The commission does not have current statistics on the amount in dispute, she said.

At the time when the payments were made, it had not been possible to identify the amounts in dispute.

The amount in dispute at one California site is more than $650 million, and the liabilities some towns face could cause them to default.

Where the amount in dispute did not exceed £3,000, the governor's decision was final and there was no further provision for appeal.

If the amount in dispute exceeded £10, the provost-marshall was directed to bring the defendant personally into Court.

Magistrates have jurisdiction over civil cases in which the financial amount in dispute is less than five thousand dollars.

The court had jurisdiction to deal with civil disputes where the amount in dispute in the colony was more than £50 sterling.

In some situations, the appellant had to give security to the value of at least double the amount in dispute before appealing.

The District Courts' civil jurisdiction allows the Court to hear any matter where the amount in dispute is $200,000 or less.

The Magistrates Court has the jurisdiction to decide on civil matters for which the amount in dispute is less than or equal to $150,000.

This position reflects a huge misperception by many attorneys that the suitability of mediation is a function of the dollar amount in dispute.

In case of purely financial disputes, it may be possible to depart the country if a local sponsor pledges funds equal to the amount in dispute.

Civil matters in which the amount in dispute is more than $150,000 are decided by either the District Court or the Supreme Court.

And while sellers often try to negotiate a voluntary discharge of the lien in exchange for placing the amount in dispute into escrow, contractors may refuse the offer.

The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction to try civil matters when the amount in dispute exceeds T$500 and in all matters of divorce, probate and admiralty.

But the amount of the Federal claims against Empire far exceeds the amounts in dispute in the other cases, most of which were settled with the cooperation of the companies.

If the amount in dispute is less than the amount of the deposit, the scheme provider may well return the balance to the tenant and hold onto the rest pending the adjudication.

In cases where the amount in dispute is one million Yuan or less, the parties may jointly select to follow the Common Procedure and the added financial cost it entails.

However, Article XXIV, Section 6(e) of the agreement says that one half of the salary amount in dispute counts against the salary cap until the grievance is resolved.

After setting out that the matter and amount in dispute, exclusive of costs, exceeds the sum or value of $500 and that the petitioner is a corporation and citizen of Illinois.

After successfully persuading a board of arbitrators towards his rationale, Ciancaglini momentarily proved the axiom that "possession is 9/10 of the law" and Dittus was awarded the full amount in dispute.

Today Dr. Johnson credits Father Byrne for bringing about a fair resolution, adding that the court, while ordering Dr. Johnson to pay, split the difference on the amount in dispute.

An appeal from the Supreme Court to the Court of Appeal can be made as of by right unless it is a civil matter and the amount in dispute does not exceed T$1000.

So Exxon, which had voluntarily waived the statute of limitations to allow the I.R.S. to continue working, withdrew the waiver in April, and the I.R.S. immediately issued a claim for the entire amount in dispute, $6.5 billion.

Christopher McKenna, a spokesman for Mr. Vacco, said the people who complained about Oxford last year and then went to mediation under the auspices of the Attorney General's office had received money back from the company - on average, half of the amount in dispute.