Sentences with phrase «parties at a disadvantage»

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs Charlotte Osei, has said that various political groupings in the country must agree on a feasible system that will not place minor parties at a disadvantage before the Representation of the People Amendment Law (ROPAL) can be implemented.

They were nudged off for allegedly acting in ways that put the party at a disadvantage.

This attitude may put all parties at a disadvantage.

If allowed, it places the opposing party in a defensive mode, rather than an offensive one, strategically putting that party at a disadvantage.

Not exact matches

«By allowing one party to the appeal to put the other at serious procedural disadvantage without sufficient judicial supervision, the rules are not securing that justice be done or that the tribunal system is fair.»

As a minority party they have been at a disadvantage raising money from traditional sources.»

Mr Cameron has also announced that former party leader Iain Duncan Smith would be in charge of a new social justice policy group aimed at tackling problems in deprived and disadvantaged areas.

With the party already at a financial disadvantage compared to Labour and the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats are likely to face real difficulties in getting their message across to voters — especially when attention is paid to the two main parties and emerging forces such as UKIP and the Greens.

This renewed offensive was as a result of the recent Supreme court ruling placing his own faction at a disadvantage and ending the reign of his control over the State Executive committee of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun state, which were all secured through various controversial court orders without any democratic process whatsoever.

This time around, Arcuri is at an extra disadvantage as he is running without the benefit of the Working Families Party line, due to his «no» vote on health care reform.

I also have a problem with a Rockland Party Chairman (no less 1st Vice Chair in the state) who would put a 12 - term United States Congressman and bona - fide Republican presidential candidate at a disadvantage via a robo - call stating a falsehood, prior to New York's primary.

Anne Perkins, Michael White and Alberto Nardelli join Tom Clark to discuss how electoral and party funding rule changes being brought in by the government will disadvantage Labour at the next election

Given its record in byelections, it was perhaps dangerously easy to overlook the disadvantages the Lib Dem candidate faces: his predecessor disgraced, his party's national poll standing at a historic low, and the difficulty of attracting an already - squeezed local Labour vote — while preventing the Labour support borrowed last time from returning home.

Brat offset the the cash disadvantage with endorsements from conservative activists like radio host Laura Ingraham, and with help from local tea party activists angry at Cantor.

But Republican redistricting before the 2012 election packed Democrats into three districts, putting the party at a severe disadvantage.

Not only does their new obnoxious houseguest put the kibosh on the couple's tranquility, his fast - talking, hard - partying ways also puts Marianne, who's recovering from a vocal surgery, at a severe disadvantage.

The film educates its audience that sororities aren't allowed to throw parties in the Greek system, and so women are put at a disadvantage for socializing because they have to party on fraternity terms.

For years, leaders of both parties had poured more and more money into federal programs for disadvantaged students, at a rate greatly exceeding the increases in inflation; yet the improvements in reading performance, for the student population as a whole and for disadvantaged students in particular, had been modest or flat.

Isabel Anders presents Publishing Tables Turned posted at Blogging Authors, saying «When the tables are turned, the situation has changed giving the advantage to the party who had previously been at a disadvantage.

If you weren't paying close attention to events in the financial world last year and now feel at a disadvantage at dinner parties, The End of Wall Street will help.

While it is something you buy hoping to never collect on, one of few disadvantages of term life insurance is that you can only get a return on your investment if you die, unlike whole life which gives a return at the end of the policy regardless if the party is living or deceased.

Sticking to her party's line, Brewer said cap and trade would impose higher costs on businesses and would place Arizona at a competitive disadvantage compared with its neighbors.

[3] One of the central reasons invoked is that the Agreement is economically unfair to the United States because it places them at an economic disadvantage compared to other parties.

While it is no perfect solution either (and there probably is none), the Advocate General's solution of doing exactly the same thing the other way round — offering the action for damages as consolation for the party that has previously benefitted from an erroneous transformation of EU law by the Member State and now pays the price because of horizontal direct effect excluding the application of a norm of national law they had relied on — has at least a somewhat more equilibrated approach towards sharing the burden of advantages and disadvantages.

In addition, if a jury's decision to nullify is obviously contrary to the evidence presented at trial, the party that was disadvantaged by the nullification may decide to file a motion for a new trial based on juror misconduct.

