PRIVITY

Question 1

What is privity?

Answer 1

When you have a contract between 2 people a third person CANNOT interfere

Dunlop V selfridge- third party cannot interfere as there was no consideration

Question 2

What are the general exceptions?

Answer 2

Collateral contracts
Agency
Restrictive covenants
Statutory exceptions

Question 3

What act does statutory exception come from?

Answer 3

Rights of 3rd parties act 1999

Question 4

What section numbers apply?

Answer 4

s1.1- you are named in the contract as having rights

s1.1b-if you get a benefit from the contract

s1.2-No rights if the contract states that a third person is not to recieve benefit

s1.3- Third person must be indentified in the contract by name