equitable set-off
C2CEFR level
90/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister
A defence allowing cross-claims so closely connected to the claim that enforcing payment without accounting for them would be unjust.
We're asserting an equitable set-off, since their defective supply caused the very losses they now sue on.
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