term of contract
121breach of contract — A failure by a party to a contract to perform the obligations in that contract or an indication of an intention not to do so. An indication that a contract will be breached in the future is called repudiation or an anticipatory breach; it may be… …
122privity of contract — the relationship between the parties privy to the contract, i.e. those who are direct parties to it. Until the passing of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999, English law did not permit parties not in a relationship of privity to sue …
123breach of contract — A failure by a party to a contract to perform obligations under that contract or an indication of an intention not to do so. An indication that a contract will be breached in the future is called repudiation or an anticipatory breach; it may be… …
124quasi-contract — like contract. A very contentious term at present, it describes cases where parties have an obligation that resembles contract but where there is actually no contract at all. In England it was (and still is) predominantly used for cases involving …
125Environmental contract — An environmental contract is a way of expressing the rights and responsibilities of citizens, businesses and the state when it comes to the environment. It is not known who invented the term. The British politician David Miliband used it when he… …
126fixed-term contract — A contract that terminates on a set date or after a set period (for example, after six months) or on the occurrence or non occurrence of a specific event (for example, a maternity cover contract). A fixed term contract can be either full or part… …
127long-term contract — A contract that falls into two or more accounting periods before being completed. Such a contract may be for the design, manufacture, or construction of a single substantial asset, for example in the construction or civil engineering industries.… …
128long-term contract — A contract that falls into two or more accounting periods before being completed. Such a contract may be for the design, manufacture, or construction of a single substantial asset, for example in the construction or civil engineering industries.… …
