Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010.
Breach of contract — Contract law Part … Wikipedia
Fundamental breach — A fundamental breach of a contract, sometimes known as a repudiatory breach, is a breach so fundamental that it permits the distressed party to terminate performance of the contract, in addition to entitling that party to sue for damages. United… … Wikipedia
Constructive dismissal — In employment law, constructive dismissal, also called constructive discharge, occurs when employees resign because their employer s behaviour has become so intolerable or heinous or made life so difficult that the employee has no choice but to… … Wikipedia
Vitol SA v. Norelf Ltd — or The Santa Clara) [1996] A.C. 800; [1996] 3 W.L.R. 105; [1996] 3 All E.R. 193, is an English contract law case about the effect of non performance in accepting a contracting partner s repudiatory breach of contract.FactsNorelf Ltd contracted to … Wikipedia
constructive dismissal — An employee resigns if he leaves his employment as a matter of choice. However, where there is a serious breach by the employer of the employment contract, the employee may be entitled to resign and claim constructive dismissal. Before the… … Law dictionary
Unfair dismissal — is the term used in English, Welsh and Scottish Law to describe an employer s action when terminating an employee s employment contrary to the requirements of the Employment Rights Act 1996. The concept of Unfair Dismissal therefore has a… … Wikipedia
affirmation of contract — Where a repudiatory breach of contract occurs, the innocent party must elect either to treat the contract as terminated (acceptance of the repudiation), or to treat it as continuing (affirmation of the contract). Affirmation can only take place… … Law dictionary
British labour law — is that body of law which regulates the rights, restrictions obligations of trade unions, workers and employers in Great Britain. During much of the nineteenth century the employment contract was based on the Master and Servant Act of 1823,… … Wikipedia
summary dismissal — Gross misconduct should ideally be defined in the employment contract and, where committed should allow the employer to dismiss without notice or prior warnings ( Summary or Instant dismissal). Such conduct will normally include theft, violence,… … Law dictionary
Beagle Channel Arbitration — On 1971 July 22 Salvador Allende and Alejandro Lanusse, Presidents of Chile and Argentina, signed an [http://untreaty.un.org/cod/riaa/cases/vol XXI/53 264.pdf Arbitration Agreement of 1971] formally submitting the dispute concerning the… … Wikipedia
