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UNCONSCIONABLE TRANSACTION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-03-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- unconscionable transaction
1, record 1, English, unconscionable%20transaction
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The equitable power is to give relief in cases involving unconscionable transactions, not all those which, originally or subsequently, may prove to be foolhardy, burden some, or otherwise undesirable and improvident. 2, record 1, English, - unconscionable%20transaction
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- opération inique
1, record 1, French, op%C3%A9ration%20inique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-12-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Administration (Indigenous Peoples)
- Aboriginal Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- unconscionable transaction
1, record 2, English, unconscionable%20transaction
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An unconscionable transaction is one in which no right-minded person would ever make, and no fair-minded person would ever accept. To prove an unconscionable transaction one must prove that: 1. the bargain was made without regard to one's future 2. there was an inequality in the bargaining position of the two parties. (Managing the Law: The Legal Aspects of Doing Business, McInnes et al. p 116). 2, record 2, English, - unconscionable%20transaction
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The First Nation relies on La Forest J's reference in this case to Morrison v. Coast Finance Ltd... in which the factors of an unconscionable transaction ... 3, record 2, English, - unconscionable%20transaction
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Alexis First Nation Inquiry TransAlta Utilities Rights of Way Claim (March 2003). 3, record 2, English, - unconscionable%20transaction
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Administration (Peuples Autochtones)
- Droit autochtone
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- transaction déraisonnable
1, record 2, French, transaction%20d%C3%A9raisonnable
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La Première Nation se fonde sur la mention que fait le juge La Forest de la décision Morrison c. Coast Finance Ltd. [...] dans laquelle sont décrit les facteurs d'une transaction déraisonnable [...] 2, record 2, French, - transaction%20d%C3%A9raisonnable
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Enquête sur la revendication de la Première Nation d'Alexis relative aux emprises accordées à TransAlta Utilities (Mars 2003). 2, record 2, French, - transaction%20d%C3%A9raisonnable
Record 2, Key term(s)
- transaction exorbitante
- marché exorbitant
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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