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Foreign law illegality and non-contractual claims

Conflict of Laws

Since Foster v Driscoll [1929] 1 KB 470, common law courts have recognised that contracts made with the intention to commit a criminal offence in a foreign state are unenforceable, even if the contract contemplated an alternative mode or place of performance.

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Third-party arbitration funding – Comparative analysis and Indian Perspective

LexForti

Despite the absence of an open provision for TPF, the amendments in the “Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1999” and the “Specific Relief Act, 1963” which have ensured that the performance of a contract is mandatory, boost the confidence of the funders and make it prone to increased cases of funding. CONFIDENTIALITY. Rule 20, Section II. [3]

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Conflict of Laws - Untitled Article

Conflict of Laws

Such agreements concluded in advance of any occurred damage are conceivable between individual links of the value chain, such as between employees and subcontractors (in employment contracts) or between different suppliers along the chain (in purchase and supply agreements). EU law does not expressly prohibit such derogation.