Questions tagged [contract-law]
For questions about laws related to contracts, an agreement between two or more parties.
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Signing vs initialing a contract
When should/are initials used, in the context of a contract? How are they different from a signature of a full name? Come to think of it, is it required that a person's signature be their first and ...
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Is a contract made through social media binding?
At my local college I've taken on a course about law and currently we are learning about contract laws and was curious about the binding nature of a contract.
Let's say there is a stock broker and ...
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Overriding offered contract acceptance methods with express written declaration
Bob would rather face the consequences of trespassing than pay for a license to occupy a privately owned parking spot.
He pulls into the lot which says “by parking here you agree to pay £10/hour.
Bob ...
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As an Iranian, can I sign an Independent contractor agreement, and work remotely for a US company from Iran?
Are there any restrictions for citizens of sanctioned countries to work remotely for US companies?
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How to gather Compelling Evidence to prove that business is fraudulent?
My friend's small business agreed to a one-month risk-free trial service from one Credit Card Processor company. However, she did not like the service, because it did not live up to verbal promises ...
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What type of lawyer would I need to help me deal with issues of academic misconduct?
What can stop a university from doing whatever they want and screwing students over in terms of accusing them of cheating, plagiarism, or a misunderstanding of professor authorization of essay re-...
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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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Why Offer Arbitration Opt-Out
As I understand it, in the United States there is no legal obligation for a company to offer its customers the opportunity to opt-out of their arbitration agreement. So why do some companies offer ...
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What is a condition precedent?
Here is a Wikipedia definition, of something that must happen before something else happens, but I'm not sure how to apply it to the law.
Let's say that there is an angel investor that meets a ...
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Is a contract allowed to have illegal / unenforceable clauses?
My understand of contract law in general, is that an illegal or unenforceable clause does not render the whole contract void, but rather that specific clause is essentially stricken out, as if it did ...
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When a contract is being analyzed in court, is it the understanding of the parties or the written contract that is to be established?
This is a difficult question to phrase so bare with me. From reading questions on this site, I understand that a written contract (e.g. a lease) is only a written record of the actual contract, that ...
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In a contract what is the difference between indemnify and defend?
In a contract what is the difference between indemnify and defend? I often see them used together though I believe there is a subtle difference. If party x is to indemnify party y then x can't sue y. ...
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What does this "no waiver" clause mean?
In a resedential lease, what does this paragraph mean?
No Waiver. The failure of either party to insist in any instance upon the strict keeping, observance or performance of any provision of
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Is other party by law required to give you a copy of contract, if you don't have one, but he does?
I am helping a friend who has signed some documents for her business with a Credit Card Processor company. However, at the time of signing up for this service she forgot to ask for a copy of all ...
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Is there any point in having Force Majeure in a contract?
Isn't force majeure statutorily implied in every contract whether or not explicitly stated.
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