Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999: Governs how third parties may be given rights under or the ability to enforce terms of a contract they are not directly party to
Common Law Contract Formation: Fundamental principles of contract formation including offer, acceptance, consideration, and intention to create legal relations
Consumer Rights Act 2015: Primary legislation protecting consumer rights and regulating business-to-consumer contracts in the UK
Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977: Regulates unfair terms in contracts, particularly those attempting to exclude or limit liability, and makes certain exclusions of liability legally ineffective
Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008: Prohibits unfair commercial practices between traders and consumers, including misleading actions and omissions
Occupiers' Liability Acts 1957 and 1984: Defines the duty of care that occupiers of premises owe to visitors and trespassers
UK General Data Protection Regulation: Post-Brexit data protection regulation governing how personal data must be handled and processed in the UK
Data Protection Act 2018: The UK's implementation of data protection laws, working alongside the UK GDPR
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974: Primary piece of workplace safety legislation that sets out general duties employers have towards employees and members of the public
Limitation Act 1980: Sets out the time limits within which different types of legal claims must be brought
Reasonableness Test: Common law principle requiring exclusion clauses and limitations of liability to be reasonable in the circumstances
Misrepresentation Law: Common law and statutory principles governing false statements which induce contract formation
Duty of Care: Common law principle establishing the obligations one party owes to another to take reasonable care in their actions or omissions
