specific implement
specific implement the primary remedy for breach of contract in Scotland, differing in this respect from England where it is damages. It is enforced by interdict for negative obligations and a decree ad fac- tum praestandum for positive obligations, both of which orders, if not complied with, can result in imprisonment. However, it will be363
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refused in a number of cases, including: (i) where the obligation is to pay a sum of money; (ii) contracts like service or partnership where the compelled performance would be useless; (iii) where perfor- mance is impossible; (iv) where the court cannot enforce the decree, as in the case of a person outwith the jurisdiction; (v) generic sales where there is no pretium affectionis, i.e. there is nothing special about the item or items sold. See also SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE.
- issue of securities
- issue of shares
- J.
- JCT
- jeopardy
- jetsam
- joint and several liability
- joint tenancy
- joint tortfeasors
- joint venture
- JP
- judge advocate
- judge advocate-general
- judgment creditor
- judgment debtor
- Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
- judicial knowledge
- judicial precedent
- judicial review
- judicial separation
- judicial trustee
- junior
- jurat
- jurimetrics
- jurisdiction