Unfair Contract Terms Act

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Task 2 P5
Impact of contractual
When parties create a contract, its terms are expected to be followed by both sides. One of the most important terms of the contract, are the terms relating to the seller’s delivery of the goods and the buyer’s payment of these goods. Other important terms would be quality of the goods delivered, issues relating to title or ownership and those terms describing how parties can avoid or exclude responsibility on the contract.
Qatari ‘Contract Laws’
Over time a number of customary practices regarding entering into contracts have evolved in Qatar. These practices include such things as initialling or stamping each page of a contract. However, under Qatari law, these practices are not strictly necessary and do not …show more content…

However there are some contracts where the Act does not apply, which include: land, insurance, company promotions, shares and debentures and patents or copyrights
The act itself lays down some very important rules relating to exclusion clauses. Some clauses include the …show more content…

Furthermore, liability for any other types of damage caused by negligence is subject to reasonableness test
The Unfair Terms in Consumer Contract Regulations
This act was created to deal with exclusion clauses. The regulations apply only to consumer contracts and with them; the court can strike out any term in a contract that it deems to be unfair. The Idea of unfairness looks at the whether all of the parties have acted in good faith and judgment that will be made on the basis of the strength of the parties, whether any inducements were offered to make the consumer agree to the contract and whether the seller had dealt fairly with the consumer
The consumer Protection (Distance selling) Regulations

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