Contracts

Contracts

Contracts of all sorts.

Contributors in Contracts

Contracts

Contractual term the breach of which does not automatically discharge the innocent party from its obligations under the contract or entitle an injured party to damages. A court or an arbitrator must ...

Integration rule

Law; Contracts

Legal principle that where a contract document represents the complete and final accord between the contracting parties, all associated oral agreements and understandings are rendered null and void.

Interest arbitration

Law; Contracts

Submitting those disputes for arbitration that arise from disagreement over what terms or conditions should be included in an agreement. See also rights arbitration.

Non compos mentis

Law; Contracts

Mental state of a contracting party that prevents it from possessing sufficient understanding to comprehend the extent, meaning, and nature of his or her obligations under the contract and, thus, may ...

Non-disparagement agreement

Law; Contracts

A contract between two parties that prohibits one party from criticising the other. Typically used in an employment or dispute settlement contract.

No oral modification clause

Law; Contracts

Provision in an agreement that prevents any non-written change in its terms.

No cost contract

Law; Contracts

That has no monetary consideration but pays back 'in kind.' Used mainly to avoid duplication of effort, it may be entered between a government (which has developed a new but classified technology) ...