Sentences with phrase «substantial delay in»

For example, if the court gives a direction specifying when the expert's report must be served by, the expert must comply with that direction or otherwise inform the court of any substantial delay in serving the report.

In addition, the team noticed a substantial delay in the DNA - repair process.

«The substantial delay in this investigation has been the result of serious flaws that are apparent with respect to any claim of non-consensual sex,» he said.

However, substantial delays in the Nigerian courts meant that another adjournment was ordered in 2008 and further security was to be provided by NNPC.

Not exact matches

«Pipeline approval delays have imposed clear, demonstrable and substantial economic costs on the Canadian economy,» said bank chief economist Jean - Francois Perrault in a report Tuesday.

Blockchain technology can cut out the substantial intermediary costs, security risks, and record keeping infrastructure traditionally associated with such applications resulting in reduced cost, fewer time delays and less human error.

While the claim that John Horgan and the NDP have made does appear to resonate with a substantial number of Canadians, in action, they're less inclined to think that the decision to delay the project was the right one.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

His legal team added that he has run up more than # 1 million in lawyers» bills and lost significant business by having to delay his creative projects, and is seeking «very substantial» damages.

And it would require substantial delays and a hefty subsidy over a very long period to keep them in business thereafter.

«The deterrent effect of delayed testing with newly devised analytical methods is substantial,» says the Consensus Statement, which suggests that in future it should be possible to detect the way in which doping can leave a «molecular signature» on individual cells.

On the good news front, many researchers had worried that a vaccine against the novel H1N1 virus would require two doses to build substantial immunity — which would mean further delays in the time required to protect the population as well as twice as much product.

If anyone hasn't noticed, there is a substantial effort to distract and delay and it's been going on for decades, and we are in real trouble, even if sensitivity is low.

Considering that the book was supposed to be published in October 2011, % % % % % % and was actually published in July 2012, this is a substantial delay, which was bridged over by deception and complete radio silence in - between.]

The primary consumer protection problem areas that have given rise to the States» actions include: (1) unsubstantiated claims of consumer savings; (2) deceptive representations about the length of time necessary to complete a debt relief program; (3) misleading or failing to adequately inform consumers that they will be subject to continued collection efforts, including lawsuits, and that their account balances will increase due to extended nonpayment under the program; (4) deceptive disparagement of consumer credit counseling; (5) deceptive disparagement of bankruptcy as an alternative for debtors; (6) lack of screening and analysis to determine suitability of debt relief programs for individual debtors; (7) the collection of substantial up - front fees so the debt relief company gains even if it fails to perform; (8) lack of transparency and information for consumers as to payment of fees, status of accounts, and communications with creditors; (9) significant delays in active negotiation or engagement with creditors, coupled with prohibitions on direct consumer communications with creditors; and (10), in the case of debt settlement companies, basing savings claims (and settlement fees) not on the original account balance, but on the inflated amount due (including late fees and default rates of interest) at the time of settlement.

Depending on the regulations that apply in the candidate's state, repeating the test will impose a substantial delay on the candidate's licensure process.

According to the manufacturer, to date, rare vaccinated dogs have died following a bite when there were substantial delays (12 - 24 hours) in seeking treatment.

Activision have definitively confirmed that NASCAR 2011 will not be released in the UK after a substantial delay.

There is little risk in delaying policy responses to this century - old problem because there is every expectation that scientific understanding will be substantial improved within a few years.

These sponsors (who may also be profiteers from delay of effective climate action) cloak their activities in the rhetoric of «freedom» or the fictions of free market economics, distracting themselves from the physical consequences of our emissions trajectory as well as distracting others from their often substantial financial interests in climate destruction.

3) «Climate Destruction Sponsors» — There are some extremely wealthy people, most of which have or have had substantial investments in fossil fuel extraction and sales who have funded climate science denial efforts by institutions such as the Competitive Enterprise Institute and the Heartland Institute as a means of delaying action on climate change.

It has also been established that periodic, very substantial increases in the carbon dioxide content in the atmosphere for a period of 420 thousand years never preceded warming, but, on the contrary, always followed an increase in the temperature with a delay of 200 - 800 years, i.e., they were its consequence (italics and boldface added.)

His substantial penalties have been set aside due to inordinate delays in his case and for what his counsel describes as the LSUC not following its own disclosure policies.

Acted for defendant land - owner in a motion to dismiss a 25 - year old environmental damages case on the basis that there was a substantial risk that the parties could not fairly try their case resulting from inordinate and inexcusable delay.

The question is whether a competent lawyer acting in good faith would regard the course of action as having some substantial purpose other than delay.

Thus, the bar committee found that the Rules of Professional Conduct are violated only if «there is no substantial purpose in calling a witness other than embarrassment, burden, or delay.»

This week, the FTC published a report that claims that these settlements result in substantial extra delay... [more]

Vancouver Criminal Defence Lawyer Emmet J. Duncan persuaded Crown Prosecutor that there were substantial issues both with the way the ASD demand was made, as well as a lengthy delay in transporting the Client to the detachment.

Vancouver Criminal Lawyer Emmet J. Duncan persuaded the Crown counsel Prosecutor that there were too many problems with the police investigation, including the possibility of a «false positive» in the ASD or RSD test, and due to substantial delays getting the Client to a technician to test his breath.

This week, the FTC published a report that claims that these settlements result in substantial extra delay in getting generic products into the market; and the European Commission requested information on the deals from several major pharma companies.

The fact of the matter is that as long as defendants know that they can buy substantial delays for insignificant sums, the trend will, in my view, continue.

Under the Code, if the applicant shows that «the delay was... in good faith and no substantial prejudice will result to any person affected by the delay».

While trying to establish such regimes, many state and territory governments so delayed the commencement of the right to negotiate provisions in their jurisdictions, that they are now faced with substantial backlogs of future act applications.

The Board has had problems with handling complaints in a timely manner caused by delays in beginning substantial investigative work, conducting investigations of complaints that did not allege violations of board statutes or rules, and duplicating reviews of cases proposed for dismissal.

Reform has been delayed, but it will eventually come, and any property that has a flood risk can see a substantial change in premium for flood coverage in the coming years, which can completely upset the cashflow model.