contractual duty

Liability tended to be seen in terms of contractual duties.

Nevertheless, there are circumstances in which an employer may be under a contractual duty to provide work.

However, performance of an existing contractual duty owed to a third party can be good consideration, see further below.

"What it all boils down to is your contractual duty of care.

In the case of exchanges it usually translates into a general contractual duty to act fairly.

The job description shall be consistent with the contractual duties laid down in this agreement.

Was there any contractual duty on the defendants to disclose this material fact to the plaintiff?

If you were and did nothing about it then you failed in your contractual duty of care."

It is well known that teachers undertake a number of tasks which appear to be additional to their contractual duties and so voluntary.

There was, however, no obligation added to the contractual duties imposed on the plaintiff under the original contract.

"With that said, I'm still under contract, and I will fulfill those contractual duties.

Contractual duties among merchants do not typically extend beyond the duty of good-faith.

'What we are concerned with here is the contractual duty of confidence, generally implied though sometimes expressed, between a solicitor and client.

Independent schools are also under a contractual duty "to exercise reasonable care and skill" in respect of the child's education and welfare.

Familiarising yourself with your contractual duties and the company's rules and regulations is therefore an essential first step in the survival process.

The reserves are not an opportunity to collect some kind of socially acceptable welfare; they are a contractual duty to serve.

In Shadwell, Shadwell was under a contractual duty with a third party to marry.

The city said the Colts' lease is ironclad until 2014 unless the city fails to perform its contractual duties.

Various situations exist in which the courts will impose a duty to act, generally resulting from a pre-existing relationship or contractual duty.

The charges were later dismissed and his license reinstated, but Weeks was reprimanded for "gross negligence in performance of contractual duties."

Other allegations against the latter suggested a breach of a contractual duty of care, false representations and undue influence.

"This is not a case where Ziplocal had any duty of care to plaintiffs outside the contractual duties set forth in the service agreement," the judge wrote.

The performance of an existing contractual duty owed to the promisor is not good consideration for a fresh promise given by the promisor.

The band's record label (Roadrunner) released this album after their (now temporary) breakup to fulfill their contractual duties.

"Nor has the Council of Clans yet relieved Korval of its contractual duty.