Category: Law

In relation to commercial law, a consideration of the result of when specific goods for a sale of goods perish.

Question how can common law jurisdictions enter into contracts with civil jurisdictions who do not have consideration? Answer It is important to remember that the assumptions in the answer below apply generally to common/law and civil jurisdictions but cannot be said to apply to them all. Another assumption made below is that all common law …

An explanation of what the principle of Kompetenz-Kompetenz is in international commercial arbitration

Differences in gun laws between USA and Switzerland

A consideration of the effect of a company’s objects clause on their actions, analysing whether the object’s clause in practice has an effect.

A brief explanation of whether lawyers are always required for alternative dispute resolution (ADR).

Question What is the significance of consideration in a contract? Answer In English law, a promisee must, in return, provide to the promisor consideration in order to turn an otherwise unenforceable promise into a legally binding contract. The definition of what constitutes consideration is to be found in case law. Lord Dunedin endorsed the following …

Impact of ‘Hard-Brexit’ plan on Trade Mark Protection in the UK

After the introduction of the House of Lords Act 1999, Heritage Peers are still present in the House of Lords, why?

An answer that focusses on providing insight into the difficulties related to contractual consideration.