Sentences with phrase «significant costs awards»

In addition, we now live in a climate where tribunals will not only strike out spurious and unreasonable claims but also make significant costs awards against claimants engaging in such vexatious activity.»

Not exact matches

And given that Mr. Hogan has had financial ups and downs, the cost of the hundreds of motions his lawyers made is significant, and the chances the award is significantly reduced based on previous cases he lost making the same claims in federal court, it's hard to completely understand the motivations at play.

To help achieve the Governor's goal of encouraging efficiency and results, the Executive Budget allocates $ 250 million to be awarded on a competitive basis to school districts that demonstrate significant improvement in their student performance outcomes and another $ 250 million to be awarded on a competitive basis to school districts that undertake long - term structural changes which reduce costs and improve efficiency.

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 AAAS Award for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility, established in 1980, honors scientists, engineers, and their organizations whose exemplary actions, sometimes taken at significant personal cost, have served to foster scientific freedom and responsibility.

The AAAS Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award, which consists of $ 2,500 and a plaque, was established in 1981 to honor scientists and engineers whose exemplary actions, often taken at significant personal cost, have served to foster scientific freedom and responsibility.

This system also helps meet other green criteria like the Eco-School and Ofsted awards, and doesn't incur significant additional costs or increase the time and labour taken to manage the process.

In awarding a grant under the section, the Secretary shall give priority to grant recipients that demonstrate an ability to contribute a significant non-Federal share to the cost of carrying out the project for which the grant is received.

Many of the most selective colleges and universities award up to the cost of tuition (college attendance cost), room (rent / dorm costs), and board (food costs) to incoming applicants that have significant financial need, such as a household combined income under $ 60,000 / year.

Now in its eighth year, the Veterinary Scholarship Award operates as part of the Zoetis Commitment to Veterinarians, a platform created by Zoetis to support leadership and diversity among future veterinarians, while also helping to offset the significant costs associated with a veterinary education.

Now in its eighth year, the Veterinary Scholarship Award operates as part of Zoetis Commitment to Veterinarians ™, a platform created by Zoetis to support leadership and diversity among future veterinarians, while also helping to offset the significant costs associated with a veterinary education.

Now in its seventh year, the Veterinary Scholarship Award operates as part of Zoetis Commitment to Veterinarians, a platform created by Zoetis to support leadership and diversity among future veterinarians, while also helping to offset the significant costs associated with a veterinary education.

However, Delta has made one significant change by permitting one - way awards at half the cost of a round - trip ticket, and US Airways will do the same when its program merges with American AAdvantage.

Some partner airlines require fuel charges in addition to the Qantas award cost, and they can be quite significant.

While economy class awards aren't changing much, there will be some significant increases in the cost of business and first class awards on American Airlines» partners — flights on American Airlines have their own award chart.

Suffice it to say that this is a significant devaluation on the part of United, and many of us will be forced to choose between undesirable routings or higher award flight costs in the future.

Increased the cost of premium awards on partner airlines by significant margins (some awards increased in price by over 50 %) making them a lot less attractive than in the past.

Singapore Airlines has announced some significant changes to the cost of its awards and, in an attempt to soften the blow of the award chart devaluation, it has also announced that it will no longer levy fuel surcharges on award bookings.

The other significant change coming for Mileage Plan members is that the cost of award travel on American Airlines - operated flights will be going up in many cases (and, in some cases, going down).

The fact that 70 % of fliers in our survey don't believe the changes are material is consistent with the math that illustrates the reduced earning is not significant relative to the cost of an award for many fliers.

Typically used to assist with the costs associated with overseas travel, the fellowship award aims to support artists with working or educational opportunities significant to their artistic practice.

If the conduct of a party is such as to warrant rebuke by the Court, then the unsuccessful party runs a significant risk of having special costs awarded against him or her.

Although this indemnity product provided some level of comfort to plaintiffs who were not seeking or expecting significant damages, it offered limited protection to plaintiffs with claims worth hundreds of thousands of dollars because it was very unlikely that any adverse cost award would exceed the amount of their damages.

The significant difference between the new «insurance» product and the older «indemnity» product is that it does not require a successful plaintiff to use any part of their damage award to pay costs before they can access the policy.

In what is certainly the most significant decision regarding the court's ability to award costs against non-parties in over 45 years, the Ontario Court of Appeal has clarified the source of the court's jurisdiction to award costs against non-parties and the applicable tests to be applied.

