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GENERAL LIEN [5 records]

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Record 1 2018-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transport of Goods
  • Transportation Insurance
  • Trade
CONT

If the charterer has failed to make payments due to the shipowner,... according to the lien clause, the shipowner may retain the cargo on board or in a warehouse ashore until the outstanding payment is made.... The lien clause extends this to cover not only nonpayment of freight but also dead freight, demurrage, damages for detention, and general average contributions due to the shipowner.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport de marchandises
  • Assurance transport
  • Commerce

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte de mercancías
  • Seguro de transporte
  • Comercio
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Record 2 2015-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
CONT

In general, the abandonment of the main contract by the contractor or the prevention of completion of the subcontract by the contractor or by the owner himself will not prejudice the claim for lien of the subcontractor.

OBS

A contract for services between a general or main contractor and a subcontractor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
OBS

Contrat d'entreprise entre entrepreneur général ou principal et sous-traitant.

OBS

contrat de sous-traitance, sous-traité : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Security
CONT

A general lien is one which the holder whereof is entitled to enforce as a security for the performance of all the obligations, or all of a particular class of obligations, which exist in his favor against the owner of the property.(Cartwright, 1972, p. 544)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des sûretés
OBS

privilège général : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l’accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 4 2015-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Security
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

In this instance the lien is a particular lien, because it exists only as a security for the particular debt incurred in respect of the watch itself, while a general lien is available as a security for all debts arising out of similar transactions between the parties.

CONT

A special lien is one which the holder thereof can enforce only as security for the performance of a particular act or obligation, and of such obligation as may be incidental thereto. (Cartwright, p. 544)

OBS

A lien connected with the property on which liability has been incurred.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des sûretés
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

Privilège qui porte sur le lien qui est l'objet même de la dette.

OBS

privilège particulier : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l’accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 5 2013-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
DEF

One who has a special interest in an article of property, amounting to a qualified ownership of it, such, for example, as a bailee's lien; as distinguished from the general owner, who has the primary or residuary title to the same thing. Some person holding property with the consent of, and as representative of, the actual owner.(Black's, 5th ed., 1979, p. 996)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

propriétaire spécial : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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