Choice of law in national contracts
You have probably seen it before: two parties from the same country (rather: jurisdiction) who insert a choice of law clause in the agreement. Is
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You have probably seen it before: two parties from the same country (rather: jurisdiction) who insert a choice of law clause in the agreement. Is
In this blog post I will address a somewhat stubbornly used old-fashion and formal wording: the use of the words hereof, thereof, herein, hereinafter (and
Lawyers like to provide certainty on how a contract must be (and will be) interpreted. For them, several legislatures have provided guidelines for interpreting contracts
Further to my previous blog posts about the Roman and the Germanic legal traditions, I will now categorise and earmark the common law. ‘The’ common
In this blog post, I will introduce the Roman (or French-Napoleontic-influenced) legal tradition, as well as the Germanic. What struck, delighted and inspired me when
A funny phrase introducing a vague term into a contract is without undue delay. This blog post is about that vagueness. Background. Many contract provisions
You have problably seen them before: the two or three words preceding a contract section, briefly highlighting the scope of that clause. These words are
Many contracts opt out of the applicability of the ‘Vienna Convention‘[1]. Most lawyers do this ‘because everyone does’ and many opt out even if it
An agreement does not necessarily need to be embodied in the traditional structure of a contract (i.e. with a parties block, recitals, words of agreement,
Continuing the first line of a contract (as in the previous blog post on made or entered into), you would typically find the word between,
