Exclusion Clauses and Unfair Contract Terms

Description: BOOK REVIEW EXCLUSION CLAUSES AND UNFAIR CONTRACT TERMS 9th EDITION By Richard Lawson SWEET & MAXWELL www.sweetandmaxwell.thomson.com ISBN: 978-1-84703-722-0 THE MODERN AMBIT AND APPLICATION OF THE CONTRACT CLAUSE... (OR MAKE SURE YOU CHECK OUT THE FINE PRINT!) An appreciation by Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor of Richmond Green Chambers Isn’t it all too often the way! We mean the way exclusion and limitation clauses are so frequently discovered in the so called ‘fine print’ of contracts, as are terms which are judged to be ‘unfair’ according to a number of criteria. In this close examination of exclusion clauses and unfair contract terms, Richard Lawson, an independent consultant in marketing law, reviews and analyses in this useful 9th Edition, the judicial view of the ambit and application of the two leading pieces of legislation in this area: the UCTA and the UTCC Regulations, i.e. the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 and the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999. Essentially, the book provides practical guidance and ample illustration for practitioners in this crucial area of contract law. First, it considers how the courts have interpreted exclusion and limitation clauses. Secondly, it delves into how Parliament has enacted a separate set of controls. Here you have the benefit of full coverage of the case law in this area, including: