contentious matter definition

contentious matter means a matter that arises in, and that relates to the subject matter of, proceedings before any court, tribunal or other body or person before which the respective legal rights and obligations of two or more parties are determined, to which the person instructing the practising barrister concerned is a party;
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contentious matter means a matter that arises in, and that relates to the subject matter of, proceedings before any court, tribunal or other body or person before which the
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contentious matter means a matter that has arisen in proceedings, to which the person instructing the barrister concerned is a party, before any court, tribunal or other body or person before which the respective legal rights and obligations of two or more parties are determined;
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  • Released Matters MEANS ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DEMANDS, DAMAGES, DEBTS, LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS, COSTS, EXPENSES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ AND ACCOUNTANTS’ FEES AND EXPENSES), ACTIONS AND CAUSES OF ACTION OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, WHETHER NOW KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, SUSPECTED OR UNSUSPECTED, THAT THE ▇▇▇▇▇▇ PARTIES NOW HAVE, OR AT ANY TIME PREVIOUSLY HAD, OR SHALL OR MAY HAVE IN THE FUTURE, AS A HOLDER OF PREFERRED STOCK OF XEROX OR CONDUENT, ARISING BY VIRTUE OF OR IN ANY MATTER RELATED TO ANY ACTIONS OR INACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE SPIN-OFF; PROVIDED THAT RELEASED MATTERS SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY RIGHT OF ▇▇▇▇▇▇ CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT OR IN THE TERMS OF THE XEROX CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OR THE CONDUENT CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT. IT IS THE INTENTION OF ▇▇▇▇▇▇ IN EXECUTING THIS RELEASE, AND IN GIVING AND RECEIVING THE CONSIDERATION CALLED FOR HEREIN, THAT THE RELEASE CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION 6.06 SHALL BE EFFECTIVE AS A FULL AND FINAL ACCORD AND SATISFACTION AND GENERAL RELEASE OF AND FROM ALL RELEASED MATTERS AND THE FINAL RESOLUTION BY THE ▇▇▇▇▇▇ PARTIES AND THE RELEASED PARTIES OF ALL RELEASED MATTERS. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ HEREBY REPRESENTS TO XEROX AND CONDUENT THAT NONE OF THE ▇▇▇▇▇▇ PARTIES HAVE VOLUNTARILY OR INVOLUNTARILY ASSIGNED OR TRANSFERRED OR PURPORTED TO ASSIGN OR TRANSFER TO ANY PERSON ANY RELEASED MATTERS AND THAT NO PERSON OTHER THAN ▇▇▇▇▇▇ HAS ANY INTEREST IN ANY RELEASED MATTER BY LAW OR CONTRACT BY VIRTUE OF ANY ACTION OR INACTION BY ▇▇▇▇▇▇. THE INVALIDITY OR UNENFORCEABILITY OF ANY PART OF THIS SECTION 6.06 SHALL NOT AFFECT THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THE REMAINDER OF THIS SECTION 6.06 WHICH SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.

  • Environmental Proceedings means any judicial or administrative proceedings arising from or in any way associated with any Environmental Requirement.

  • Hazardous Materials means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

  • Hazardous Materials Contamination means contamination (whether now existing or hereafter occurring) of the improvements, buildings, facilities, personalty, soil, groundwater, air or other elements on or of the relevant property by Hazardous Materials, or any derivatives thereof, or on or of any other property as a result of Hazardous Materials, or any derivatives thereof, generated on, emanating from or disposed of in connection with the relevant property.

  • Hazardous Activity means the distribution, generation, handling, importing, management, manufacturing, processing, production, refinement, release, storage, transfer, transportation, treatment, or use (including any withdrawal or other use of groundwater) of Hazardous Materials in, on, under, about, or from the Company’s facilities or any part thereof into the environment.