Aug 8, 2019 08:10
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Spanish term

sin perjuicio de la aplicación del interés legal

Spanish to English Law/Patents Law (general)
Pago del servicio, siendo el impago causa de rescisión del contrato sin perjuicio de la aplicación del interés legal del dinero sobre importe adeudado.
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notwithstanding the application of statutory interest

I think "statutory interest" is more accurate here.
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disagree AllegroTrans : you have misunderstood the meaning odf "without prejuduce" which is vital to this sentence
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I agree with this ine the most! "
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without prejudice to the application of legal interest

Spain. In Spain, liability for non-payment of money includes interest, either at an agreed upon rate or the legal rate.97 Compound interest is permitted if judicially demanded, “even if the obligation is silent on this point.”98
https://ouclf.iuscomp.org/compound-interest-in-international...

Artículo 1109, Codigo Civil
Los intereses vencidos devengan el interés legal desde que son judicialmente reclamados, aunque la obligación haya guardado silencio sobre este punto.

Interest due shall produce legal interest from the date on which it was judicially demanded, even if the obligation is silent on this point.
The Civil Law in Spain and Spanish-America: Including Cuba, Puerto ...
https://books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=158477245X
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neutral AllegroTrans : Definitely right idea but "legal" interest only implies legality whereas "statutory" interest is a specific rate set by legislation
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without prejudice to the right to apply statutory interest

What does statutory interest rate mean?
A legal rate of interest is the highest rate of interest that can be legally charged on any type of debt, for which a lender must adhere to.30 Apr 2019
Legal Rate of Interest Definition - Investopedia
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/legal-rate-of-interest....


The interest you can charge if another business is late paying for goods or a service is 'statutory interest' - this is 8% plus the Bank of England base rate for business to business transactions. You cannot claim statutory interest if there's a different rate of interest in a contract.
Late commercial payments: charging interest and debt recovery ...
https://www.gov.uk/late-commercial...interest-debt.../chargi...

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agree Antonio Berbel Garcia
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without affecting the accrual of legal interest

This would be what is most common in the US. Statutory interest and legal interest are two different concepts in the US.

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Note added at 6 hrs (2019-08-08 14:21:05 GMT)
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In financial English, interest is accrued or charged, not applied .
Peer comment(s):

disagree AllegroTrans : it's not about it being "affected" and by suggesting this term you have ignored completely the vital and important words "without prejudice"
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