Corporate law

The Members have not been representatives of specific political or governmental ....., and they have all pursued the same objective, to draft the most appropriate contract rules for Europe.

Despite the fact that specific rules concerning certain of those agency relationships have evolved, there remains a ..... law of agency with substantial application across diverse legal contexts.

Agency law has retained a structural coherence, despite statutory developments, in part because many statutes make reference to common law or ..... a background that includes basic common-law doctrines.

The law of agency is based on the Latin ..... 'Qui facit per alium, facit per se', which means 'he who acts through another is deemed in law to do it himself'.

A mortgage involves the transfer of an interest in land as security for a loan or other ......

The plaintiff may sue for ..... to prevent the continuation of the tortious conduct or for monetary damages.

Products containing ..... defects that cause harm to a consumer of the product, or someone to whom the product was loaned, given, etc., are the subjects of products liability suits.

While the product might ..... its purpose well, it can be unreasonably dangerous to use due to a design defect.

When a person fails to exercise the care that a reasonable, ..... person would exercise under the same circumstances, that person is open to prosecution.

Sillitoe & Smith also have extensive institutional knowledge concerning and experience with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, which governs situations involving the sea floor and the ..... seas.