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The section is also known as the reasonable limits clause or limitations clause, as it legally allows the government to limit an individual's Charter rights. This limitation on rights has been used in the last twenty years to prevent a variety of objectionable conduct such as child pornography (e.g., in R v Sharpe), [1] hate speech (e.g., in R ...
The United States Constitution and its amendments comprise hundreds of clauses which outline the functioning of the United States Federal Government, the political relationship between the states and the national government, and affect how the United States federal court system interprets the law. When a particular clause becomes an important ...
Where an Article has a limitation clause which specifically qualifies the right. Where Convention Articles expressly exclude certain areas or persons from the guarantee of protection. General restrictions under certain Articles (for example, Articles 15, 16, and 17). This cannot apply to Articles which contain non-derogable rights. [7]
A grandfather clause (or grandfather policy or grandfathering) is a provision in which an old rule continues to apply to some existing situations while a new rule will apply to all future cases. Those exempt from the new rule are said to have grandfather rights or acquired rights, or to have been grandfathered in. Frequently, the exemption is ...
Limitation clause: The clause places a limit on the amount that can be claimed for a breach of contract, regardless of the actual loss. Time limitation : The clause states that an action for a claim must be commenced within a certain period of time or the cause of action becomes extinguished.
A reservation of rights permits an insurer to fulfill its broad duty to defend [4] while avoiding waiver, estoppel, or forfeiture of rights [5] or being bound by a judgment entered against its policyholder [6] and serves to warn the policyholder to take steps to protect oneself from the reserving insurer. [7] An insurer that reserves its rights ...
The example of permitting assignment under specified circumstances is: An example: The hulls and freight clauses contain a similar "assignment clause" which states that no assignment is binding unless a dated notice of assignment, signed by the assured is endorsed on the policy and the policy is produced before payment of claim or return of ...