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Silence does not per-se amounts to communication- Bank of India Ltd. Vs. Rustom Cowasjee- AIR 1955 Bom. 419 at P. 430; 57 Bom. L.R. 850- Mere silence cannot amount to any assent. It does not even amount to any representation on which any plea of estoppel may be found, unless there is a duty to make some statement or to do some act free and ...
This did not stand up in court, and it was decided there could not be acceptance by silence. An exception exists in the case of unilateral contracts, in which the offeror makes an offer to the world which can be accepted by some act. A classic instance of this is the case of Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co.
Portrait of English judge Sir Edward Coke. Neither the reasons nor the history behind the right to silence are entirely clear. The Latin brocard nemo tenetur se ipsum accusare ('no man is bound to accuse himself') became a rallying cry for religious and political dissidents who were prosecuted in the Star Chamber and High Commission of 16th-century England.
Berghuis v. Thompkins, 560 U.S. 370 (2010), is a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court held that, unless and until a criminal suspect explicitly states that they are relying on their right to remain silent, their voluntary statements may be used in court and police may continue to question them.
A silence procedure, tacit consent [1] or tacit acceptance procedure [2] (French: procédure d'approbation tacite; Latin: qui tacet consentire videtur, "he who is silent is taken to agree", "silence implies/means consent") is a way of formally adopting texts, often, but not exclusively, in an international political context.
Unique Nicole/FilmMagic Melissa Barrera has broken her silence on being let go from Scream VII over her comments about the Israel-Hamas war. “First and foremost I condemn Anti-Semitism and ...
Ordinary contracts do not require "good faith" as such, [20] and mere compliance with the law is sufficient. However in particular relationships silence may form the basis of an actionable misrepresentation: [21] [22] Agents have a fiduciary relationship with their principal. They must make proper disclosure and must not make secret profits. [23]
'A moment of silence for that money': Kevin O'Leary says he lost $750,000 in mere months after pouring it into his friend's business — 3 tips to keep emotions out of your investing moves.