Sentence examples for principle of contract from inspiring English sources

It is the most basic principle of contract law: Once a contract is signed, judges have ruled, it is legally binding.

In their lawsuit, the counties contend that these agreements are contracts, and that as "intended beneficiaries" the counties can sue to enforce them based on "a bedrock principle" of contract law.

First mortgages normally take strong precedence over second mortgages, but even that key principle of contract law is at risk in Washington's vote-driven haste to modify mortgages and delay foreclosures.

The basic principles of contract law are informality and freedom; the latter is limited, however, when demanded by public policy.

Three of Pollock's textbooks remained in use for many years: Principles of Contract (1876), Digest of the Law of Partnership (1877), and The Law of Torts (1887).

Judges have also cited one of the most fundamental principles of contract law to uphold the clauses: A contract, once signed, is binding.

Ian Mill QC, for Blue Mountain, said on the "straightforward application of ordinary principles of contract law" the claim had to be dismissed.

Upgrd Blogger Matthew Klint, who read the ruling, explains [my emphasis] The court uses very elementary principles of contract law to argue that the man breached his Treuepflicht or general duty of loyalty, deliberately preventing the airline from performing its contractually-owed service.

Mr. Tasini and his lawyer said they would ask a judge today to rule that the Times Company was violating basic principles of contract law by requiring freelancers to cede their digital rights if they wanted their articles to remain in the database.

This does not allow one to use the traditional methods based on the principles of contracting mappings and a fixed point.

"In the report yesterday, there were references to one or two instances where, indeed, the principle of dual contracts might have been applied and might indeed have existed.