03. Exclusion clauses, UCTA (1977), CRA (2015) Flashcards
Exclusion clause.
A clause within a contract which purports to restrict or exclude liability for breach of contract or negligence.
A clause within a contract which purports to restrict or exclude liability for breach of contract or negligence.
Exclusion clause.
Any exclusion clause will be interpreted …
strictly against the party seeking to rely on it.
For an exclusion clause to be effective, and therefore enforceable, it must have been …
properly incorporated within the contract.
Exclusion clauses are common in … contracts.
standard form
Any exclusion clause must be brought to the attention of a party …
at the time the contract is agreed.
Any exclusion clause must be an … of the contract.
integral part
An exclusion clause presented after a contract has been agreed, including one exlcuding a hotel’s liabliity for the loss of guests’ valuables, …
can not be relied upon.
A clause within a contract which purports to restrict or exclude liability for breach of contract or negligence.
Exclusion clause.
An exclusion clause presented after a contract has been agreed, including one written on the back of a parking or deckchair ticket, …
cannot be relied upon.
The signing of a contract, including one for the supply of a cigarette machine, implies …
that the party is aware of and agrees to all of its terms, including any exclusion clause.
If a contract is made without a signed document …
then it must be shown that the party was made sufficiently aware of any exclusion clause or other onerous terms.
To be effective, any exclusion clause must cover …
the specific breach complained of.
An exclusion clause covering total non performance, including a security employee burning down a film processing factory …
can be valid if correctly incorporated into a contract.
Terms within commercial contracts are governed by the …
Unfair Contract Terms Act (1977)
The Unfair Contract Terms Act (1977) governs terms in …
commercial contracts.
Terms within consumer contracts are governed by the …
Consumer Rights Act (2015)
The Consumer Rights Act (2015) governs terms in …
consumer contracts.
Terms within contracts between private persons …
are not governed by specific legislation.
Private persons may restrict liability …
to any degree that they wish.
The main provisions of the UCTA:
TEL for DOPI arising from N are V*
TEL for OLoD arising from N are STATOR
TEL for BoO regarding T are V
Terms excluding liability for death or personal injury arising from negligence are void.
The main provisions of the UCTA:
TEL for DOPI arising from N are V
TEL for OLoD arising from N are STATOR*
TEL for BoO regarding T are V
Terms excluding liability for other loss or damage arising from negligence are subject to a test of reasonableness.
The main provisions of the UCTA:
TEL for DOPI arising from N are V
TEL for OLoD arising from N are STATOR
TEL for BoO regarding T are V*
Terms excluding liability for breach of obligations regarding title are void.
Where the statutory test of reasonableness under the UTCA applies, the court will decide whether the term is …
fair and reasonable having regard to all the circumstances.
CRA (2015): a term is U* if, contrary to the requirement of GF, it causes a SI in the parties’ RaO under the contract to the DOTC.
unfair
CRA (2015): a term is U if, contrary to the requirement of GF*, it causes a SI in the parties’ RaO under the contract to the DOTC.
good faith
CRA (2015): a term is U if, contrary to the requirement of GF, it causes a SI* in the parties’ RaO under the contract to the DOTC.
significant imbalance
CRA (2015): a term is U if, contrary to the requirement of GF, it causes a SI in the parties’ RaO* under the contract to the DOTC.
rights and obligations
CRA (2015): a term is U if, contrary to the requirement of GF, it causes a SI in the parties’ RaO under the contract to the DOTC*.
detriment of the consumer
The CRA requires that terms are set out in … language.
plain, intelligible
The CRA requires that relevant terms must be …
prominent.
Unfair contract terms (do / do not) invalidate the whole contract.
do not
If a term within a consumer contract is open to different meanings, the one most favourable to the … will be the one chosen.
consumer
If a business engages in an activity which is incidental to its trade, including the purchase of a second hand car, …
then it is likely to be deemed a consumer and therefore protected by the Consumer Rights Act (2015).
Terms in an exclusion clause, including one regarding ‘new’ Singer cars …
will be interpreted strictly against the person intending to rely on them.
T/F: the Unfair Contract Terms Act (1977) does not apply to the sale of land.
TRUE
Under the UCTA, the burden of proof regarding the statutory test of resonableness falls on …
the party relying on the exclusion clause.
The UCTA primarily regulates …
exclusion clauses in business to business contracts.
T/F: the Unfair Contract Terms Act (1977) does not apply to insurance contracts.
TRUE
T/F: the UCTA (1977) applies to sales between private individuals.
FALSE
T/F: the UCTA (1977) applies to sales between private individuals and businesses.
FALSE
these are covered by the CRA (2015)
UCTA (1977): P* I L B L A I M S
doesn’t apply to PATENTS or intellectual property
UCTA (1977): P I* L B L A I M S
doesn’t apply to INSURANCE
UCTA (1977): P I L* B L A I M S
doesn’t apply to LAND transfers
UCTA (1977): P I L B* L A I M S
BARGAINING power of the parties equal?
UCTA (1977): P I L B L* A I M S
Is LIMITATION of Liability fair and reasonable having regard to all the circumstances which were, or which ought to have been known to the parties WHEN THE CONTRACT WAS MADE?
UCTA (1977): P I L B L A* I M S
Was the party made sufficiently AWARE of the exclusion clause?
UCTA (1977): P I L B L A I* M S
offering of INDUCEMENTS / ability to INSURE
UCTA (1977): P I L B L A I M* S
any MISREPRESENTATION?
UCTA (1977): P I L B L A I M S*
a SPECIAL ORDER or from STOCK?
T/F: the Consumer Rights Act (2015) governs consumer notices.
TRUE
e.g. signs in car parks
CRA (2015): L* I E R R R R R
doesn’t apply to LAND transfers
CRA (2015): L I* E R R R R R
doesn’t apply to INSURANCE contracts
CRA (2015): L I E* R R R R R
doesn’t apply to EMPLOYMENT contracts
CRA (2015): L I E R* R R R R
Cant restrict enforcement of legal RIGHTS.
CRA (2015): L I E R R* R R R
Must be READABLE, legible and prominent.
CRA (2015): L I E R R R* R R
READ ambiguity pro the consumer.
CRA (2015): L I E R R R R* R
RELIANCE by the consumer is possible.
CRA (2015): L I E R R R R R*
REMAINDER of contract valid, excluding the unfair term.