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  2. Himalaya clause - Wikipedia

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    A Himalaya clause is a contractual provision expressed to be for the benefit of a third party who is not a party to the contract. Although theoretically applicable to any form of contract, most of the jurisprudence relating to Himalaya clauses relate to maritime matters, and exclusion clauses in bills of lading for the benefit of employees, crew, and agents, stevedores in particular.

  3. List of Latin legal terms - Wikipedia

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    the law of the country in which an action is brought out lex lata: the carried law The law as it has been enacted. lex loci: the law of the place The law of the country, state, or locality where the matter under litigation took place. Usually used in contract law, to determine which laws govern the contract. / ˈ l ɛ k s ˈ l oʊ s aɪ / lex ...

  4. Sale of Goods Act, 1930 - Wikipedia

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    The Indian Sale of Goods Act, 1930 is a mercantile law which came into existence on 1 July 1930, [1] [2] during the British Raj, borrowing heavily from the United Kingdom's Sale of Goods Act 1893. It provides for the setting up of contracts where the seller transfers or agrees to transfer the title (ownership) in the goods to the buyer for ...

  5. Necessary and Proper Clause - Wikipedia

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    Yellowley, 272 U.S. 581 (1926), which upheld a law restricting medicinal use of alcohol as a necessary and proper exercise of power under the 18th Amendment, which established Prohibition. The phrase has become the label of choice for this constitutional clause.

  6. Privity of contract - Wikipedia

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    The law has been welcomed by many as a relief from the strictness of the doctrine, however it may still prove ineffective in professionally drafted documents, as the provisions of this statute may be expressly excluded by the draftsmen.

  7. Penumbra (law) - Wikipedia

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    The definition of the term was originally derived from its primary scientific meaning, which is "a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light". [10] By analogy, rights that exist in the constitution's penumbra can be found in the "shadows" of other portions of the constitution. [13]

  8. Jim Carrey Clarifies His Retirement Comments: It's 'More ...

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    Jim Carrey isn't swearing off acting for good.. The actor returns to the big screen in the new sequel Sonic the Hedgehog 3 after previously saying in 2022 that he was "being fairly serious" about ...

  9. Assignment (law) - Wikipedia

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    Assignment [a] is a legal term used in the context of the laws of contract and of property.In both instances, assignment is the process whereby a person, the assignor, transfers rights or benefits to another, the assignee. [1]