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Workers Trust and Merchant Bank Ltd v Dojap Investments Ltd [1993] UKPC 7 is a contract law case of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, on appeal from the Court of Appeal of Jamaica. The case concerns the dividing line between a penal requirement for a deposit and liquidated damages.
Harvey v Facey [1893], [1] is a contract law case decided by the United Kingdom Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on appeal from the Supreme Court of Judicature of Jamaica. In 1893 the Privy Council held final legal jurisdiction over most of the British Caribbean. [2]
Novation, in contract law and business law, [1] is the act of – . replacing an obligation to perform with another obligation; or; adding an obligation to perform; or; replacing a party to an agreement with a new party.
The parol evidence rule is a rule in common law jurisdictions limiting the kinds of evidence parties to a contract dispute can introduce when trying to determine the specific terms of a contract [1] and precluding parties who have reduced their agreement to a final written document from later introducing other evidence, such as the content of oral discussions from earlier in the negotiation ...
Pages in category "Judicial Committee of the Privy Council cases on appeal from Jamaica" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
For example, since real estate contracts are generally matters of public record, the purchaser of a house may not wish to list the exact amount of the payment on the contract. But there must be some specific payment listed in the contract, or the contract will be considered void for lack of consideration. So the contract may be written to ...
In an accord contract it is typical (though not legally necessary) that the consideration supplied is less than bargained for in the original contract. Some accord contracts also substitute payment in cash for payment in kind (e.g. rather than paying a cash sum, the debtor gives the creditor something of value, such as a car, boat, real estate ...
Vita Food Products Inc v Unus Shipping Co Ltd [1939] UKPC 7, [1] is a leading decision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on the conflict of laws.The case stands for the proposition that an express choice of law clause in a contract should be honoured as long as the agreement was bona fide and not against public policy.