aunque la asistencia a éstos no fuere preceptiva

English translation: even if attendance were not mandatory/compulsory

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Spanish term or phrase:	aunque la asistencia a éstos no fuere preceptiva
English translation:	even if attendance were not mandatory/compulsory
Entered by:	Flavio Ferri-Benedetti

05:58 Aug 15, 2001

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents

Spanish term or phrase: aunque la asistencia a éstos no fuere preceptiva

La parte que incumpliera el presente contrato correrá con todos los gastos que por dicho motivo se ocasionen, incluso los judiciales, honorarios de abogado, y derechos de procurador aunque la asistencia a éstos no fuere preceptiva.

To me this sounds like X has to pay fees even if not incurred! What am I missing here, in teh last part of the sentence?

Lia Fail (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 1685 (6 open) (12 without valid answers) (18 closed without grading) Answers: 2639 Spain
Local time: 17:26

even if attendance were not mandatory/compulsory

Explanation:
I think you are right, Ailish. Simply, it should be paid even if you don't personally attend or assist it.

Just my two cents,
Flavio

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Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
Switzerland
Local time: 17:26

Grading comment

Thanks, I'd gone off on a tangent about 'incurring' costs and stupidly missed the literal meaning of 'attendance'!
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even if attendance were not mandatory/compulsory

Flavio Ferri-Benedetti

even if their legal assistance shall not be mandatory

Del01 (X)

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even if attendance were not mandatory/compulsory

Explanation:
I think you are right, Ailish. Simply, it should be paid even if you don't personally attend or assist it.

Just my two cents,
Flavio

Translation STudent

Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
Switzerland
Local time: 17:26
Native speaker of:

Italian,

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 72

Grading comment

Thanks, I'd gone off on a tangent about 'incurring' costs and stupidly missed the literal meaning of 'attendance'!

1 hr

even if their legal assistance shall not be mandatory

Explanation:

No! The sentence does not mean that fees have to paid even if they are not incurred. If they are not incurred, they do not have to be paid. Let us put it in easier words:

"La parte que incumpliera el presente contrato correrá con todos los gastos que por dicho motivo se ocasionen, incluso los judiciales, honorarios de abogado, y derechos de procurador aunque la asistencia a éstos no fueran necesarios". That means: if AAA does not perform the contract, BBB has two possibilities:
1. Ask for legal assistance. If this assistance is unnecesary (not mandatoy) but BBB just wants it, costs will of course be incurred and, therefore, paid by AAA. (In some cases legal assistance is not needed).
2. Do not ask for assistance.

Del01 (X)
Local time: 17:26
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in pair: 41

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