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IMPLIED OBLIGATION [9 records]

Record 1 2022-03-08

English

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

A breach of contract claim would encompass almost any breach of an obligation. The obligation might be expressly contained in an agreement or might even be implied from other terms of the agreement. The agreement could be in writing or could even be verbal. The breach of contract might give rise to a claim in damages, injunctive or other relief including specific performance.

French

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

réclamation pour rupture de contrat; réclamation pour violation de contrat : désignations tirées du mini-lexique «Intelligence artificielle et droit» et reproduites avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-01-19

English

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

A contract inferred from the conduct of parties or from some relationship existing between them. (Curzon, 2nd, po. 179)

CONT

In some cases a contract is said to be implied by law. Such an implied contract is really an obligation imposed by law independently of an actual agreement between the parties, and may be imposed notwithstanding an expressed intention by one of the parties to the contrary.(9 Hals., 4th, p. 88)

OBS

May be implied in law or in fact.

French

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

Générique par rapport à «contrat de droit» et «contrat tacite».

OBS

contrat implicite : 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 3 2016-01-19

English

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

A contract inferred from the conduct of parties or from some relationship existing between them (Curzon, 1979, p. 163)

OBS

In some cases a contract is said to be implied by law. Such an implied contract is really an obligation imposed by law independently of an actual agreement between the parties, and may be imposed notwithstanding an expressed intention by one of the parties to the contrary.(9 Hals., 4th ed., p. 88)

French

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

contrat tacite : 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 2016-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Special-Language Phraseology
DEF

A contract not made expressly but created by force of law in circumstances which make the creation of a contract just and reasonable.

CONT

Simple contracts arising independently of agreement, or contracts implied in law, exist in certain cases where an obligation is created by law for the purpose of setting the parties right-where one of them has suffered loss by doing something for the benefit of the other, or where one of them has wrongfully or by accident gained an advantage over the other.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
OBS

contrat de droit : 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 2009-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Obligations (civil law)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
DEF

An obligation imposed on a person because of a situation or relationship, such as an obligation of parents to care for their children.

CONT

An express obligation is spelled out in direct and actual terms, and an implied obligation is inferred indirectly from the surrounding circumstances or from the actions of the individuals involved.

CONT

The defendant undertook the duty of care voluntarily, and without any limitation based on the conduct of the plaintiff in contributing to the injury. It is that voluntary obligation, not the obediential obligation imposed by tort, which must therefore govern the situation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des obligations (droit civil)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
CONT

Tout constructeur à un devoir de conseil. Cette obligation tacite n'a nullement besoin d'être textuellement rappelée dans un contrat ou dans un devis pour déployer toutes ses conséquences juridiques.

CONT

Le jugement de la Cour suprême du Canada a confirmé que les employés dans des postes de direction qui quittent leur emploi n'ont pas d'obligation fiduciaire, mais ont l'obligation implicite d'agir de bonne foi, ce qui dans l'affaire qui nous intéresse signifie ne pas encourager les employés à quitter chez un concurrent.

Spanish

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Record 6 2009-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Law of Obligations (civil law)
DEF

An obligation that results from agreement of the parties.

CONT

The courts have sometimes had to decide whether, in the absence of an express obligation to that effect in a contract, the licensee is bound to the performance of "best efforts" arising from an implied obligation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Droit des obligations (droit civil)
CONT

Le propriétaire n'a pas l'obligation expresse de vérifier les allégations des soumissionnaires rivaux — Le propriétaire doit les évaluer d'après leur contenu réel et non en fonction des renseignements révélés ultérieurement.

CONT

La règle ne prévoit pas d'obligation expresse d'agir de bonne foi ou d'agir équitablement ni d'exigences de dépôt ou d'enregistrement.

Spanish

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Record 7 2009-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Insurance
DEF

A duty existing in every contract, obligating each party to cooperate with, or at least not to wrongfully hinder, the other party’s performance.

CONT

A court may excuse a condition if the party whose obligation is conditioned has breached or repudiated its own duty(such as an implied duty of cooperation or an implied duty of best efforts) and that breach or repudiation materially contributes to the non-occurrence of the condition.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Assurances
CONT

L'obligation implicite de collaboration et d'assistance technique. Dans l'arrêt Provigo Distribution inc. [...] la Cour d'appel devait décider si Provigo avait violé les droits dévolus à son franchisé en vertu d'une convention d'affiliation liant les parties. Provigo avait adopté une nouvelle stratégie de mise en marché, laquelle intensifiait notamment la concurrence livrée à l'égard de l'un de ses franchisés.

Spanish

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Record 8 2007-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Execution of Work (Construction)
  • Plans and Specifications (Construction)
DEF

the quality or mode of execution, as of a thing made.

CONT

Workmanship means the degree of skill and care with which work is executed.... ’workmanship’ overlaps with ’design’ and with 'suitability of materials’... it is reasonable to assume that the contractor's experience has given rise to a considerable expertise.... The benefit of this expertise is part of the service bought by the building owner, and the implicit or implied obligation about workmanship merely means that the building owner is entitled to have that benefit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exécution des travaux de construction
  • Devis, cahiers des charges et plans (Construction)
CONT

devis descriptif : description détaillée qu'a préparé un ingénieur conseil ou un architecte à l'intention de l'entrepreneur afin de lui préciser tout ce qui se rapporte à la qualité de l'exécution et qui n'est pas susceptible d'être montré par les dessins.

Spanish

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Record 9 2002-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Law of Obligations (civil law)
DEF

Defect : An imperfection in material or work which renders it unfit for the intended use. It may be a patent defect which is immediately obvious or a latent defect which is only revealed with the passage of time. The contractor has an implied liability for both patent and latent defects... It is usual in building contracts... to impose an obligation on the contractor to make good any defects which appear during the stipulated defects liability period.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Droit des obligations (droit civil)
CONT

La construction du bâtiment a normalement été confiée à un architecte ou à un entrepreneur; le vice de construction constitue un manquement de ceux-ci à leurs obligations contractuelles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de contratos (common law)
  • Derecho de obligaciones (derecho civil)
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