Sentence examples for lay in litigation from inspiring English sources
Risk was left to investment banks and asset-management firms, tempered by abundant requirements for disclosure and a shift in where the burden of proof lay in litigation, from plaintiffs to defendants.Even Dodd-Frank's creators can bring no similar clarity to its intentions.
An important issue in the litigation lay in whether the "natural and ordinary meaning" of the language of the Basic Law should be paramount, most notably in interpreting the term "ordinarily resident," or whether a broader statutory context should be considered.
"We realize there is a lot of litigation yet lying in front of us.
The consequences of injusticeloss of liberty and sometimes loss of lifeare far too great to permit the automatic application of an entire body of technical rules whose primary relevance lies in the area of civil litigation.
Career opportunities may lie in helping corporations understanding their environmental liability, at an NGO advising litigation against malicious companies, or drafting legislation on energy policy.
The answer to the seeming contradiction lies in the distinction most software developers make between promising quality software and being willing to risk litigation over the promise.
The answer to this question lies in legitimizing the shared economy by building relationships with key stakeholders, bringing it under regulation (rather than litigation) and establishing its positive social impacts.
Another, less direct parallel lies in the Liggett Group's acknowledgment in March 1997 that cigarettes are addictive and cause cancer -- an admission that followed years of litigation and medical studies, the group said.
Fear lies in anticipation.
