http://www.thelegality.com/2008/01/28/word-of-the-week-void-ab-initio/ An Online Law Journal Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:41:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.thelegality.com/2008/01/28/word-of-the-week-void-ab-initio/comment-page-1/#comment-603 Mark D'Souza Fri, 23 May 2008 07:43:21 +0000 http://www.thelegality.com/archives/15#comment-603 Jeff, is there any difference between a 'void' contract and a contract that is 'void ab initio'? Is a court's declaration required for either (or both) before the contract can be treated as a nullity in its entirity, including, for example, a choice of exclusive jurisdiction clause? In other words, if a court's declaration is required, which court will have jurisdiction to make such a declaration where the assailed contract includes an exclusive jurisdiction clause? Jeff, is there any difference between a ‘void’ contract and a contract that is ‘void ab initio’? Is a court’s declaration required for either (or both) before the contract can be treated as a nullity in its entirity, including, for example, a choice of exclusive jurisdiction clause? In other words, if a court’s declaration is required, which court will have jurisdiction to make such a declaration where the assailed contract includes an exclusive jurisdiction clause?

]]> http://www.thelegality.com/2008/01/28/word-of-the-week-void-ab-initio/comment-page-1/#comment-256 JosephSHaas at hotmaildotcom Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:20:07 +0000 http://www.thelegality.com/archives/15#comment-256 Thanks Jeff, and especially for that "unfair" word in paragraph #3, defined as "Not just", and just meaning: Legitimate, as "In compliance with the law" from the Latin word legitimus, lawful, legal; and so when one of the parties to the agreement is not legal, then they are a trespasser ab initio from the start. See an example of this over at http://www.answers.com/topic/ab-initio for how "to correct abuses by public officers": file criminal +/or civil trespass charges against them. Thank you "very" much! Thanks Jeff, and especially for that “unfair” word in paragraph #3, defined as “Not just”, and just meaning: Legitimate, as “In compliance with the law” from the Latin word legitimus, lawful, legal; and so when one of the parties to the agreement is not legal, then they are a trespasser ab initio from the start. See an example of this over at http://www.answers.com/topic/ab-initio for how “to correct abuses by public officers”: file criminal +/or civil trespass charges against them. Thank you “very” much!

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