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will not do or omit to do

English translation: will not do and will not omit to do

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English term or phrase:will not do or omit to do
Selected answer:will not do and will not omit to do
Entered by: Charles Davis

10:13 Sep 27, 2012
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
English term or phrase: will not do or omit to do
14.1 Without limiting clause 13.1, X will (and will ensure the masters and crew of each Vessel are to) comply with the provisions of the Fisheries Act, all terms and conditions imposed by such licences, permits, registrations and approvals required there under and all lawful requests of any officer or authority operating under the powers given by the Fisheries Act and, in particular, ***will not do or omit to do*** anything and will take all reasonable steps to prevent anything which may cause any Quota owned by any member of the Y Group to be forfeited under the provisions of the Fisheries Act, provided that X will not be liable for any failure to comply with this clause to the extent that it is due to, or contributed by, the failure of Sealord to comply with its obligations under clause 9.5.

Does it mean that X will omit to do ot X will NOT omit to do?
Renata K.
Russian Federation
Local time: 17:00
will not do and will not omit to do
Explanation:
"omit to do" is parallel with "do"; both are governed by "will not".

This means that not only will the person not do anything that may cause a quota to be forfeited, but will not omit to do anything if that omission will have the effect of causing a quota to be forfeited.

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Note added at 7 mins (2012-09-27 10:21:22 GMT)
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Just seen Jenni's answer. The "anything" is OK, I think; it reads "anything which may cause any Quota owned by any member of the Y Group to be forfeited", but this is slightly obscured by the fact that another clause, "and will take all reasonable steps to prevent anything", has been inserted. The syntax is a bit complex, but fairly standard stuff in legal English.

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Note added at 9 mins (2012-09-27 10:23:21 GMT)
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Jenni's paraphrase is perfectly sound, but I'll leave my answer as well just so you're in no doubt that the answer to your question, "Does it mean that X will omit to do or X will NOT omit to do?" is "It means X will NOT omit to do".
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Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 16:00
Grading comment
Thanks, everybody!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +3will not do and will not omit to do
Charles Davis
4 +2will not do or fail to do
Jenni Lukac (X)
4 +1"will take responsibility for any action or inaction"
John Alphonse (X)


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
will not do or fail to do


Explanation:
This is how I read it, but the "anything" seems very strange to me. It seems that something has been omitted or poorly rendered from another language. I'd query the client about the "anything."

Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 16:00
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you Jenni


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mark Robertson
1 hr
  -> Cheers and thanks, Mark.
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
6 hrs
  -> Cheers and thanks, Tina. I hope all is well.
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
will not do and will not omit to do


Explanation:
"omit to do" is parallel with "do"; both are governed by "will not".

This means that not only will the person not do anything that may cause a quota to be forfeited, but will not omit to do anything if that omission will have the effect of causing a quota to be forfeited.

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Note added at 7 mins (2012-09-27 10:21:22 GMT)
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Just seen Jenni's answer. The "anything" is OK, I think; it reads "anything which may cause any Quota owned by any member of the Y Group to be forfeited", but this is slightly obscured by the fact that another clause, "and will take all reasonable steps to prevent anything", has been inserted. The syntax is a bit complex, but fairly standard stuff in legal English.

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Note added at 9 mins (2012-09-27 10:23:21 GMT)
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Jenni's paraphrase is perfectly sound, but I'll leave my answer as well just so you're in no doubt that the answer to your question, "Does it mean that X will omit to do or X will NOT omit to do?" is "It means X will NOT omit to do".

Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 16:00
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 136
Grading comment
Thanks, everybody!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you Charles


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Moore (X): Well explained
59 mins
  -> Thanks, David!
agree  Bernhard Sulzer
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Bernhard
agree  Tina Vonhof (X): Good explanation. The text would benefit from a few commas.
6 hrs
  -> Thanks Tina! I quite agree about the commas. Lawyers sometimes seem to go to any lengths to avoid using them.
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
"will take responsibility for any action or inaction"


Explanation:
Not doing something would be as irresponsible as doing something to create a negative circumstance or outcome.

I understand this may be similar to other answers but only phrased differently, hopefully helping to better clarify the term use, thanks!

John Alphonse (X)
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tina Vonhof (X): Nicely phrased.
19 mins
  -> Many thanks, Tina.
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