Large powerful firms have legal teams at their disposal for the writing of contracts. These contracts may be cleverly and creatively worded so that in cases of a breach, their liability is limited or even excluded. Legislation in the form of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 and the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations [...]
December 4th, 2008 | Catriona | 0 comments | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "damages"
Making a Small Claim
If you are in dispute with an organisation or an individual and wish to recover specific sums of money you feel you should not have paid, then you can issue a claim at county court level against that individual or firm. If the claim is for less than £5000 (or £1,000 or less if the [...]
September 12th, 2008 | Catriona | 5 comments | Continued
Who do I Sue?
Bear in mind that under the Consumer Protection Act you can only sue in the event of death, personal injury and damage to private property in excess of £275. You would not be able to sue for loss or damage to the product itself. Therefore if you were to buy a defective car, which then [...]
July 1st, 2008 | Catriona | 0 comments | Continued
Consumer Protection Act
The Sale of Goods Act provides protection against goods which are of poor quality. As we have mentioned, the definition of ‘quality’ takes into account fitness for purpose, appearance and finish, freedom from minor blemishes, durability and safety. If a product is unsafe, we must look to the Consumer Protection Act as it provides different [...]
July 1st, 2008 | Catriona | 2 comments | Continued
