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When drafting a contract, parties often attempt to exclude or limit their liability by inserting a particular clause into the contract. Such a clause is known as an exclusion clause. Certain forms of exclusion...
Law Commission consults on new laws to give consumers rights to compensation for misleading and aggressive selling
The Law Commission is consulting on new laws that would give consumers the right to claim compensation and redress from businesses for misleading and aggressive selling practices. The Consumer Protection...
Rights of Light
HKRUK II (CHC) Ltd v Heaney [2010] EWHC 2245 (Ch)
The owner of land with the benefit of a right of light against other land is entitled to an injunction against someone committing a wrongful act which...
Government consults on EU proposals to change contract law
The Government is consulting on European Union proposals to reform and harmonise contract law across the EU. The details of the EU’s suggestions were reported here: http://www.mablaw.com/2010/07/european-commission-consults-on-new-eu-wide-contract-law/....
European Commission consults on new EU-wide contract law
The European Commission is consulting over different possible proposals for a new EU-wide contract law. It has two concerns: one is to make consumers feel that they trust a business based in another EU...
Court fails to make time of the essence because contract provided alternative remedies for lateness – Dominion v Debenhams, High Court
Dominion owned the leasehold to a shopping centre and they had an agreement with Debenhams under which Dominion would pay the retailer certain sums of money. Dominion was late in paying the second instalment....
Top 10 tips when negotiating an agreement for a web site or other business-critical IT
I was recently asked to give my top 10 tips on negotiating an expensive web site based on my experience in drafting and negotiating IT agreements. Here they are. I must stress that they apply to the...