Not exact matches
Mr Oppong - Damoah said there were
clauses in the existing agreement
which made it difficult to abrogate else the country will be liable to the payment of
damages as enshrined in the contract.
(c) In the event the aircraft is lost or
damaged beyond repair, the Government shall pay the Contractor a sum equal to the fair market value of the aircraft at the time of such loss or
damage,
which value may be specifically agreed to in
clause 1252.228 - 71, «Fair Market Value of Aircraft,» less the salvage value of the aircraft.
Termination
clauses will in almost all cases significantly limit
damages to
which an employee is entitled.
The court concluded that the liquidated
damages of S$ 1 million was a genuine pre-estimate of the
damages which the medical centre could suffer if Dr Ng breached the restraint of trade
clause, as the amount payable reflected the expertise and goodwill he possessed in the field of aesthetic medicine.
Sellers argued that, on the facts, the
damages scheme in the Default
Clause should have been overridden by the application of certain common law principles for the assessment of
damages,
which would have led to the conclusion that Buyers had suffered no loss.
If you are dealing with a dispute between an individual and his / her firm, or between two warring groups within a firm, it can be hugely
damaging to rush off to court, particularly where there is no arbitration
clause,
which would allow parties to keep their dirty linen out of the public eye.
The motion judge found that this exclusion
clause was «clear and unambiguous» and that it excluded «both
damage to the «work»
which forms the subject matter of the contract, as well as
damages resulting from the faulty workmanship related to the work».
This decision extended the ruling in a 2012 decision, Bowes v Goss Power Corp.
which had held that where an indefinite hire contract contained a termination notice
clause allowing for termination on «6 months» notice or pay in lieu» and the employer terminated without working notice, there was no duty to mitigate
damages or deduction for mitigation earnings.
It was held that the
clause did cover
damage resulting from negligence, since the only way in
which the defendant could be liable under this contract is through some form of negligence.
The defendant argued that there was a relevant exclusion
clause in the contract between the claimant and the defendant,
which stipulated that «The maximum amount allowed for lost or
damaged articles is twenty times the charge made for laundering.»
The application judge found that the two - member firm partnership had been dissolved and declared the restrictive covenant unenforceable as a penalty, but directed a trial of an issue to determine the
damages payable by the appellant as a result of a breach of the portion of the portion of the covenant he found valid and severable — the withdrawal having triggered a
clause in the agreement
which called for the reduction of the withdrawing partner's capital account «by 500 % of the average fees billed by the firm to clients who transfer to the withdrawing partner within 24... Read More
The application judge found that the two - member firm partnership had been dissolved and declared the restrictive covenant unenforceable as a penalty, but directed a trial of an issue to determine the
damages payable by the appellant as a result of a breach of the portion of the portion of the covenant he found valid and severable — the withdrawal having triggered a
clause in the agreement
which called for the reduction of the withdrawing partner's capital account «by 500 % of the average fees billed by the firm to clients who transfer to the withdrawing partner within 24 months of the withdrawal date».
If the relevant consumer protection law has a minimum $ 5,000 statutory
damages amount for some claims covered by the
clause, this
clause would prevent it from being invalidated, while allowing the merchant to still have access to the consumer unfriendly arbitration forum in
which class action lawsuits are probably also barred while class action lawsuits would not be in court.
Will a limit of liability
clause that prevents recovery of
damages for a wrongful termination of an agreement be a ground for granting an injunction to prevent the irreparable harm associated with the breach for
which full
damages can not be recovered?
Establishes a hard cap of $ 500,000 on noneconomic
damages in medical liability cases (the $ 500,000 cap that was passed during a special session in 2002 contained an escalator
clause which would have raised the cap to $ 750,000 in 2011 and $ 1 million in 2017).
The type of
clause which is more dangerous, however understandable in ethos, would be a typical inclusion of a very high fixed
damages amount for breach of a confidentiality agreement.
Instead, contracts typically have an indemnity
clause,
which states that the client must protect you by covering your legal costs and whatever
damages you are assessed, if their wrongful act lands you in trouble.
Third party insurance is a mandatory
clause in the motor insurance policy
which compensates
damages to the other party vehicle but comprehensive insurance policy covers risk to your own vehicle including
damage to the other party vehicle and property.
After dealing with such issues in the past I have written into my lease a
clause stating the hourly rate that the tenant pays for
damage for
which they are responsible.
In your contract you can include a penalty
clause which provides liquidated
damages for each day that the project runs over the schedule.
Tenants may seek to alter
damage and destruction
clauses, look more closely at what constitutes «normal conduct of business» and interruptions in business, and demand specific security measures, according to a report from Julien J. Studley Inc.,
which specializes in tenant representation.
Many purchase contracts, especially those used in states such as California, contain a liquidated
damages clause,
which states the seller is only entitled to the earnest money deposit up to a certain percentage of the sales price.