Severability is the fact of being capable of legally separated that is a provision under which a contract’s valid parts remain effective and enforceable even if its other parts are declared void by a court. That decision is up to the court’s discretion and depends on the importance of the invalid part that would have to be severed.
Reference Definition by Artslaw.com: Severability refers to whether a part of the Agreement that a court finds to be invalid, for example because it is illegal or too uncertain, can be removed from the Agreement or whether its invalidity causes the whole Agreement to be invalid. A Severability clause is often included in an Agreement to indicate the Parties’ intention that the Agreement continues without any part the court finds invalid.
Related Definitions in the Project: The Project Management; Project Contract
