Questions tagged [contract-law]
For questions about laws related to contracts, an agreement between two or more parties.
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What describes a consent when people take loan?
As a banker, I ask people to put their signatures on the loan agreement form, the demand promissory note, etc. For illiterate people, I ask them to put their thumb impression countersigned by a ...
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“if parties create a breach of contract then this agreement is null and void and the division of proceeds shall be decided by court of law.” Meaning? [closed]
I am supposed to get 100% of the net proceeds for sale of a home as stated in an agreement drawn up by attorneys. However at the end of the agreement it says “If the actions of the parties create a ...
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Terms of Service and Adversarially Interoperable Apps
Applications like NewPipe and Geddit seem to be becoming more popular. These applications are "adversarially interoperable": they work with and can display content from large services such ...
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Are customers of FTX.com liable for clawbacks, given that the contract states they own the assets on the platform?
FTX bankruptcy estate is preparing to file lawsuits on retail customers to claw back withdrawals made during the last days of FTX.
In fact, FTX has already filed one recently.
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USA Employment Law: Job Search with Moonlighting
I am a Software Developer contractor but I also want to have my own side-hustle business. This side hustle business might contain programming, research or developing new software products. However, it ...
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Can a person presented in a photo/video ask the owner of the content to remove it from Insta/YouTube? [closed]
If I ask someone to be a model in my photo or an actor in my video clip, then I publish the photo/video on my Insta/YouTube, can they say later on I changed my mind and ask me to remove it? Or ask ...
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Can ex-employer ask/require in a severance agreement that if I plan to disclose information about the severance agreement, I must tell them first?
Can a severance agreement ask/force an employee to inform the ex-employer if they plan to disclose the severance agreement?
My understanding is that the National Labor Relations Act allows me to share ...
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Seal instead of Signature
"Juan" agrees to a simple contract with "Betty". This written contract has a single signature line at the end for the offeree. Juan has poor taste, so he "signs" it with ...
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How corrupt does a contract need to be for a country to invalidate it?
It is in the news that there is a case in the UK High Court regarding a contract between Process & Industrial Developments (P&ID) and the Nigerian state. It involved gas extraction, but the ...
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In UK, how hard can you hold a builder to their quoted price?
I was hoping to have some building work done in England and got two quotes: I would have liked three or four, but it was quite enough work to get two. To my surprise, they different hugely: one was ...
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Can I be sued for evading a ban on a web forum? [duplicate]
I participate on a web forum where I have received multiple bans. The first ban was because people didn't like what I wrote, the subsequent bans have been because I had already been banned and the ...
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Legality of charging customer service for one’s time spent dealing with them
An acquaintance has a practice of charging companies’ customer service departments £50 per 30 minute increments of his time spent addressing issues with them on the phone. I don’t think he’s ever ...
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Unity, installation fees and retroactive unilateral pricing changes
Recently Unity changed the pricing policies for its popular gaming engine that will become operative on Jan, 1st 2024.
The change introduced what has been defined as "installation tax" by ...
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Can a terminated commission based legal representation relationship give rise to expectation damages in England?
Meet Alice. She has a legal claim against Bob. She contracted Larry the lawyer to represent her in this matter and essentially run the case for her on a no win no fee percentage of damages commission ...
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What are the limits of a contract offeror's ability to designate actions that accept the offer?
If I offer a contract, what can I designate as constituting acceptance?
As intuition pumps, here is a collection of increasingly dubious contract offers:
You agree to pay me $1.00 for a peppercorn, ...
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Charging interest on a locked account
Is it a violation of any US banking regulations for a bank to continue charging interest on a loan when they have temporarily blocked the account holder from making payments? (or at least interest on ...
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Are punitive contractual clauses enforceable?
Another answer suggests that in England and Wales they are not. But under what provisions wouldn’t they be? Why or why not?
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What makes something an offer in contract law?
Whether a communication is an offer or merely an invitation to treat has tremendous legal significance.
What makes something an offer in contract law?
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How do section titles impact the interpretation of body text in a contract?
There is a contract between Party A and Party S. Party A is the author of the contract. And Party S signed it.
In the contract, there are two sections, titled "Responsibilities of Party A" ...
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Why is a parking fee sign posting bilaterally binding but a menu board/price list is merely a non-committal invitation to treat?
Bob parks in the lot of a shopping mall where a sign is posted “by parking here you enter a contract wherein you agree to pay £10 per hour.” Bob parks in the lot and is, according to LSE, bound by the ...
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What is the significance of an invitation to treat?
I was just in a café and the menu board listed iced chai for £2.9 (hand-written, dry erase white board). When I went to order they charged me £4.6 on the machine. After posting it and realising what I’...
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Accepting payment terms and conditions
I am in U.K. If I book a holiday/vacation and pay a deposit am I now bound by the payment/cancellation terms? (NB: There was no tick-box to say “by booking you accept our terms and conditions.” or ...
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Software to block contracts
Many websites offer contracts to their visitors by "browse-wrap" (making an offer by notice, where not not using the site signals acceptance) or click-wrap (making an offer where clicking &...
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Accepting online contracts on behalf of a corporation
I use a computer and the Internet for work. I use a lot of software that is licensed to my employer.
Say some software licensed to my employer pops up its license on my employer's computer and demands ...
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What law governs shopping carts?
The title may sound a bit funny but it is something I spent a few hours thinking about during a recent car trip :)
In my country in order to get a shopping cart, you have to insert a coin. When ...
