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* [[Arbitration clause]]
* [[Arbitration clause]]
* [[Assignment]]
* [[Assignment]]
*[[Best practice]]
* [[Boilerplate]]
* [[Boilerplate]]
* [[Breach of contract]]
* [[Breach of contract]]
* [[Capacity]]
* [[Capacity]]
* [[Carve-out]]
* [[Carve-out]]
*[[Code]]
*[[Competence]]
*[[Compliance]]
* [[Condition]]
* [[Condition]]
* [[Consensus in idem]]
* [[Consensus in idem]]
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* [[Currency forward contract]]
* [[Currency forward contract]]
* [[Deal]]
* [[Deal]]
*[[Directive]]
* [[Discharge of contract]]
* [[Discharge of contract]]
* [[Documentation]]
* [[Documentation]]
* [[Eiusdem generis]]
* [[Eiusdem generis]]
*[[Enforcement]]
* [[Engagement letter]]
* [[Engagement letter]]
* [[Exemption clause]]
* [[Exemption clause]]
* [[Express term]]
* [[Express term]]
*[[Ethics]]
* [[Fit for purpose]]
* [[Fit for purpose]]
* [[Force majeure]]
* [[Force majeure]]
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* [[Forward contract]]
* [[Forward contract]]
* [[Forward forward contract]]
* [[Forward forward contract]]
*[[Framework]]
* [[Freight]]
* [[Freight]]
* [[Frustration]]
* [[Frustration]]
* [[Futures contract]]
* [[Futures contract]]
*[[Good practice]]
*[[Governance]]
*[[Guidance]]
* [[IFRS 4]]
* [[IFRS 4]]
* [[Implied term]]
* [[Implied term]]
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* [[Performance]]
* [[Performance]]
* [[Performance risk]]
* [[Performance risk]]
*[[Principle]]
* [[Private treaty]]
* [[Private treaty]]
* [[Privity of contract]]
* [[Privity of contract]]
*[[Red tape]]
* [[Regime]]
* [[Regime]]
* [[Regulation]]
* [[Regulation]]
* [[Replacement contract netting]]
*[[Reporting]]
* [[Repudiation]]
* [[Repudiation]]
* [[Replacement contract netting]]
* [[Restrictive covenant]]
* [[Restrictive covenant]]
*[[Reputational risk]]
*[[Rules]]
* [[Service agreement]]
* [[Service agreement]]
* [[Smart contract]]
* [[Smart contract]]
*[[Standards]]
*[[Supervision]]
* [[Sweetheart deal]]
* [[Sweetheart deal]]
* [[Tax]]
* [[Tax]]

Revision as of 22:23, 24 April 2023

1. Law - noun.

A contract is a legally binding agreement between two parties.

Essential elements of an enforceable contract under English law include offer and acceptance, consideration, and legal capacity to contract (together with other legal requirements).


The fundamentals of contract law are similar throughout the countries of Europe, the US and many other jurisdictions.

However, each jurisdiction has its own individual contract law and, although these may be similar in many respects, they can also be significantly different in essential elements, for example in relation to the requirement for consideration.


2. Law - verb.

To form or create a contract.


3. Size or number - verb.

To become smaller, or fewer.


See also