Sentences with phrase «unfairly prejudice»

Further, it could unfairly prejudice her because jurors were likely to have a strong adverse reaction to allegations plaintiff placed a child at - risk.

Cons: Some judges or jurors are against taxidermy on ethical grounds, which could unfairly prejudice them against your lawyer or your case.

Defense attorneys argued that hypothetical questions prosecutors asked were intended to unfairly prejudice his client...

Also, last week Agnifilo filed a motion asking the judge to declare a mistrial, arguing that hypothetical questions that prosecutors asked a bond investor and an outside town auditor were designed to unfairly prejudice his client.

Defense attorneys had argued that hypothetical questions prosecutors asked were intended to unfairly prejudice the jury against their client.

«The U.S. Attorney's statements violated no ethical rule, did not unfairly prejudice the defendant, and were consistent with the stated mission of the [Department of Justice],» Bharara's team wrote in a Manhattan federal court filing responding to Silver's motion to have the case tossed based on the prosecutor's post-arrest statements.

Finally, in Ontario, shareholders have a broad statutory right of court action to allege that they have been «oppressed» or «unfairly prejudiced» by the actions of the board or the majority shareholders of a corporation.

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The case concerned a compromise under Part 14 of the Companies Act 1993 that was set aside by the High Court on the basis that the challenging creditors, who had voted against the compromise, had been unfairly prejudiced by the decision to call only one meeting of creditors.

The court concluded that taking those two factors into account, as well as the fact that the plaintiff would not be unfairly prejudiced by the reversal of the motion, the court held that default judgment should have been set aside.

The application arose under the Insolvency Act 1986 (IA 1986), s 6 (1) which states that an application can be made to the court on the grounds that a voluntary arrangement unfairly prejudices the interests of a creditor.

Harding's claims in argument that Toor had «falsified» measurements and «misquoted» scientific literature were «inappropriate and unfair» according to Voith, who said they were «intended to and would have the effect of unfairly prejudicing the jury against Dr. Toor.»

The CVA failed under IA 1986, s 6 (1) for unfairly prejudicing the interests of the claimants as creditors of Powerhouse.

The court therefore considered in Prudential Assurance Co Ltd v PRG Powerhouse Ltd [2007] EWHC 1002 (Ch), [2007] All ER (D) 21 (May): - whether on a correct construction of the CVA it could or did release PRG from its liability; and if so - whether or not that outcome unfairly prejudiced the creditors.

Wu v. PCC No. 245 — After a condominium corporation ignored a unit owner's complaints about noise over the course of approximately six years, the Court found that the unit owner had been oppressed by the condominium corporation and that her interests had been unfairly prejudiced and disregarded.

Secured lenders also owe an equitable duty of good faith, and may not act in a way that unfairly prejudices the mortgagor, for example, by holding a «firesale» valuation.

Sisu Capital Fund Ltd & Anr v Tucker & Ors [2006] BCC 463 Applications in the TXU insolvencies for the revocation or suspension of voluntary arrangements under s. 6 IA 1986 on the grounds that they unfairly prejudiced creditors of the Companies, that there were material irregularities in relation to the creditors» meetings and that there were conflicts of interest which were not properly managed by the supervisors; and applications to remove the supervisors of the CVAs.

[105]... If such a witness is so disabled as not to understand «the seriousness of the situation and the importance of being careful and correct», there is no prophylactic effect, and the fair trial interests of the accused are unfairly prejudiced.

Secured lenders also owe an equitable duty of good faith — they may act to protect their security, but may not conduct themselves in a way which unfairly prejudices the mortgagor — Downsview Nominees Ltd v First City Corporation Ltd [1993] AC 295, [1993] 3 All ER 626.

But, while the mediation of courts is based upon the principle of judicial impartiality, disinterestedness, and fairness pervading the whole system of judicature, so that courts may as near as possible be above suspicion, there is, on the other side, an important issue at stake: that is, that causes may not be unfairly prejudiced, unduly delayed, or discontent created through unfounded charges of prejudice or unfairness made against the judge in the trial of a cause...

If you or your corporation have been unfairly prejudiced by the actions of others, or if you are a party in an oppression or derivative action, contact us for an initial consultation.

Not exact matches

«If it does, voting shareholders may properly claim that their interests have been unfairly disregarded or prejudiced under what is known as the «oppression remedy.»

At one level, stereotypes are simply types that conform to a general pattern, but they are commonly much decried as a prejudice that unfairly puts people into preconceived slots.

My ballotology is unfairly and unreasonably prejudiced against young players.

Yet this prejudice unfairly maligns thousands of cars and shortchanges the improbable 18 - year run of the MGB.