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*covenants by which you expect counterparties to promptly advise you of their breach of contract to you
*covenants by which you expect counterparties to promptly advise you of their breach of contract to you
*Covenants the breach of which you cannot realistically expect to ever find out about.
*Covenants the breach of which you cannot realistically expect to ever find out about.
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*[[Quod non potes videre, non mihi reprehendo]]
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Revision as of 19:04, 27 November 2017

A vital part of pragmatic jurisprudence, neatly captured by the Latin maxim.

quod oculo non videt coquus non est culpandum

Comes in two flavours:

  • covenants by which you expect counterparties to promptly advise you of their breach of contract to you
  • Covenants the breach of which you cannot realistically expect to ever find out about.

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