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without liability to you

English translation: without any duty to compensate you in any way

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English term or phrase:without liability to you
Selected answer:without any duty to compensate you in any way
Entered by: Alla_K

19:42 Apr 23, 2015
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s) / terms of service
English term or phrase: without liability to you
To the extent permitted by applicable law, Bell may, in its
discretion and **without liability to you**, enter onto your property and inspect, maintain, repair, relocate or replace any Bell
Equipment as needed.
Alla_K
Local time: 06:59
without any duty to compensate you in any way
Explanation:
It means that Bell can enter the property for the specific purposes, but that the occupier is not entitled to any compensation or payment from Bell - the occupier has simply to accept it
Selected response from:

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:59
Grading comment
Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +2without your incurring any cost whatsoever
David Hollywood
4 +3without any duty to compensate you in any way
AllegroTrans
5without being legally obligated or accountable to you
Heather Walker (X)
5Without any recourse to you for any consequences of us entering your property.
Gary D
Summary of reference entries provided
A's liability to B is A's responsibility to compensate B
Charles Davis

Discussion entries: 2





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
without your incurring any cost whatsoever


Explanation:
that's the meaning

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Note added at 5 mins (2015-04-23 19:47:38 GMT)
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they can come onto your property and repair, check etc. but you won't have to pay a cent

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Note added at 6 mins (2015-04-23 19:48:42 GMT)
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and indeed without your having any legal responsibility

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Note added at 7 mins (2015-04-23 19:49:39 GMT)
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it really covers both aspects

David Hollywood
Local time: 07:59
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 43

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
31 mins
  -> thanks Patricia
neutral  AllegroTrans: but in what circumstances would an occupier incur any cost?
1 hr
  -> unlikely I agree but you never know ... it's more about legal responsibilty
agree  Tushar Deep
12 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
without any duty to compensate you in any way


Explanation:
It means that Bell can enter the property for the specific purposes, but that the occupier is not entitled to any compensation or payment from Bell - the occupier has simply to accept it

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charles Davis: Yes
1 hr
  -> thanks
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
18 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Phong Le
5 days
  -> thanks
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
without being legally obligated or accountable to you


Explanation:
Generally, liability means that a legal obligation is created. Usually, this involves a legal remedy. So if there is no liability to you, you have no remedy for Bell entering your property. Another, more specific, definition of liability is pecuniary obligation.

Heather Walker (X)
United States
Local time: 05:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Without any recourse to you for any consequences of us entering your property.


Explanation:
Without Liability is a broader term than cost. Recourse is a better explanation of liability "in this sentence", because it is relating to entering a property. When entering a property there are a lot of criminal laws, litigation laws and common laws and these all of these laws can carry consequences to the a property owner, the landlord, the lease holder, the mortgage stake holders as well as the contractors and employees entering the property, so letting someone in could incur more than costs. Recourse means no actions in any way or by any means against you or any of the other stakeholders in the property if you allow them to enter the property.

Example sentence(s):
  • We can instal without recourse to you or your business if we fit our machine on your roof

    Reference: http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/without+recour...
Gary D
Local time: 20:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
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Reference comments


2 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: A's liability to B is A's responsibility to compensate B

Reference information:
So Bell can do this without liability to you it means you have no claim against Bell for damages.

Provisions of this kind are very common. Here's one on the British Museum's website:

"We reserve the right at our discretion to alter our advertised arrangements for the exhibition, cancel any exhibition time slot and/or close the exhibition without notice; AND in any such event (a) We shall not be liable to you for any loss of business, revenue, profits, anticipated savings or goodwill (whether direct or indirect) or for any indirect, special or consequential loss of any kind and in each case howsoever arising, even if you have advised us of the possibility of same; and (b) our maximum liability to you shall not exceed the total amount you paid for your ticket(s)."
[...]
We have the right, <>without liability to you, to refuse to allow you to enter the exhibition and/or escort you from our premises if you, in our judgment, breach any of these conditions."
https://www.britishmuseum.org/about_this_site/terms_of_use/t...

So if Bell enters your property like this, it's no use trying to sue them for damages. They are not liable to you.

Charles Davis
Spain
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 72

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  AllegroTrans: Yes, but I don't understand how you have time out from actual translating to research and post all these extremely useful and erudite explanations
14 mins
  -> Well, just a quick one before bed does no harm..
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