Common Law Contract Principles: Fundamental principles of contract formation including offer, acceptance, consideration, and intention to create legal relations under English common law
Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999: Legislation governing how third parties may enforce terms of a contract to which they are not a direct party
Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977: Law regulating unfair terms in contracts, particularly exclusion and limitation clauses
Competition Act 1998: Primary UK competition law legislation prohibiting anti-competitive agreements and abuse of dominant market position
Enterprise Act 2002: Legislation concerning competition law enforcement and market investigations in the UK
Article 101 TFEU (retained): Retained EU law prohibiting anti-competitive agreements that may affect trade and competition
Vertical Agreements Block Exemption Regulation: Regulation providing safe harbor for certain vertical agreements under competition law
UK GDPR: Post-Brexit data protection regulation governing the processing of personal data in the UK
Data Protection Act 2018: UK's implementation of data protection standards, complementing and supplementing the UK GDPR
Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations: Regulations governing electronic communications, marketing, and use of customer data
Consumer Rights Act 2015: Main consumer rights legislation in the UK, applicable if the referral agreement involves consumers
Commercial Agents Regulations 1993: Regulations protecting commercial agents in their relationships with principals
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000: Primary legislation for financial services regulation, relevant if referral involves financial services
Bribery Act 2010: Anti-corruption legislation affecting business relationships and referral arrangements
