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Ondergeschikt gedaagde

English translation: secondary/subsidiary defendant/respondent

21:33 Oct 21, 2021
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Law/Patents - Law (general)
Dutch term or phrase: Ondergeschikt gedaagde
BELGIUM hearing: secondary defendants?
I'm worried about calling them "secondary defendants" and giving them less liability in the TT than they have in the ST. There is no context, it doesn't talk about who they are. However, I think it might be another subsidiary of the company that's the defendant.
Lucy Makepeace (X)
English translation:secondary/subsidiary defendant/respondent
Explanation:
I don't see any problem with a literal translation. We don't know why they're secondary, but that's probably apparent from the rest of the document.

ELDRIDGE v. Of Whom, Greenwood County is, Secondary Respondent/Appellant.
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/sc-court-of-appeals/1118410.html

a claimant must give a secondary respondent reasonable access to the property for defect inspections.
http://www.bergersingerman.com/news-insights/law360-efforts-...
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philgoddard
United States
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4 +2secondary/subsidiary defendant/respondent
philgoddard
3 +1Co-defendant
Adrian MM.


  

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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
secondary/subsidiary defendant/respondent


Explanation:
I don't see any problem with a literal translation. We don't know why they're secondary, but that's probably apparent from the rest of the document.

ELDRIDGE v. Of Whom, Greenwood County is, Secondary Respondent/Appellant.
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/sc-court-of-appeals/1118410.html

a claimant must give a secondary respondent reasonable access to the property for defect inspections.
http://www.bergersingerman.com/news-insights/law360-efforts-...

philgoddard
United States
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 48
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cillie Swart: seems plausible
14 hrs
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
16 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Co-defendant


Explanation:
Co-Defendant - in England + Wales - if added by the Plaintiff and pluralised to Co-Defendants if a company. Third-party Co-Defendant if joined in by the Principal Defendant.

If there are multiple defendant parties, there would be a Main Defendant and numbered Co-Defendants *next listed thereunder*, such as the Second, Third or Fourth Defendants.

Example sentence(s):
  • The Court of Appeal has confirmed that defendants may serve a contribution notice on a co-defendant as an alternative to their primary defence of the claim, even if that co-defendant has reached a full and final settlement with the claimant.

    Reference: http://uitspraken.rechtspraak.nl/inziendocument?id=ECLI:NL:R...
Adrian MM.
Austria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: No, that's medegedaagde. "Ondergeschikt gedaagde" appears to have been coined specifically for this context, and gets almost no hits.
14 hrs
  -> That's reverse logic. The term may be Flemish. See Tina V's comment.
agree  Tina Vonhof (X): Ondergeschikt gedaagde may be Flemish. This person/company is not on the same level as the primary defendant in the case.
16 hrs
  -> Thanks, Tina.
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