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When has a doctor fulfilled their contractual duty
Generally when getting a service from some provider it is implied that that provider has to provide the service they ask money for. If I buy a phone and that phone is broken they have to replace or ...
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Is using hidden city ticketing a theft of service?
In some cases, A-B-C flights (from A to C with layover at B) cost less than a direct A-B flight with the same company. "Hidden city ticketing" is the practice of taking the cheaper A-B-C ...
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What happens to a company’s ongoing contractual liabilities if the company is terminated?
ACME signs a service contract with a minimum term of 18 months. Acme then winds up and folds. What happens to a company’s ongoing contractual liabilities when the company gets terminated?
Just to ...
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Does the provision sought by this question apply equally to coworking spaces?
See this question: What rule of law requires gyms to release members from long term contracts when they relocate out of the area?
I intend to edit this question once that one is duly answered, but in ...
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What counts as consideration in contract law?
What counts as consideration in contract law? Does consideration from party A have to be to the benefit of the party B?
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Is performing another's duty a valid form of consideration?
Under state law parents have a legal duty to among other things educate minor children until they graduate from high school or an approved equivalent. The state also provides for public schools which ...
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How could someone whose trades are being copied be liable to the person who is doing the copying?
It is reported that someone was copying the trades of a noted NFT trader. This noted NFT trader profited from this by making an inflated bids on one of his own NFTs, and when the copycat replicated ...
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Can workers keep overpaid salary? [duplicate]
Technical issues caused salaries of employees to be mixed up in a South Korean company.
22일 직장인 커뮤니티 블라인드 게시글 등에 따르면 지난 19일 “명세서에 적힌 금액보다 덜 들어왔다”는 효성 직원들의 게시글이 올라왔다.
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Do schools have permission to use pictures containing my face taken inside school forever if I agreed to it?
On day one of my first year in high school me and basically every other students were given a few documents to sign. One of them included a clause that allowed the school to publish pictures of us ...
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Revenue share contract w merged company [closed]
Company A developed Product A and has a revenue sharing agreement with Partner A (who sold Product A) to Client A. The revenue sharing agreement is open ended, i.e. does not expire.
Enters Company B ...
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What are the implications of requesting someone sign a document with false information?
I have been asked by multiple different companies on different occasions to sign documents, with my signature certifying that all information in the document is true and correct. These documents have ...
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Does receiving an email informing me of a change in policy mean I automatically agree with it, unless I object?
Several years ago I bought a domain name. I have never really used it, and have been wanting to get rid of it for quite some time now, but every year the hosting service finds another trick to make me ...
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Contract to lie publicly [duplicate]
I asked a question about this earlier but worded it poorly and got downvotes, so I deleted it and gave myself time to word it better. Please suggest improvements if need be.
Is a contract void if it ...
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Is a thumbs-up emoji considered as legally binding agreement in the United States?
I read that a thumbs-up emoji considered as legally binding agreement in Canada. Is a thumbs-up emoji considered as legally binding agreement in the United States?
If state-specific, I am mostly ...
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Is an unauthorised appropriation with simultaneous deposit of another value a theft? 🍫
Today I tried to explain to my daughter what the saying "opportunity makes the thief" means.
My example: Someone forgets his expensive chocolate 20 euros on a table in the park. You see the ...
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Does a real estate buyer have recourse to recover fees related to an offer due to seller not disclosing probate period? [closed]
I live in the state of Massachusetts and recently put in an offer for a home.
The seller is actually 4 owners for which one passed recently (last year).
During title search, it was found that there ...
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If a minor enters a contract without the other party knowing about the age, and then the minor breaks a term, is it fraud?
A minor who signs a contract can void it at any time, which might cause damage to the other party. Let's consider this scenario:
A minor signs a contract with an adult online with neither party ...
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A representative guides one through the signing of a contract; e.g. internet services. What empowers them to do this? What are they, legally?
I'm looking for some legal terms and concepts related to the empowerment of a representative to guide someone through the signing of a contract. Is there a legal concept for such a person? ...
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Contractual capacity of minors
In Germany, we have a law that limits contractual capacity of minors: "A contract concluded by the minor without the approval of the legal representative is deemed effective from the outset ...
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UK: Good faith vs qualifying misrepresention
Consider the following in the context UK contract law, insurance and consumer rights.
When you (a person or legal entity) buys insurance there is some expectation that you properly value the item or ...
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Is a company bound by a contract signed by a person disqualified from managing companies?
Section 206B of the Australian Corporations Act provides that a person is automatically disqualified from managing corporations if convicted of certain offences or made bankrupt.
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Is there a statute requiring contractors to bill in a timely manner?
Let’s say that Bob has work done to his home. Some payments are made per the contract, but the final payment requires some adjustments to be made to account for changes agreed to during the project, ...
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Notice period of tenant to terminate apartment
I have a apartment with fixed term. (10 month). in Contract it mentioned that,
tenant can live in current month if noticed landlort before 15th of
each month. In this case no metter when tenant leave ...
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When is a letter "mailed or delivered"?
I am a PA resident and purchased the services of a career service company based in FL for 5k. The payments were deferred for the first month, so I have neither made any payments nor received any ...
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In washington state can a landlord suddenly rescind an agreed rent renewal with no forewarning?
First section below is the detailed scenario of the requested relevant law(s), and below that is the questioning of the scenario's legality:
Abby has a lease that ends in May, and was offered a lease ...
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