Until the new UAE Federal Arbitration Law is enacted, enforcing an onshore Dubai - seated arbitration award through the Dubai courts will continue to be fraught with difficulties, including uncertainty (there is no system of binding precedent in the UAE), significant delay (enforcement proceedings can take up to three years), and costs (legal costs are not recoverable in the Dubai Courts).

Given the significant injury to the plaintiff, which was caused by the defendant's foolish and reckless behaviour, and the effect on the award of a further reduction for costs, even if not doubled, and taking into account all of the above considerations, in my view it would not be fair or just to require the plaintiff to pay ICBC's costs after the date of the offer.

[29] Self - represented litigants whose aim it is to protract court proceedings to force the other side to expend significant resources on legal costs due to scurrilous allegations that are without any evidentiary foundation and are entirely irrelevant to the issue before the Court will meet the hammer of a cost's award.

This article suggests that a significant number of benefit appeals could be avoided if that tribunal was given the power to award costs against public authority parties where they have behaved unreasonably.

The Court of Appeal said that reasoning was wrong and awarded an additional $ 40,000 in costs to «reflect the censure of the court and to provide an appropriately significant recovery [for the plaintiff].»

Even if the court declines to award the budgeted amount as costs, the lesson to be gleaned from the Manchester pilot scheme is that judges will be relaxed about awarding a significant payment on account of costs to the winner, based upon their budgeted sum.

On the issue of financial circumstances, I am advised that the jury award, as I have earlier said, will be effectively cancelled if the defendant obtains a costs order from the date of the offer to the conclusion of trial... It is reasonable for me to conclude that (the plaintiff) has significant disbursements from prosecuting her claim.

Andrew has significant trial experience and has helped clients win large indemnity costs awards after major successes.

To quote one managing partner, «At what point should the salaries paid to the more highly paid non-equity partners «cap out» and reach a ceiling above which significant raises will not be awarded each year, except for perhaps modest cost - of - living increments?»

Increased costs will only be awarded if there is some unusual feature in the case or misconduct in addition to a significant disparity between ordinary and special costs which justifies greater indemnity than provided by ordinary costs.»

I agree that is a significant factor if the court is to be mindful that costs awards should not punish plaintiffs from taking forward meritorious claims, as discussed above.

The Court was influenced by the fact that the costs of the prosecution were significant and an award of costs to ICBC would strip the Plaintiff of the totality of his damages.

For those careers that don't use revenue or cost metrics, data such as customer satisfaction rates, time management improvements and recognition or awards works well to demonstrate significant contribution.

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Introduced an information announcement system which worked as an automated email and text being delivered to specified recipients thereby saving the time and cost of preparing, addressing and sending memos • Implemented a complex filing system using «name tags» in order to ensure easy retrieval for each employee • Conducted a series of research activities for the marketing department which proved significant in the success of a major marketing project • Awarded Employee of the Year certificate for excellence in work processes and display of ethical behavior

Maintenance Supervisor — Duties & Responsibilities Manage full service maintenance activities across a variety of commercial and residential properties Recruit, train, hire, and review staff ensuring they understand the brand and adhere to corporate protocols Set staff workloads and schedules ensuring timely and cost effective project completion Strictly adhere to budgets, timelines, and health and safety regulations Prepare project records, invoices, and other pertinent documentation Responsible for HVAC, dishwasher, washer / dryer, garbage disposal, water heater, and refrigerator repair Perform electrical installations, carpentry, drywalling, painting, vinyl repair, plumbing, and pool maintenance Maintain building ventilation, air conditioning, pumps, compressors, and other mechanical equipment Construct wood frames, walls, ceilings, shelving, doors, windows, braces, and other building projects Respond to property emergencies twenty four hours a day, seven days a week Maintain company equipment, facilities, and products in an organized and professional fashion Negotiate contracts with suppliers and contractors resulting in significant reduction of company expenses Develop and strengthen professional relationships with vendors, customers, and government personnel Receive corporate awards for excellence in service and management Represent company brand with poise, integrity, and positivity

There are few data on scholarship recipients, but evidence suggests that these programs are fairly limited in scope and impact.66 Scholarship awards are likely too small in amount to offset a significant amount of the cost of tuition or fees.