If your home is damaged while you're still paying it off, the mortgagee clause stipulates that the insurance provider will pay your mortgage lender for the loss.

Discover how exculpatory clauses relieve contract liability, their practical use cases, and the limits of their enforceability in agreements.

You may have heard the term “notwithstanding clause” thrown around news stories of late, but what exactly is the clause and what is its purpose? “This is sometimes called ‘the override power,’ and ...

Although often commonly referred to as the “sweeping clause” or the “elastic clause,” the “necessary and proper” clause is not in fact as expansive as its nicknames suggests. After listing the 17 ...

(The Root) — President James Wagner of Emory University recently asserted that the three-fifths clause of the Constitution is a good example of how people with differing political views can find ...

Many Oklahoma businesses, general contractors, and energy operators were forced to abandon a common protection against liability for injuries sustained by the employees of their subcontractors: the ...

2:17 Alberta uses notwithstanding clause in bill ordering striking teachers back to work The Alberta government on Monday invoked the notwithstanding clause in legislation ordering 51,000 striking ...

Jeremy Corbyn’s suggestion that he may consider reverting back to the old clause IV or rewriting it altogether has sparked fresh debate in the Labour party. Corbyn’s spokesman has since denied that he ...

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