Sentence examples for under a presumption from inspiring English sources

But, she added, if the inquiry proceeded under a presumption of secrecy, they would be unwilling to be involved in the inquiry and reopen those wounds.

The majority, in a grossly unfair decision, said a government report leading to Mr. Latif's detention must be assumed to be accurate under "a presumption of regularity," unless there is "clear evidence to the contrary".

As libertarians well know, each new extension of government power should be examined under a presumption of error.

Nevertheless, the plaintiff won his lawsuit under a presumption of negligence when the defendant failed to provide an explanation for the event (Byrne v. Boadle).

Reasons for under-reporting include: a presumption that the risk of disease transmission is low; a lack of knowledge of systems for, or the necessity of, reporting NSIs; and reporting systems that are cumbersome or unclear.

"There is a presumption under federal tax law that joint property held by spouses is owned 50/50 but that joint property held by people who are not married, or whose marriages are not recognized for federal purposes, is owned 100% by the first to die," warns Joshua S. Rubenstein, a lawyer with Katten Muchin Rosenman in New York.

Furthermore, even if he was charged criminally, he is entitled under the law to a presumption of innocence, which can only be removed upon a conviction.

All governments, therefore, work under a corresponding presumption of action.

In democratic societies where the rule of law is upheld, businesses and individuals should work under a strong presumption that they will obey those societies' laws.

"Under the law, there is a presumption in favor of grand jury secrecy.

Under the Detainee Treatment Act, detainees may appeal the tribunal's decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit under circumscribed appellate procedures, including a presumption that the evidence before the tribunal was accurate and complete.