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Damages
double damages, excessive damages, exemplary damages, general damages, irreparable damages, pecuniary damages, prospective damages, special damages, speculative damages, substantial damages, unliquidated damages. But the essentials are (a) detriment to one by the wrong doing of another, (b) … injunction against a breach of agreement, or against the commission of a wrongful act, or for the specific performance of any agreement, the same Court might award damages to the party injured, either in addition to or
contract
parties that creates in each party a duty to do or not do something and a right to performance of the other's duty or a remedy for the breach of the other's duty ;also : a document … such as a corporate seal, is insufficient to create a contract under seal. Contracts under seal have a substantially longer statute of limitations than contracts based on consideration. des·ti·na·tion contract : a contract for goods stipulating that
Rescission
cases, and this facility will not assist the vendor in case of a serious defect in title or substantial mis-representation, see Re Hardick Co. v. Lipski, (1901) 2 Ch 666. Where a purchaser rescinds under a power … can, if it thinks fit, order the return of any deposit where the Court refuses to grant specific performance or in any action for the return of the deposit. A party's unilateral unmaking of a contract for
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Equity
words. (3) But it is in neither of these senses that Equity is to be understood as the substantial justice which has been expounded by the Court of Chancery. It is here accepted in a more limited … litigants, Equity insists upon the conscientious obligations of the suitors; and by adjudicating in personam, may compel specific performance (see that title) of a contract where law would only give damages for the breach of it, and
Appropriate government
Appropriate government, means in relation to public authority which is established, constituted, owned, controlled or substantially financed by funds provided directly or indirectly-- (i) by the Central Government or the Union Territory administration, the … being a mine or an establishment wherein persons are employed for the exhibition of equestrian, acrobatic and other performances the Central Government and in relation to any other establishment, the State Government. [Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (53
Magna Carta
SM. (1689)). Also spelled Magna charta, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 963. This Great Charter is based substantially upon the Saxon Common Law, which flourished in this kingdom until the Normaninvasion consolidated the system of feudality, … away, until we be clearly paid off the debt, and the residue shall remain to the executor to perform the testament of the dead, and if nothing be owing unto us, all the chattels shall go to
Public authority
Constitution; (ii) by any law made by the appropriate Government, and includes any other body owned, controlled or substantially financed by funds provided directly or indirectly by the appropriate Government. [Freedom of Information Act, 2002 (5 of … not necessarily a country council, municipal corporation or other local authority, which has public or statutory duties to perform and which perform those duties and carries out its transactions for the benefit of the public and not
force
or preventing resistance from another dead·ly force : force that is intended to cause or that carries a substantial risk of causing death or serious bodily injury compare nondeadly force in this entry NOTE: As a general … causes injury to another : intervening cause at cause irresistible force : an unforeseeable event esp. that prevents performance of an obligation under a contract : force majeure 2 : a body of persons available for a
rejection
as a : a refusal to accept an offer b : a refusal to accept nonconforming goods as performance of a contract NOTE: Rejection and revocation are two remedies available to the buyer under the Uniform Commercial … the rejection must be given to the seller. Acceptance of the goods can be revoked if a defect substantially impairing their value to the buyer is discovered after acceptance, but such revocation must be made within a
National insurance
in respect of a particular employment. What is manual labour is a question of fact: the real and substantial character of the employment must be considered. (b) Persons employed as apprentices, persons employed on agricultural holdings, persons … for the purpose of the Acts. (f) Employment by way of manual labour under a contract for the performance of such labour for the purposes of any trade or business. (g) Employment on a British owned or
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