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An erosion gully in Australia caused by rabbits, an unintended consequence of their introduction as game animals. In the social sciences, unintended consequences (sometimes unanticipated consequences or unforeseen consequences, more colloquially called knock-on effects) are outcomes of a purposeful action that are not intended or foreseen.
In contract law, force majeure [1] [2] [3] (/ ˌ f ɔːr s m ə ˈ ʒ ɜːr / FORSS mə-ZHUR; French: [fɔʁs maʒœʁ]) is a common clause in contracts which essentially frees both parties from liability or obligation when an extraordinary event or circumstance beyond the control of the parties, such as a war, strike, riot, crime, epidemic, or ...
Exceptional circumstances are the conditions required to grant additional powers to a government agency or government leader so as to alleviate, or mitigate, unforeseen or unconventional hardship.
Tax rates could increase exponentially over the course of your payout, meaning your ultimate payout would be much lower than if you accepted the lump sum. Unforeseen circumstances: 30 years is a ...
Frustration of purpose, in law, is a defense to enforcement of a contract.Frustration of purpose occurs when an unforeseen event undermines a party's principal purpose for entering into a contract such that the performance of the contract is radically different from performance of the contract that was originally contemplated by both parties, and both parties knew of the principal purpose at ...
Of course, most people will understand that unforeseen emergencies happen to everyone. Gottsman lists several circumstances that would justify a speedy exit, including illness, food poisoning ...
Hardship clause is a clause in a contract that is intended to cover cases in which unforeseen events occur that fundamentally alter the equilibrium of a contract resulting in an excessive burden being placed on one of the parties involved.
Barring unforeseen circumstances, relief is in sight for buyers still sitting on the fence. The downward trend in mortgage rates should continue through the rest of 2024 and into 2025, although ...