Pat Naughtin wrote: >I know that the Australian law specifically provides >for a contract to be 'null and void' if any unit >other than an 'Australian legal unit of > measurement' is used in a contract.
As far as I know, that does not apply to UK law. A contract can be legal in any unit. The contract could use cubits. It would be wise to provide a definition of unusual units but a contract does not require it. If the contracting parties got into a dispute and took it to court, each party would have to state their case as to the definition of the unit. For example, there is no UK legal definition of a 'US pint' but if that term were in the contract, then the courts in the UK would be likely to award the case to the party claiming that the US definition should apply. If the term were simply 'pint', then the UK definition would apply by default. That is partly what the UK Units of Measurement Regulations are for. http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1995/Uksi_19951804_en_1.htm The courts in the UK are not bound to use the UK definition if a convincing alternative case for a foreign definition could be made. As I understand it. Terry __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
