Questions tagged [settlement]
Contracts/agreements that remove or end judicial proceedings.
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UK divorce: Are post-separation assets eligible to be included in a divorce settlement?
Ater a married couple split up*, would any savings, pensions, or assets accumulated afterwards still be treated as matrimonial assets and therefore be included in the divorce settlement?
* I say split ...
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How can anyone refuse confidentiality for negotiations, in the teeth of Settlement Privilege, if negotiations are the same as settlement discussions?
I am flabbergasted by these quotations of lawyer John Trueman. After attending law school at UBC, Trueman clerked at the Supreme Court of Canada for Sheilah Martin J.
As "negotiations" and &...
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Is it implied that the terms of a contract are interpreted in the context of what gave rise to the contract?
In a settlement agreement, is it correct that non-disparagement terms generally limit speaking negatively of the other party in relation to the events that gave rise to the claim? Or is this wrong, in ...
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If a standstill agreement has been mutually signed with a proposed defendant, must a claim still be protectively issued before the limitation period?
A is planning to launch a civil Part 8 claim against B, but time is quickly running out in the relevant limitation period under the Statute of Limitations Act 1980.
Solutions recommended to gain more ...
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Is a person free to say anything before signing an NDA?
Lots of settlement agreements contain non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and non-disparagement agreements.
In theory, could the creditor say/post anything they like about the debtor with no ...
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Is a settlement agreement binding even if it hasn't been drafted yet?
For example, there is a payment hearing tomorrow. The debtor's lawyer says he has decided to pay up but wont have the money or the release contract signed yet. Is just having this (vague/preliminary) ...
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refunding a settlement [duplicate]
Suppose a party sued or accused avoids trial by making a financial settlement that includes an agreement to keep the matter secret.
If the other party blabs, can they be forced to repay the settlement?...
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Redundancy due to Organisational Restructure
Bob has been made redundant today due to "Organisational Restructure" process and let go immediatelly. He has been there for 18 months and the notice period was 1 month. The company offers ...
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What are the similarities and differences between civil settlements and criminal plea deals?
Except for the type of cases in which they are used, settlements and plea deals seem quite similar. In both cases, the two parties reach an agreement, and they avoid the cost and inconvenience of a ...
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Does redundant first party consideration nullify a contract?
Alice is saddled by many tens of thousands of debt to her bank. She is mostly overwhelmed by this and scarcely makes any effort to repay it for a decade, it being hardly within her ability to anyway. ...
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Would Jewish settlements on Palestinian territory be illegal if the settlers were Palestinian and they didn’t encroach on any already settled lands?
I’m trying to understand whether the individual settlers themselves are violating any laws (presumably Palestinian ones), and if so, which ones and how. Is it illegal under Palestinian law to enclose ...
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In what way are Jewish settlements illegal?
I don’t really know what they refer to on the ground, only that they are spoken of very controversially and often called illegal.
But my understanding is basically that Zionist Jews who believe that ...
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What happens to illegally produced copies when the producer settles?
Say I download a copyright-protected album, and, without licence, make it available for download on a peer to peer network, distributing it to 10,000 of my closest friends.
Then I get a letter from a ...
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What is the purpose of a settlement agreement including a clause that it was signed, "voluntarily and without any duress whatsoever?"
If a settlement agreement includes a clause that it was signed, "voluntarily and without any duress whatsoever":
If a person signing the settlement agreement done so voluntarily and without ...
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Received an unexpected check for a "settlement" - should I cash it?
I received a check in the mail for about $1000. It's from "Huntington National Bank", and the issuer is "Saylor v. RealPage Inc. c/o Settlement Administrator". I've never heard ...
