forholde seg til (in this context)

English translation: conduct (negotations) exclusively with/take their instructions exclusively from

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Norwegian term or phrase:forholde seg til
English translation:conduct (negotations) exclusively with/take their instructions exclusively from
Entered by: Helen Johnson

07:52 Dec 7, 2007
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / court decision
Norwegian term or phrase: forholde seg til (in this context)
At det ikker er etablert et hjelperforhold mellom XXXX og XXX direkte, fremstår som forholdsvis klart. På bakgrunn av bevisførelsen under hovedforhandlingen, legger retten til grunn at XXXX bare har *forholdt seg til* [third company involved].
Advice appreciated.
Helen Johnson
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:53
conducted (negotations) exclusively with/took their instructions exclusively from
Explanation:
This is a tricky one, which I too have found to be a challenge. Maybe these might help...

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Note added at 10 hrs (2007-12-07 18:23:12 GMT)
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Another suggestion: "dealt exclusively with"
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brigidm
Norway
Local time: 15:53
Grading comment
Thanks very much!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3conducted (negotations) exclusively with/took their instructions exclusively from
brigidm
5relate to
Per Bergvall
4act in accordance with
Carole Hognestad
4dealt or had dealings with
Adrian MM. (X)


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act in accordance with


Explanation:
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Carole Hognestad
Local time: 15:53
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relate to


Explanation:
Forholde seg til = ha et forhold til, i.e. maintain a relationsghip with, or simply relate to. XXX has only related to YYY.

Per Bergvall
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conducted (negotations) exclusively with/took their instructions exclusively from


Explanation:
This is a tricky one, which I too have found to be a challenge. Maybe these might help...

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Note added at 10 hrs (2007-12-07 18:23:12 GMT)
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Another suggestion: "dealt exclusively with"

brigidm
Norway
Local time: 15:53
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PRO pts in category: 94
Grading comment
Thanks very much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nikolaj Widenmann: I think this is the best suggestion so far. Perhaps some more context (what's the lawsuit about?) would make it easier to provide an exact translation.
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  -> Thanks, Widenmann

agree  Michele Fauble
11 hrs
  -> Thanks, Michele

agree  Andrew Alix: "forholdt seg til" in this context appears to mean that "they took their instructions exclusively from". I assume from the context, that a 2nd firm is being sued by a 3rd party, when they actually received their instructions from the 1st firm.
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1 day 6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
dealt or had dealings with


Explanation:
A course of dealing has contract implications in EN law. 'bare' implies there is no contractual relationship created thereby.




Example sentence(s):
  • Indeed some of the customers had been with the company since it was founded. ... To establish a contract by course of dealing, it must be shown that the ...

    Reference: http://www.realir.net/search_tags/4770926/can-i-ditch-my-cus...
Adrian MM. (X)
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