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EQUITABLE APPORTIONMENT [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-10-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Obligations (civil law)
- Tort Law (common law)
- Private Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- apportionment statute
1, record 1, English, apportionment%20statute
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- apportionment legislation 1, record 1, English, apportionment%20legislation
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Several Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada... expressed their displeasure with the stalemate rule and turned a "wistful eye" to the more "equitable" Quebec principle of "common fault. "In one of those rare occasions in Canadian history when common lawyers were influenced by civil law, Ontario enacted the first apportionment statute a year later in 1924. 1, record 1, English, - apportionment%20statute
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit des obligations (droit civil)
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Droit privé
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- loi sur le partage de la responsabilité
1, record 1, French, loi%20sur%20le%20partage%20de%20la%20responsabilit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- loi sur le partage de responsabilité 2, record 1, French, loi%20sur%20le%20partage%20de%20responsabilit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] plusieurs juges de la Cour suprême du Canada exprimèrent leur mécontentement [...] et tournèrent un «regard envieux» vers le principe plus «équitable» de la «faute commune» du droit québécois. L'une des rares occasions de l'histoire canadienne où la common law fut influencée par le droit civil fut l'adoption par l'Ontario, un an plus tard, en 1924, d'une loi sur le partage de la responsabilité. 1, record 1, French, - loi%20sur%20le%20partage%20de%20la%20responsabilit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
En contexte, le terme «legislation» se rend parfois en français par le mot «loi» au singulier. En revanche, le terme français «législation» n'a qu'un sens collectif; il ne saurait désigner une seule loi. 2, record 1, French, - loi%20sur%20le%20partage%20de%20la%20responsabilit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-09-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- apportionment of loss
1, record 2, English, apportionment%20of%20loss
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- allocation of loss 2, record 2, English, allocation%20of%20loss
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Court... concluded that under equitable indemnity, a tortfeasor can obtain indemnity on a comparative fault basis from other concurrent tortfeasors. These principles apply to strict liability, as well as to negligence liability. This Court felt that indemnity should only be allowed on a comparative fault basis. Thus, that principle, rather than joint and several liability, should control the apportionment of loss among joint tortfeasors in a strict liability situation. 3, record 2, English, - apportionment%20of%20loss
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- répartition des pertes
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9partition%20des%20pertes
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2014-12-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Electric Heating
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- bi-junction heating 1, record 3, English, bi%2Djunction%20heating
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Bi-junction" heating has been designed in order to obtain the most equitable apportionment of the heating charges for each occupant in accordance with the desired degree of heating comfort. 2, record 3, English, - bi%2Djunction%20heating
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A "bi-junction" heating system comprises a first, collective, power supply circuit, which ensures a minimum basic temperature (generally 15 degree C) in all the apartments of the building, said temperature being maintained with the aid of a thermostat whose control point cannot be adjusted by the user. A second, individual, heating circuit can be switched on by the occupant of an apartment who requires a higher temperature in his apartment, the corresponding amount of power being recorded by an individual meter. 2, record 3, English, - bi%2Djunction%20heating
Record 3, Key term(s)
- bijunction heating
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Chauffage électrique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- chauffage bijonction
1, record 3, French, chauffage%20bijonction
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- chauffage bi-jonction 1, record 3, French, chauffage%20bi%2Djonction
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chauffage électrique intégré mettant en œuvre des appareils de chauffage direct et raccordé pour partie au circuit électrique du logement et pour partie à un circuit collectif. 1, record 3, French, - chauffage%20bijonction
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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