It’s that time of year again. The annual new year rush to join the gym. Health and fitness clubs will sign up more members in January than at any other time of year, and in your enthusiasm to join, you will probably sign there and then without reading through the all important Ts and Cs [...]
December 9th, 2008 | Catriona | 1 comment | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "Unfair Contract Terms"
Unfair Contract Terms
When a dispute arises over a clause in a contract, it is easy for the party defending this clause to say ‘well, you should have read the contract’. But how many of us actually take the time to trawl through the small print when signing up to an agreement? Most of us will assume good [...]
December 5th, 2008 | Catriona | 15 comments | Continued
Avoiding Liability for Breach of Contract
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 | Continued
