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Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Anglais

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR

Contract void ex post facto  2, fiche 1, Anglais, - ex%20post%20facto

Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Français

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR

Contrat nul ex post facto.  1, fiche 1, Français, - ex%20post%20facto

Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Espagnol

Fiche 2,  Justifications,  Anglais

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A contract... that is so grossly unfair to one of the parties because of stronger bargaining powers of the other party; usually held to be void as against public policy.  2, fiche 2, Anglais, - unconscionable%20contract

Fiche 2,  Justifications,  Français

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

contrat inique : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).  2, fiche 2, Français, - contrat%20inique

Fiche 2,  Justifications,  Espagnol

Fiche 3,  Justifications,  Anglais

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

An act may be void either ab initio or ex post facto. Thus, if a contract is made without the true consent of the parties or for an immoral consideration it is void ab initio.  1, fiche 3, Anglais, - contract%20void%20ab%20initio

Fiche 3,  Justifications,  Français

Fiche 3,  Justifications,  Espagnol

Fiche 4,  Justifications,  Anglais

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT

The rules so far stated apply to supervening prohibition, i. e. to one imposed by a law made after the contract. If, at the time of contracting, the prohibition is already in force, the case is one of antecedent prohibition. This may make the contract void ab initio for illegality, but it will not bring about frustration.  1, fiche 4, Anglais, - antecedent%20prohibition

Fiche 4,  Justifications,  Français

Fiche 4,  Justifications,  Espagnol

Fiche 5,  Justifications,  Anglais

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Disability is also used in the special sense of disability to enter into the contract of marriage. This may be either canonical(such as physical inability at the time of marriage to consummate the marriage) or civil. A canonical disability makes the marriage voidable, while a civil disability makes it void.  2, fiche 5, Anglais, - canonical%20disability

Fiche 5,  Justifications,  Français

Fiche 5,  Justifications,  Espagnol

Fiche 6,  Justifications,  Anglais

Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Both parties may be mistaken as to the existence of the subject-matter. Thus in Galloway v. Galloway a separation deed between a man and a woman, who mistakenly thought that they were married to each other was held void, because it purported to deal with a marriage which did not exist. Similarly the purchase of an annuity is void if at the time of the contract the annuitant has died, so that the annuity no longer exists.  2, fiche 6, Anglais, - mistake%20as%20to%20existence%20of%20subject%2Dmatter

Fiche 6,  Justifications,  Français

Fiche 6,  Justifications,  Espagnol

Fiche 7,  Justifications,  Anglais

Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT

The rules so far stated apply to supervening prohibition, i. e. to one imposed by a law made after the contract. If, at the time of contracting, the prohibition is already in force, the case is one of antecedent prohibition. This may make the contract void ab initio for illegality, but it will not bring about frustration.  1, fiche 7, Anglais, - supervening%20prohibition

Fiche 7,  Justifications,  Français

Fiche 7,  Justifications,  Espagnol

Fiche 8,  Justifications,  Anglais

Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF

One which is capable of being disclaimed at the option of one of the parties, e.g., a contract induced by misrepresentation.  2, fiche 8, Anglais, - voidable%20contract

Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT

A voidable contract is a legally enforceable agreement, but it may be traited as never having been binding on a party who was suffering from some legal disability or was a victim of fraud at the time of its execution. The contract is not void unless and until the party chooses to treat it as such by opposing its enforcement.  3, fiche 8, Anglais, - voidable%20contract

Fiche 8,  Justifications,  Français

Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Un contrat est nul s'il est dépourvu de tout effet juridique. Un contrat annulable est un contrat qui peut être annulé au gré de l'une des parties.  2, fiche 8, Français, - contrat%20annulable

Fiche 8,  Justifications,  Espagnol

Fiche 9,  Justifications,  Anglais

Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Options to purchase a legal estate(including options to renew a lease) must be registered in the Land Registry under the "Land Charges Act, "1972, as estate contracts, or they will be void against a purchaser for value(with or without notice), for money or money's worth; but the grantee of the option will be entitled to damages against the grantor if he has put it out of his power to perform the contract. [Jowitt, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 1289].  1, fiche 9, Anglais, - grantee%20of%20an%20option

Fiche 9,  Justifications,  Français

Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS

preneur d'option : 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).  2, fiche 9, Français, - preneur%20d%27option

Fiche 9,  Justifications,  Espagnol

Fiche 10,  Justifications,  Anglais

Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT

The ancient cases refer to the latter as "office found", and it has long been the settled law of this State that acts of an insane person, such as the making of a contract or the execution of a deed — before "office found" are voidable only, not absolutely void...  2, fiche 10, Anglais, - inquiry%20before%20office%20found

Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Office found, Eng. law. When an inquisition is made to the king’s use of anything, by virtue of office of him who inquires, and the inquisition is found, it is said to be office found.  3, fiche 10, Anglais, - inquiry%20before%20office%20found

