http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishVocabularyIdiom-Questions/Forum29.htmHelp with defining words and idioms, and new words and idioms that you've learntenXMOD (Build: 3614.32638)http://www.englishforums.com/English/SaveToTheExtent/vghjp/post.htm#365857Sat, 23 May 2009 22:02:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:365857Feebs110http://www.englishforums.com/English/SaveToTheExtent/vghjp/post.htm#365857http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-365857.xmlin accordance with the Arbitration Act 1996 or any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof save to the extent necessary to give effect to the provisions of this clause. A get-out phrase in case the changes to the act are such as to make the clause invalid, in which case the arbitration referral will nevertheless be applicable.http://www.englishforums.com/English/SaveToTheExtent/vghjp/post.htmMon, 23 Mar 2009 23:02:24 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:365753Vincent Ding1http://www.englishforums.com/English/SaveToTheExtent/vghjp/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-365753.xmlAccording to my understanding, "save to the extent" is similar to "except" or "unless". Based on this understanding I can perfectly understand the following sentence: "This site is protected by copyright, and save to the extent necessary to access and read this site for lawful and domestic purposes, this site does not grant you any licence or other right of use to any of its or any third party's intellectual property (including without limitation trademarks, design rights and know how) contained on/in these web pages or otherwise." However, I am confused with this one: "Any dispute arising out of this contract shall be referred to arbitration in London in accordance with the Arbitration Act 1996 or any statutory modification or...