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Wholly owned subsidiary abroad

Wholly owned subsidiary abroad, means a foreign concern formed, registered or incorporated in a foreign country in … or incorporated in a foreign country in accordance with the laws and regulations of that country and whose entire capital is

Joint venture abroad

Joint venture abroad, means a foreign concern formed, registered or incorporated in a foreign country in … or incorporated in a foreign country in accordance with the laws and regulations of that country and in which investment has

Experts

fact, e.g., professed judges of handwriting, foreign lawyers as to foreign law (see Re Turner, 1906 WN 27), or doctors as to

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Civil Law

composition of the Common Law. Under the influence of the foreign ecclesiastics, who, pouring into this country after the Conquest, long

Maritime law

works of juris-consults, the judicial decisions of our own and foreign countries, etc. though still susceptible of amendment, our system corresponds … Maritime law, the law relating to harbours, ships, and seamen. An important

Comity of Nations

positive rule affirming or denying or restrain-ing the operation of foreign laws, courts of justice presume the tacit adoption of them … the true foundation and extent of the obligation of the laws of one nation within the territories of another. It is

Acquiescence

to an act (Black's Law Dictionary). Passivity and inaction on foreign claims that according to customary international law usually call for

Marriage

1866 LR 1 P&D 130. Where a marriage in a foreign country complies with these requirements it is immaterial that under … with these requirements it is immaterial that under the local law dissolution can be obtained by mutual consent or at the

Extradition

Extradition, the surrender by a foreign state of a person accused of a crime to the … is recognized as a duty, independent of treaty, by international law, but is usually the subject of treaty terminable at one

Bill of Exchange

151. Bill of exchange, is either an inland or a foreign bill. An inland bill is a bill which is, or … for the encouragement of commerce, it is assignable, at Common Law, by mere endorsement, so that very many names are frequently

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