Sentences with phrase «substantial damages claim»

There is no room for mistakes and getting it wrong could mean that the party seeking to terminate might find itself on the receiving end of a substantial damages claim for wrongful termination.

Not exact matches

Claiming his right to respect for his private life had been infringed by the coverage, Sir Cliff sued South Yorkshire Police and the BBC, saying he wanted «very substantial» damages.

«I'm pleased that the Federal Claims Court has found what Missouri families, farmers, and business owners have been saying for more than a decade: The Army Corps of Engineers» mismanagement of the Missouri River has resulted in widespread damages with substantial costs,» Blunt said in a statement.

The results add substantial weight to the claim that neonicotinoids damage bee populations.

In their lawsuits, the communities claimed that the risks of climate change - related damages were imminent and posed a substantial threat.

Harder's letter claims the book includes false statements about Trump that «give rise to claims for libel» and the possibility of «substantial monetary damages and punitive damages.»

Among his more substantial claims, Ed has acted in a recent appeal about the proper measure of damages in a concurrent liability case and led in a professional negligence claim against a criminal silk for his negligent conduct of an 8 - month fraud trial.

She claims she is entitled to «substantial damages» from the critical scribe for what she believes is libel (libel is when defamatory statements are put into writing).

Zurich had sought to reopen a case where substantial damages had been paid on the basis that the original claim was overstated and inflated.

Katie is a member of Lewis Wagner's Transportation Practice Group where she devotes a substantial amount of her practice to representing commercial carriers and drivers in litigation involving wrongful death, catastrophic injury and property damage claims.

The problem is that, although competition law actions may claim substantial sums of total damages, this sum is often to be shared by thousands of small companies or individual consumers who have all suffered loss at the hands of their suppliers» cartel activity, or of a larger firm's abuse of dominance.

That means if you missed the two year statute of limitations for the Wrongful Death claim, if the person suffered before death, had substantial medical bills or had a punitive damages claim, then there may still be a suit that can be brought on behalf of the unrepresented Estate because it has been tolled by O.C.G.A. Sec. 9-3-32.

A Romford man who suffered a severe brain injury in a work - related accident is claiming substantial damages for his life - changing injuries.

Mishcon de Reya impressed the judges with the win the firm secured for client Sainsbury's in a high profile dispute over card payment fees, with judges noting that this was the «first substantial award in a standalone competition damages claim in the UK».

Smith is defending United Utilities against a substantial claim for damages brought by Manchester Ship Canal, alleging trespass concerning the client's discharge of water and treated sewage into the canal.

The Judge rejected this argument outright stating, ``... she achieved a substantial award of damages in the proceeding in excess of that which she could have settled the claim for... I reject the defendant's [ICBC] alternative argument that I ought to consider the defendant's offer to settle for an amount some $ 20,000 to $ 25,000 below that which was ultimately awarded.»

The Court awarded substantial damages to the Plaintiff, including $ 100,000 for an in - trust claim, ruling that her husband had spent a great deal of time with her since the accident to assist her, over and above what would normally be expected from a spousal relationship.

Defending substantial claims for damages and loss of profits for breach of contract and / or negligence concerning amongst other things the design and supply of aluminium freezers.

Superyacht — brokerage dispute: instructed on behalf of a purchaser of a multi-million Euro «superyacht» (100 + m) to defend a substantial claim proceeding in (LMAA) arbitration for alleged losses and damage suffered as a result of an alleged wrongful repudiation of a written brokerage agreement and as a result of alleged breaches of the Respondent's obligation of confidentiality arising under that agreement.

Justice Brown concluded by making the following observation: «To permit a party claiming very substantial damages for loss of enjoyment of life to hide behind self - set privacy controls on a website, the primary purpose of which is to enable people to share information about how they lead their social lives, risks depriving the opposite party of access to material that may be relevant to ensuring a fair trial.»

But calculating a fair value for a person's personal injury damage claim for lost income and earnings presents substantial complexity.

It appears that the plaintiff may have had a valid claim in this case, and could have received substantial damages if she was able to get it to trial.

This means that, if your injuries are substantial, you will be unable to recover damages unless you name the at - fault driver in a personal injury claim.

Acted for QBE to defend an outdoor adventure consultant against a claim for substantial damages for personal injury as a result of negligent advice in relation to the supply of equipment which failed.

Advising a major insurer on a substantial property damage claim following a fire at a warehouse.

Section 57 of the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 gives the court the power to dismiss a claim for damages where it is satisfied that, on the balance of probabilities, the claimant has been «fundamentally dishonest» in relation to the claim, unless the claimant would otherwise suffer «substantial injustice».

Although as Andrew Smith J found, solicitors will not be found to have been negligent if their advice steps outside a permissible range, once they do, the client will be in a position to claim substantial damages if it can prove on the balance of probabilities that it would have acted differently had it received advice within the permissible range.

Although this case was very fact specific (and the facts here were particularly complex), there is clearly a danger that in other circumstances, solicitors giving over-optimistic advice to a client contemplating bringing court or arbitral proceedings about the prospects of success will be liable for substantial damages if the client as a result proves that as a result it thereby lost a chance to settle a claim on more advantageous terms.

He also accepted that the second letter was negligent in not explaining the options to Levicom clearly enough and for giving a misleading impression in relation to the prospects of Levicom succeeding in the arbitration in a claim for declaratory relief against the Swedish companies (where the chances of success in establishing a breach of contract were stated as «in the region of, but not less than, 70 %»), rather than concentrating on how to quantify and make a claim for substantial damages.

What, then, is the legal basis for the claim against the solicitor, and what would the client have to prove in order to establish an entitlement to recover substantial (as opposed to nominal) damages?

Instead, through new lawyers, Miller commenced proceedings against Garton Shires and Ison Harrison, claiming for the loss of his chance to recover substantial damages from Brown.

Is service of a statutory demand a proper course where there is a well established claim for breach of contract worth at least # 750 in general damages, but there is a substantial dispute about whether the claim has a value of much more than # 750?

Walsh and Waltek sued the BBB claiming that the grades posted on the BBB website caused substantial damages.

This can happen, but «the claim» must have created substantial damage or must have indicated that you are a very high risk to insure.