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''[[quod oculo non videt coquus non est culpandum]]'' | ''[[quod oculo non videt coquus non est culpandum]]'' | ||
[[Covenant]]s, [[representations]] or [[warranties]] in two flavours: | |||
* | *Those by which you expect counterparties to promptly advise you of their breach of contract to you | ||
* | *Those the breach of which you cannot realistically expect to ever find out about, unless the counterparty owns up to them. | ||
{{seealso}} | {{seealso}} | ||
*[[Quod non potes videre, non mihi reprehendo]] | *[[Quod non potes videre, non mihi reprehendo]] | ||
*[[Representations and warranties]] | |||
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Revision as of 10:28, 7 November 2018
A vital part of pragmatic jurisprudence, neatly captured by the Latin maxim.
quod oculo non videt coquus non est culpandum
Covenants, representations or warranties in two flavours:
- Those by which you expect counterparties to promptly advise you of their breach of contract to you
- Those the breach of which you cannot realistically expect to ever find out about, unless the counterparty owns up to them.
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