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Prima facie (/ ˌ p r aɪ m ə ˈ f eɪ ʃ i,-ʃ ə,-ʃ i iː /; from Latin prīmā faciē) is a Latin expression meaning "at first sight", [1] or "based on first impression". [2] The literal translation would be "at first face" or "at first appearance", from the feminine forms of primus ("first") and facies ("face"), both in the ablative case.
prima facie: at first face A matter that appears to be sufficiently based in the evidence as to be considered true. / ˈ p r aɪ m ə ˈ f eɪ ʃ i i / pro bono: for good Professional work done for free. / ˈ p r oʊ ˈ b oʊ n oʊ / pro bono publico: for the public good / ˈ p r oʊ ˈ b oʊ n oʊ ˈ p ʌ b l ɪ k oʊ / pro forma: as a matter ...
Certain widely accepted negative obligations (such as the obligations to refrain from theft, murder, etc.) are often considered prima facie, meaning that the legitimacy of the obligation is accepted "on its face"; but even if not questioned, such obligations may still be ranked for ethical analysis. Most modern societies insist that other, very ...
The test established by Lord Wilberforce – known as the Anns test – imposed a prima facie duty of care where: A sufficient relationship of proximity or neighbourhood exists between the alleged wrongdoer and the person who has suffered damage, such that carelessness on the part of the former is likely to cause damage to the latter; [11]
Under the Court's ruling in Inclusive Communities, in order to prove a case of disparate impact housing discrimination, the following must occur: First, a plaintiff must make out a prima facie case, drawing an explicit, causal connection between a policy or practice and the disparate impact or statistical disparity.
An early example of strict liability is the rule Rylands v Fletcher, where it was held that "any person who for his own purposes brings on his lands and collects and keeps there anything likely to do mischief if it escapes, must keep it in at his peril, and, if he does not do so, is prima facie answerable for all the damage which is the natural ...
English courts have recognised that there are four steps required to establish a claim in unjust enrichment. [2] If the following elements are satisfied, a claimant has a prima facie right to restitution: the defendant has been enriched; this enrichment is at the claimant's expense; this enrichment at the claimant's expense is unjust; and
The courts had to determine whether the clause was in fact a penalty. The leading judgment was given by Lord Dunedin, who opined as follows: Though the parties to a contract who use the words "penalty" or "liquidated damages" may prima facie be supposed to mean what they say, yet the expression used is not conclusive. The Court must find out ...