English Contract Law General Principles

• English courts recognise and enforce exclusion clauses in line with the principle…

• For an exclusion clause to be enforceable, it must first be properly incorporated…

• The Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 (UCTA) imposes legislative controls on exclusion…

• UCTA also imposes legislative controls on attempts to limit or restrict liability…

• Under UCTA, the burden of proof lies with the party seeking to rely on the clause…