When Terry mentioned a contract that used cubits, my mind went irresistibly to one of the most famous precedents for exactly that. See Genesis 6:14-16, King James Version.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Anon Anon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 16:06 Subject: [USMA:35176] metric units in contracts > 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 > >
