Sentence examples for overrule a decision from inspiring English sources

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Few if any justices (and certainly no lower court judge) are likely to overrule a decision by a fellow justice with respect to so delicate a matter as to whether that justice can be fair to the litigants.

Lewis Hamilton's bizarre weekend in Japan ended with him appearing to overrule a decision by his Mercedes team that could have resulted in the reigning world champion being promoted to second place in Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix.

Even that's not entirely true, because, under a quirk of our legal system, the law lords in the House of Lords have the final say, the power to overrule a decision of the chief justice's court of appeal.

As Neuberger said, it was a remarkable thing for the government to argue that a member of the executive could overrule a decision of the judiciary because he did not agree with that decision, even though the ministerial veto was subject to judicial review.

"In cases of prescriptions and medical treatment it would be wrong for the county, which is not a doctor, to overrule a decision made by a doctor.

So the Court of Appeal in England cannot overrule a decision of the House of Lords (nor even its own decisions ordinarily), but it is free to distinguish a decision of the House of Lords even when the case before it falls within the ratio of the House of Lords decision.

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After losing the ballot of her 560 local association members, which was only held because Conservative Central office overruled a decision to ditch her more than a year ago, McIntosh first suggested she would stand in Thirsk come what may, then went on television to accuse her detractors of "ungentlemanly behaviour".

The Parliament said a European Union court had overruled a decision by its president, Nicole Fontaine.

NASD overruled a decision by a hearing panel to suspend him for a year.

If it overrules a decision by Judge Charles A. Porter of Hennepin County District Court, that the guilty plea should stand, Mr. Craig could face trial.

The House has already voted overwhelmingly in favor of letting pilots carry guns, overruling a decision by the Transportation Department.

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