Law of Contract: Common law principles governing formation and enforcement of contracts, including offer, acceptance, consideration, and intention to create legal relations
Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977: Legislation that limits how far civil liability for breach of contract, negligence or other breach of duty can be avoided using contract terms
Consumer Rights Act 2015: Key legislation protecting consumers' rights and governing business-to-consumer contracts
Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 2010: Legislation governing the transfer of rights to third parties in insurance contexts
Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999: Law allowing third parties to enforce terms of contracts that benefit them, relevant for indemnification agreements
Limitation Act 1980: Statute setting time limits within which various types of legal claims must be brought
Misrepresentation Act 1967: Law governing false or misleading statements made during contract formation
Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999: Regulations protecting consumers from unfair standard terms in contracts with traders
Penalty Clauses Doctrine: Common law rules preventing enforcement of contractual penalties that exceed legitimate compensation
Fundamental Breach Doctrine: Legal principle concerning breaches so serious they defeat the main purpose of the contract
Reasonableness Test: Legal requirement that exclusion and limitation clauses must be reasonable to be enforceable
UK GDPR: Post-Brexit data protection regulation governing the processing of personal data
Data Protection Act 2018: UK's implementation of data protection standards, working alongside UK GDPR
