unfair contract terms
1unfair contract terms — certain provisions in contracts (and in some non contractual provisions) that are controlled by legislation because they are unfair (as defined). In UK law, provision is now made to regulate unfair contract (and other) terms by the Unfair… …
2unfair contract terms — Contractual terms relating to the exclusion or restriction of a person s liability that, under the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 and Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999, are either ineffective or effective only so far as is… …
3Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 — (UCTA) A statute which imposes limits on the extent to which liability for breach of contract, negligence or other breaches of duty can be avoided by means of contractual provisions such as exclusion clauses. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of …
4Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 — The Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 is a British Act of Parliament (1977, c 50) which regulates contracts by restricting the operation and legality of some contract terms. It extends to nearly all forms of contract and one of its most important… …
5contract — con·tract 1 / kän ˌtrakt/ n [Latin contractus from contrahere to draw together, enter into (a relationship or agreement), from com with, together + trahere to draw] 1: an agreement between two or more parties that creates in each party a duty to… …
6Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 — The Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999, SI 1999/2083, incorporatesEnacted persuant to European Communities Act 1972] Directive 93/13/EC [(1993) L95 OJ 29] into law of the United Kingdom. Repeals The Unfair Terms in Consumer… …
7Contractual terms in English law — is a topic which deals with four main issues. which terms are incorporated into the contract how are the terms of the contract to be interpreted whether terms are implied into the contract what controls are placed on unfair terms The terms of a… …
8English contract law — is an influential system regulating the law of contract that operates in England and Wales. Its doctrines form the basis of contract law across the Commonwealth, including Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand and South Africa and more generally… …
9Standard form contract — Contract law Part o …
10standard form contract — a contract that is not specially set out for the transaction in question but is drawn up in advance and applied to numerous transactions. Such contracts are not defined in the unfair contract terms Act 1977 but controlled by it. See McCrone v.… …