The arbitrator was highly critical of the conduct of the Respondent in the arbitration, stating that the Claimant was at a clear financial disadvantage and was faced with no alternative but to seek third party funding because the Respondent:

[30] Those unrepresented parties are at a huge disadvantage because, among other reasons, many judges require self - represented litigants to perform as if they were lawyers; if they do not, they are denied the relief they request.

Sure, the 1 % were being called on the carpet to justify why they warranted millions when others had so little, but there was none of the Tea - Party anger and mistrust that seemed equally directed at both government and the disadvantaged.

The following shall be prohibited as incompatible with the internal market: all agreements between undertakings, decisions by associations of undertakings and concerted practices which may affect trade between Member States and which have as their object or effect the prevention, restriction or distortion of competition within the internal market, and in particular those which: (a) directly or indirectly fix purchase or selling prices or any other trading conditions; (b) limit or control production, markets, technical development, or investment; (c) share markets or sources of supply; (d) apply dissimilar conditions to equivalent transactions with other trading parties, thereby placing them at a competitive disadvantage; (e) make the conclusion of contracts subject to acceptance by the other parties of supplementary obligations which, by their nature or according to commercial usage, have no connection with the subject of such contracts.

As we have witnessed with the liberalisation of the third party funding environment in Singapore and Hong Kong, forward - looking jurisdictions have concluded that funding plays an important role in the disputes process and they will be at a competitive disadvantage if they preclude funding»

I think everyone in the legal industry understands the ways someone can be at a disadvantage when faced with a situation where another party has significantly more knowledge.

It would also focus on the economic position of the parties at the time of separation and would require the applicant to show they had suffered an economic disadvantage as a consequence of the relationship or that the other cohabitant had retained an economic advantage as a consequence of the relationship.

In m view, she did not have to do it ad nor should she now be at a disadvantage greater than a party for fail

The legal principle of equality of arms forms part of the right to a fair trial and this lies at the heart of the statutory provisions that have been introduced to ensure that one party is not unfairly disadvantaged due to lack of funding.

He held that the fast track rules «do incorporate structural unfairness» and that «by allowing one party to the appeal to put the other at serious procedural disadvantage without sufficient judicial supervision, the rules are not securing that justice be done or that the tribunal system is fair.

Although these cost awards remain unusual, granting them more frequently for unfair conduct would assist parties disadvantaged in this way to demonstrate such findings more routinely at trial, and would help parties get to trial to begin with.

Depending on the situation, it could put one party or another at a disadvantage because they may not want to use that information in an open court,» he adds.

At first glance this would disadvantage the victim's insurer because they make a payout but receive no increased financial benefit, whereas the at - fault party's insurer will benefit from increased premiumAt first glance this would disadvantage the victim's insurer because they make a payout but receive no increased financial benefit, whereas the at - fault party's insurer will benefit from increased premiumat - fault party's insurer will benefit from increased premiums.

Strategically, those parties who are not represented by an attorney can be at a serious disadvantage.

[13] In fact, the three year disposition target compounds some of the problems associated with the relative resource restrictions experienced by representative bodies, and to that extent at least, the Federal Court's stated aims disadvantage native title parties and are contrary to objectives of the representative bodies.

The Committee expresses its deep concern that, despite the efforts and achievements of the State party, the indigenous populations of Australia continue to be at a comparative disadvantage in the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights, particularly in the field of employment, housing, health and education (UN Doc E / C.12 / 1 / Add.50, 1 September 2000)

1 — yes rookies are at a disadvantage, always have been always will be 2 — this will balance over time 3 — true, CREA only deals with MLS transactions 4 — deliver what you promissed and there should be no problem 5 — can be done 6 — object all you want, a third party will do it and I hope it's CREA 7 — lobbying is great, I also think improving the industry is part of CREA's mission

MLSs and brokerages that want to provide the kind of bells and whistles that attract consumers to third - party sites are at a disadvantage because they don't enjoy the same economy of scale.

Critics have said the rule change puts small independent brokers at a disadvantage by giving the biggest national franchisors the ability to create national listings portals with comprehensive and up - to - date listing information rivaling or bettering third - party sites like Zillow and Trulia.