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​KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Per Autre Vie


Per autre vie is a legal expression meaning “for the life of another”.


It refers to an estate or interest in land that lasts for the lifetime of another specified person.


The holder of the estate enjoys rights in the property only while that person remains alive.


When the named person dies, the estate automatically ends.


The term commonly appears in relation to an Estate Pur Autre Vie.
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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Permanent Court of Arbitration
The Permanent Court of Arbitration is an international institution established under the 1899 Hague Convention.
Despite its name, it is not a permanent court with standing judges.
Instead, it provides facilities and procedures for the creation of arbitration tribunals.
The institution assists states, organizations, and private parties in resolving international disputes peacefully.
It has been used in significant international disputes, including claims tribunals between states.

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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Performers’ Rights
Performers’ rights protect performers such as musicians, actors, and singers from unauthorized recording or broadcasting of their performances.
These rights arise under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
Unauthorized recording, broadcasting, or importation of illicit recordings may infringe performers’ rights.
Performers often assign recording rights contractually to record companies.
Protection for performances generally lasts for 70 years following legislative reforms derived from retained EU law.

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​KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Perfect Trust


A perfect trust is a trust that has been fully and properly constituted.


It is also known as an executed trust.


The settlor must have transferred the trust property effectively to the trustees or beneficiaries.


Once properly constituted, the trust becomes enforceable in equity.


Courts generally will not perfect an incomplete or imperfect trust voluntarily.
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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Peppercorn Rent
A peppercorn rent is a very small or nominal rent reserved under a lease.
The rent is often purely symbolic and may consist literally of a peppercorn.
Its purpose is to show that the lease is supported by valuable consideration.
Peppercorn rents are commonly used where parties do not intend any substantial rent to be paid.
Such arrangements are frequently seen in long leases granted for premium payments.

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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Per Capita
Per capita is a Latin expression meaning “by heads” or “for each person”.
In succession law, distribution per capita means each beneficiary receives an equal share individually.
The method treats all entitled persons equally regardless of family branch.
For example, if four beneficiaries inherit per capita, each receives one-quarter of the estate.
Per capita distribution differs from distribution per stirpes, where shares are divided according to family lines.

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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Performance of Contract
Performance of contract refers to the carrying out of obligations agreed upon by parties to a contract.
Complete performance by both parties normally discharges the contract entirely.
Contracts may be divisible, where obligations are independent, or entire, where obligations are interdependent.
Modern law recognizes substantial performance, allowing partial recovery despite minor defects.
Performance may also occur through tender of performance or authorized third parties such as subcontractors.

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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Permanent Establishment
A permanent establishment is a fixed place of business through which a company carries on its activities in another country.
The concept is important in international taxation and double taxation agreements.
Examples include branches, offices, factories, workshops, mines, or building sites.
A foreign company with a permanent establishment in the UK may be subject to UK tax on profits arising there.
The definition commonly follows the model adopted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Permissive Waste
Permissive waste occurs when a tenant fails to maintain leased property and allows it to deteriorate.
The deterioration usually results from neglect rather than deliberate damage.
Examples include failing to repair roofs, walls, or essential structures.
A tenant may be liable if the neglect causes substantial damage to the property.
Permissive waste is one category of waste recognized in land law.

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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Per Incuriam
Per incuriam is a Latin expression meaning “through lack of care”.
A judicial decision is made per incuriam when the court overlooks a binding precedent or relevant statutory provision.
Such decisions may not carry normal precedential authority.
Higher courts may decline to follow decisions considered per incuriam.
The doctrine helps preserve consistency and correctness in legal precedent.

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