| Subject | Russian | English |
| gen. | все разумные усилия | all reasonable endeavours (Negotiating an "endeavours" obligation in a contract is a familiar experience for corporate and commercial lawyers alike, and one which can often be contentious given the different levels of obligation that can be imposed (e.g. "reasonable", "all reasonable" or "best" endeavours). An "all reasonable" endeavours obligation has been interpreted by some as a halfway house between "best" and "reasonable" endeavours, while the court in Rhodia International Holdings Limited v Huntsman International LLC (2007) considered that it may well equate to a "best" endeavours obligation, particularly on the basis that both terms effectively require a party to take all reasonable courses of action available to them. Alexander Demidov) |
| law | прилагать все разумные усилия | expend all reasonable endeavours (el360) |
| law | прилагать разумные усилия | use reasonable endeavours (yo) |
| O&G, karach. | прилагая разумные усилия | on a reasonable endeavour basis (Aiduza) |
| law | приложить все разумные усилия | exercise all reasonable efforts (mascot) |
| gen. | приложить все разумные усилия | use all reasonable endeavours (VictorMashkovtsev) |
| O&G, sakh. | приложить разумные усилия | use reasonable endeavors |
| law | приложить усилия, разумные с коммерческой точки зрения | make commercially reasonable efforts (You shall forfeit Your right to receive such payments, and any and all such payments shall belong exclusively to ABC Inc. after ABC Inc. has made commercially reasonable efforts to contact You to obtain the correct payment information. ART Vancouver) |
| law | разумные с коммерческой точки зрения усилия | commercially reasonable efforts (jaletta) |
| law | разумные усилия | reasonable endeavours (алешаBG) |
| O&G, sakh. | разумные усилия | reasonable endeavors |
| law | разумные усилия | reasonable endeavours (Negotiating an "endeavours" obligation in a contract is a familiar experience for corporate and commercial lawyers alike, and one which can often be contentious given the different levels of obligation that can be imposed (e.g. "reasonable", "all reasonable" or "best" endeavours). The least onerous of the three common types of "endeavours" obligations is the "reasonable" endeavours clause and this will often be the starting point for the party giving the obligation. Such a clause permits the obligor to weigh up the relevant commercial considerations in the circumstances against its contractual obligation. Accordingly, the obligor will not have to forfeit its own commercial interests in order to fulfil its contractual obligation (save to the extent envisaged by the terms of the contract itself). Alexander Demidov) |
| gen. | разумные усилия | reasonable effort (А.Шатилов) |
| gen. | употреблять разумные усилия The use in contracts of the expressions "reasonable endeavours" "all reasonable endeavours" and "best endeavours" are a constant source of confusion to businesses as well as the legal professions. There used to be a view that "best endeavours" could never be agreed to simply, because it required the person giving that undertaking to bankrupt themselves or their company in order to satisfy the obligation. Recent cases show that that is not the situation and that in fact "best endeavours" is really doing no more than doing what a reasonable company would do in the circumstances. A recent case, (Yewbelle Limited -v- London Green Developments Limited, decided on 8 December 2006) has a commentary on the obligation to use 'reasonable endeavours'. It states that such an obligation requires a person to go on using reasonable endeavours until the point is reached where they would simply be repeating themselves to keep trying. The question of what is a reasonable time to keep trying was left undefined by the case the judge simply saying that account may be taken of events as they unfold including extraordinary events. | use reasonable endeavours (Alexander Demidov) |
