LEC备考学习 | Accord and Satisfaction发表时间:2024-04-27 08:15 Accord and Satisfaction Accord and satisfaction is a legal concept that allows parties to settle a dispute by agreeing to new terms or conditions, thereby discharging the original obligation. It involves an agreement between the parties where one party offers to perform a different action or provide a different form of consideration to satisfy the existing obligation, and the other party accepts this offer. Once the accord (the new agreement) is executed, and the satisfaction (the performance of the new agreement) occurs, the original obligation is considered discharged. 和解与清偿是一项法律概念,允许当事人通过同意新的条款或条件来解决争议,从而解除原有的义务。它涉及双方之间的协议,一方提出以不同的行为或提供不同的对价来满足现有的义务,另一方接受这一要约。一旦达成和解协议(新的协议),并且完成清偿(实际履行了新的协议),原有的义务就被认为已经解除(即当事人可约定用其他的履行取代原合同的履行)。 Example 例如,甲根据合同欠乙8万美元。甲拥有一处房产,他承诺将该房产作为清偿债务的条件,而乙承诺接受该房产作为清偿债务的条件,而不是根据合同所欠的8万美元。这个新的协议就是和解协议(accord)。履行(performance)是承诺人对和解协议的履行,因此,如果和解协议得到履行,则可以说和协议已经得到满足。如果甲实际上将个人房产给了乙,而乙则接受该房产作为甲债务的清偿(satisfaction),那么二人之间的和解协议就得到了满足。 需要注意到是,和解协议的履行应在约定的时间内或一段合理时间内完成。如当事人对于和解协议的履行发生争议,合同债权人有权选择基于原有债务或更改后的债务提起诉讼,直至两者之一得到清偿时为止。 |