commenced

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Dr Begum's lawyers said she had been constructively dismissed and legal proceedings would be commenced against Oxfam in the Employment Tribunal.

From BBC

When the case started in April this year, the judge said he had received a letter informing him that the freeholder, Magnitude Developments Ltd, had commenced liquidation proceedings.

From BBC

This July, the company commenced eviction proceedings against Mr Chesworth and his wife.

From BBC

Shortly before filming on that project commenced, he remembers, he had lunch with Isabelle Huppert, who had just seen Reinsve onstage in Oslo and raved about “this one young actor in the purple dress.”

From Los Angeles Times

The Rose Bowl Operating Co. and the City of Pasadena have commenced a legal battle with hopes of forcing the team to stay.

From Los Angeles Times