Position-Favoring Contract Sentence
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A Position-Favoring Contract Sentence is a contract sentence that is crafted to favor the interests of one party over another within a contract agreement document.
- Context:
- It can include Single-Party Obligations.
- It can include Single-Party Rightss.
- It can be detected during a Contract Review Task.
- It can range from being an Absolute Position-Favoring Contract Sentence to being a Relative Position-Favoring Contract Sentence.
- It can range from being a Mildly Position-Favoring Contract Sentence to being a Significantly Position-Favoring Contract Sentence.
- It can range from being a Standard Position-Favoring Contract Sentence to being a Negotiation-Shifted Position-Favoring Contract Sentence.
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- Example(s):
- “The seller reserves the right to terminate this agreement at any time without notice, whereas the buyer is obligated to fulfill all payment obligations regardless of contract termination.", which gives the seller an advantage over the buyer.
- “In case of any disputes arising from this agreement, the party receiving services agrees to bear all legal costs incurred by the service provider.", which places the financial burden of legal disputes solely on one party.
- “The licensor shall not be liable for damages of any kind, even if the licensor has been advised of the possibility of such damages, leaving the licensee to bear all risks associated with the use of the licensed property.", which exempts one party from liability.
- a Position-Favoring Real-Estate Lease Agreement Sentence, such as a landord-friendly contract sentence.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- A Neutral-Position Contract Sentence, which aims to ensure that contractual terms do not favor one party over the other.
- A Non-Binding Agreement Sentence, which expresses intentions or expectations without creating enforceable legal obligations.
- A General Business Communication Sentence, which might convey information or intentions in a business context but is not part of a legal contract.
- See: Contract Sentence, Contract Negotiation, Contract Review, Dispute Resolution, Legal Drafting, Party Risk.