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(also actual damages) compensation for proven injury or loss

limited circumstances where sex or marital status may be used as a job requirement

law firm that employs hundreds of attorneys from all over the world

state of mind whereby a person has an honest conviction that they are observing reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing

title that is valid and free from defects such as liens, litigation or other encumbrances

items of personal property other than money (US good can be used in the singular)

person to whom a grant of property is made

person who transfers a property right or other benefit to a recipient (grantee)

informal term referring to binding international treaty provisions

act of bringing the laws of multiple jurisdictions in line with each other

property which can be inherited; also refers to land in general

(UK) court which hears serious civil cases and appeals from county courts; (US supreme court)

person that has legal possession of a trade mark

person who acquires a negotiable instrument in good faith

person who owns the right to control and dispose of a particular piece of property

right of an employee to take paid time off from his/her employment

combining of two or more firms which are at the same level in the economic supply chain

situation where a company attempts to buy another company against its wishes

(Latin) that is

when the matter under consideration in the contract is unlawful and therefore unenforceable in a court of law

breach of contract after which the non-breaching party is still required to perform its contractual obligations and may be entitled to damages

land, buildings or other permanent objects fixed to land

contract whose terms have not been specifically outlined, but rather are presumed

guarantee that is implied by law rather than promised by the seller

to introduce a rule, tax, punishment, etc. that must be obeyed, paid or accepted; to give someone a task or a duty, especially an unpleasant one or one that they do not want to do

(Latin) against a piece of property (rather than a person)

regular mode of conduct or routine of a trade

person who was not planned to benefit from a contract and is also not party to that contract. This person does not gain any rights under the contract.

to include the provisions of something (e.g. a convention) as a part of something larger, such as a system (e.g. national legislation)

set of international sales terms used as a standard between buyers and sellers to apportion costs and risk between them