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Rescission at common law (as distinct from rescission in equity) is a self-help remedy: historically, the common law courts simply gave effect to the rescinding party's unequivocal election to rescind the contract. Rescission at common law is only available for fraudulent misrepresentations and duress.
Equitable rescission; Equitable rescission gives the innocent plaintiff the right to undo or rescind a contract when the plaintiff entered the contract as a result of fraud, misrepresentation, etc., or when the contract has been breached by the other party. To restore the situation to what it was before the contract, both parties need to return ...
Rescission is the noun form of the verb "to rescind." It may refer to: Rescission (contract law) Rescission bill, a procedure to rescind previously appropriated funding in the United States; A synonym for repeal in parliamentary procedure; Several bills which have used the term in their names:
The right of rescission is a legal protection under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) that allows you to cancel certain home financing agreements without any financial penalties.
Aside from rescission, a contract under Philippine law may be voided where a party did not possess the capacity to consent or where the consent was given due to mistake, violence, intimidation, undue influence, or fraud. [243] Certain contracts under Philippine law, while valid, are unenforceable unless ratified.
Mistake of law is when a party enters into a contract without the knowledge of the law in the country. The contract is affected by such mistakes, but it is not void. The reason here is that ignorance of law is not an excuse. However, if a party is induced to enter into a contract by the mistake of law then such a contract is not valid. [3]
Contracts often use wording other than repudiatory breach to describe a type of breach of contract. These contractual terms include material breach, fundamental breach, substantial breach, serious breach. These alternative wordings have no fixed meaning in law but are interpreted within the context of the contract that they are used.
The award of specific performance requires that the two following criteria must be satisfied: [9] (i) Common law damages must be an inadequate remedy. For instance, when damages for a breach of contract found in favour of a third party are an inadequate remedy. [10] (ii) No bars to equitable relief prevent specific performance. A bar to relief ...