came to around ZAR1.15 bn (# 60m).

Nevertheless, I believe a shorter form of detailed assessment in high cost cases with concise bills and submissions would be popular and effective to the extent that it would rehabilitate the court's role in resolving costs litigation.

You will likely have the seen the headlines which accompanied the decision taken by the High Court in September to re-instate fixed costs for disputes in planning environmental cases — overturning rules introduce by the Ministry of Justice in February.