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2. Tortious interference - Wikipedia

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   Tortious interference, also known as intentional interference with contractual relations, in the common law of torts, occurs when one person intentionally damages someone else's contractual or business relationships with a third party, causing economic harm. [1] As an example, someone could use blackmail to induce a contractor into breaking a ...

3. Third-party beneficiary - Wikipedia

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   v. t. e. A third-party beneficiary, in the law of contracts, is a person who may have the right to sue on a contract, despite not having originally been an active party to the contract. This right, known as a ius quaesitum tertio, [1] arises when the third party (tertius or alteri) is the intended beneficiary of the contract, as opposed to a ...

4. Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 - Wikipedia

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   The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 (c. 31) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that significantly reformed the common law doctrine of privity and "thereby [removed] one of the most universally disliked and criticised blots on the legal landscape". [2] The second rule of the doctrine of privity, that a third party ...

5. Subrogation - Wikipedia

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   Subrogation is the assumption by a third party (such as a second creditor or an insurance company) of another party's legal right to collect debts or damages. [1] It is a legal doctrine whereby one person is entitled to enforce the subsisting or revived rights of another for their own benefit. [2]

6. Collateral contract - Wikipedia

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   For example, a collateral contract is formed when one party pays the other party a certain sum for entry into another contract. A collateral contract may be between one of the parties and a third party. It can also be epitomized as follows: a collateral contract is one that induces a person to enter into a separate "primary" contract.

7. Privity of contract - Wikipedia

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   t. e. The doctrine of privity of contract is a common law principle which provides that a contract cannot confer rights or impose obligations upon anyone who is not a party to that contract. [1] It is related to, but distinct from, the doctrine of consideration, according to which a promise is legally enforceable only if valid consideration has ...