Exclusion clause in service contract deemed unreasonable

• Author:
• CMS Cameron McKenna

Exclusion clauses in standard terms of business are vulnerable to attack under the Unfair Contract Terms Act (UCTA). UCTA renders unenforceable exclusion clauses in standard terms of business unless the clause satisfies the requirement of “reasonableness”.

In a recent case the Mercantile Court struck down an exclusion clause in a serviced-office agreement. An IT training company agreed to take office space for a period of time. The air conditioning in the offices was not up to s... (316 more words)

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