LE2 Contract Law
Legal English
Legal English
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| Students | 11 |
| Language | English |
| Category | Law |
| Level | University |
| Created / Updated | 19.08.2015 / 04.01.2020 |
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a party
breach, perform a contract,
accept, make, reject an offer
the parties
negotiate a contract, negotiate an offer, form a contract
the court
award damages, enforce a contract
a lawyer
file a lawsuit, negotiate an offer, negotiate a contract
accept
damages, an offer, accept rights
royalities
Lizenz
withdraw an offer
von einem Vertrag zurücktreten
warranty
a non-essential term
condition
an essential term > not like a warranty which is an non-essential term
can / could
may / might / could
may not / might not
are used to say something is generally possible
it is possible they will sue you
are used to talk about negative possibility in the futur
Preposition: contract
1. an individual or a business may enter into a contract.
2. anyone who is not pary to the contract ...
3. cannot be obligated to do anything required under the contract
preposition: breaching party
1. the non-breaching party my file a lawsuit against the breaching party
2. a party will not be required to perform its contractual obligations if another party is in breach
preposition: damages
1. damages are awarded to a party for any loss that the party has suffered as a result of a breach of contract
2. a party will not always be able to recover all losses when suing for dagames
clause
Clause
Goods, Prices, Terms of payment, Commencement & termination, Procedures on termination, Retention of title, Governing law, Whole agreement, Limited warranty, Force majeure
- commencement = Beginn
- retention = keep, behalten
- termination = to end
- force majeure = unexpected happenings out of your control > höhere Gewalt
- warranty = retailor / distributor
- guaratnee = manufacturer
Preposition:
were arrested for fraud
they were accused of having developed...
an action was brought against them in the civil court
all three were convinced of fraud ...
and sentenced to two years imprisonment
had an adverse effect on the ...
but also had a negative impact on investors
the men were put on probation
assignee
the person two whom a right, interest or property is transferred
Der Abtretungsempfänger
assignment
the legal transfer of a right, interest or property to another person
Die Übertragung
assignor
the person who transfers a right, interest or property to another
der Abtretende, der Zedent
award
to officially decide that sb should be given sth (prize, money, degree)
Belohnung, Preis, Zuschlag
breach of contract
failure to persom any of the terms agreed upon in a binding contract
der Vertragsbruch
breaching party
the party to a contract that has failed to perform the terms of the contract
die Person, welche den Vertrag bricht
clause
a section of a legal document, of a contract
Die Klausel, der Paragraph, Abschnitt
consideration
something of value (money, goods etc.) given by one party to another in exchange for an act or promise; in common law this is an essential element of contract formation
die Gegenleistung, Vergütung, Entgelt
counter-offer
an offer made in response to a first offer by the other party; it amounts to a rejection of the original offer
Das Gegenangebot
damage
harm, injury
die Schädigung
damages
financial compensation awarded by a court for harm done or injury caused
award damages, accept damages
Schadenersatz
essential terms
the most important conditions that the parties to a contract have agreed to
wesentliche Vertragspunkte
contract formation
the creation of a legally binding agreement
der Vertragsabschluss
injured party
a party in a court case that has been harmed or wronged
der Geschädigte, die geschädigte Partei
non-breaching party
the party to a contract that has suffered a breach by the other party
die nicht vertragswidrige Partei, die geschädigte Partei
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