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Wrongful dismissal

or, if upon notice, before expiration of the period of notice. The servant may elect to treat the contract as repudiated, General Bill Posting Co. v. Atkinson, 1909 AC 118; and see Measures, Ltd. v. Measures, (1910) … dismissal. A wrongful dismissal is an unjustifiable dismissal of a servant by the master from an engagement for services for a fixed time or, if upon notice, before expiration of the period of notice. The servant may

Domestics

amount of wages per annum. But there is generally no express stipulation as to the time that the service is to last; and when the terms are not otherwise defined the contract is thus understood that either … Domestics, menial servants (so called from being intra m'nia domus, within the walls of a house). The contract between them and their masters arises upon the hiring. In this country it is usual to engage domestic

Retainer

Retainer. (1) The contract between client and solicitor or between solicitor and counsel for professional services: the contract that such services shall … Retainer. (1) The contract between client and solicitor or between solicitor and counsel for professional services: the contract that such services shall not be given to the opposite party; (2) a document given by

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Manager

or any other person occupying the position of a manager by whatever name called and whether under a contract or service or not. It will be clear that to satisfy the aforesaid definition a person, which could

Employment

(1971) 2 SCC 68. The concept of employment involves three in-gredients: (1) employer (2) employee and (3) the contract of employment. The employer is one who employs i.e., one who engages the services of other persons. The … employee and (3) the contract of employment. The employer is one who employs i.e., one who engages the services of other persons. The employee is one who works for another for hire. The employment is the contract

quantum meruit

quantum meruit [Latin, as much as he/she deserved] 1 : a claim or count grounded on an implied contract that the defendant would pay the plaintiff as much as deserved for services or materials provided ;specif : … count grounded on an implied contract that the defendant would pay the plaintiff as much as deserved for services or materials provided ;specif : a count in a common-law action for assumpsit claiming payment of the value

(52 & 53 Vict. c. 27). See STOLEN GOODS; REWARD; LIBEL; SUBSTITUTED SERVICE; SKY SIGN; and as to contract by acceptance of advertised offer, see Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Co., 1893 (1) QB 256. By the (English)

Common employment

'a servant who engages for the performance of services for compensation does as an implied part of the contract take upon himself, as between himself and his master, the natural risks and perils incident to the performance … law. The principle upon which the exception rests is that 'a servant who engages for the performance of services for compensation does as an implied part of the contract take upon himself, as between himself and his

loan servicer

potential problems. Loan servicers may be the lender or a specialized company that just handles loan servicing under contract with the lender or the investor who owns the loan. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development … loan servicer the company that collects monthly mortgage payments and disperses property taxes and insurance payments. Loan servicers also monitor

Per month

accrues, which, once vested, is not subsequently lost or divested by the service-giver's desertion or abandonment of his contract, Taylor v. Laird, 25 LJ Ex 329; Stroud

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