Construction focus: A stringent limitation of liability

John Starr | Property Law Journal | December 2018/January 2019 #367
John Starr reports on a construction case where the court reviewed an exclusion clause that sought to exclude all liability ‘It was clear to the court that contractors in the fire-suppression business routinely seek to limit or exclude their liability for losses which might occur a long time after their work is done, and in …

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Liability: A conclusion for exclusion?

Walker Morris LLP | The Commercial Litigation Journal | September/October 2018 #81
Nick Lees explains key cases on exclusion clauses and offers some practical advice ‘UCTA provides, in short, that any attempt to exclude or restrict liability for death or personal injury is void and that any attempt to exclude or restrict liability for other loss is subject to the “reasonableness test”.’ The ability to pre-emptively exclude …

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