Fiche 10,  Justifications,  Français

Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT

L'enquête préliminaire d'office a pour but de trouver les éléments nécessaires à l’éventuelle poursuite de l’action; aussi, si des indices flagrants sont retrouvés lors de l’enquête, ils permettront de déclencher une enquête de flagrance.  1, fiche 10, Français, - enqu%C3%AAte%20pr%C3%A9liminaire%20d%27office

Fiche 10,  Justifications,  Espagnol

Fiche 11,  Justifications,  Anglais

Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT

... a contract to kill a person is void, meaning that it is not legally enforceable. Any contract to commit an indictable offense is not enforceable. Furthermore, both the actual killer and the person who paid the killer can be found guilty of murder.  2, fiche 11, Anglais, - contract%20to%20kill%20a%20person

Fiche 11,  Justifications,  Français

Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Convention intervenue entre un tueur professionnel et un particulier ou un groupe criminalisé qui vise à commettre une infraction criminelle portant atteinte à la vie d'une autre personne.  2, fiche 11, Français, - contrat%20de%20tueur%20%C3%A0%20gages

Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Toutes les clauses qui ont pour but de déroger au droit sont illégales , par exemple le contrat de tueur à gages est illégal (exemple souvent cité dans les cours de droit).  3, fiche 11, Français, - contrat%20de%20tueur%20%C3%A0%20gages

Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS

L'expression «contrat de tueur à gages» peut être utilisée dans le cas où un tueur à gages serait engagé dans le but de commettre un homicide, moyennant une somme d'argent en contrepartie, sans se soucier des raisons qui motivent son crime.  4, fiche 11, Français, - contrat%20de%20tueur%20%C3%A0%20gages

Fiche 11,  Justifications,  Espagnol

Fiche 12,  Justifications,  Anglais

Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Ex facie, Latin for "on the face [of it]", is a legal term typically used to note that a document's explicit terms are defective without further investigation for example, a contract between two parties would be void if, ex facie, the document does not require party A to give consideration to party B for services rendered.  2, fiche 12, Anglais, - ex%20facie

Fiche 12,  Justifications,  Français

Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Ex facie signifie «hors la présence de» ou «en dehors de la présence de». Par exemple, l'expression «ex facie curiae» (dont l'antonyme est «in facie curiae») signifie, en matière d'outrage au tribunal, l'outrage commis hors la présence du juge.  1, fiche 12, Français, - en%20dehors%20de%20la%20pr%C3%A9sence%20de

Fiche 12,  Justifications,  Espagnol

Fiche 13,  Justifications,  Anglais

Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Ex facie, latin for "on the face [of it]", is a legal term typically used to note that a document's explicit terms are defective without further investigation. For example, a contract between two parties would be void if, ex facie, le document does not required party A to give consideration to party B for services rendered.  2, fiche 13, Anglais, - ex%20facie

Fiche 13,  Justifications,  Français

Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS

"A la face de" ou "à la vue de". L'expression est utilisée pour indiquer que la simple lecture d'un document permet d'en tirer une conclusion certaine. Ainsi, on dira : "Cette proposition révèle ex facie une erreur de droit".  3, fiche 13, Français, - %C3%A0%20la%20vue%20de

Fiche 13,  Justifications,  Espagnol

Fiche 15,  Justifications,  Anglais

Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 OBS

voidable : A policy contract that can be made void at the option of one or either of the parties to it.  3, fiche 15, Anglais, - voidable%20policy

Record number: 15, Textual support number: 2 OBS

cancellable: A contract of insurance that may be terminated by insurer or insured at any time.  3, fiche 15, Anglais, - voidable%20policy

Fiche 15,  Justifications,  Français

Fiche 15,  Justifications,  Espagnol

Fiche 16,  Justifications,  Anglais

Record number: 16, Textual support number: 1 CONT

If the option is not exercised by the specified termination date, the option privilege expires and the contract becomes void. A person who grants or sells an option must be prepared to honour the terms of the contract if called upon to do so by the option holder, so long as the contract is valid.  2, fiche 16, Anglais, - option%20privilege

Fiche 16,  Justifications,  Français

Record number: 16, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Si l'option n'est pas levée avant le jour d'échéance fixé, le droit d'option expire et le contrat devient nul. La personne qui accorde ou vend une option doit être prête, tant que le contrat est valide, à en respecter les termes si le titulaire de l'option le lui demande.  2, fiche 16, Français, - droit%20d%27option

Fiche 16,  Justifications,  Espagnol

Fiche 17,  Justifications,  Anglais

Record number: 17, Textual support number: 1 DEF

... relation sustained by persons who contract a marriage that is void by reason of legal incapacity.  1, fiche 17, Anglais, - meretricious%20union

Fiche 17,  Justifications,  Français

Fiche 17,  Justifications,  Espagnol