Consumer Rights Act 2015: Key legislation governing consumer contracts, ensuring fairness and transparency in business-to-consumer relationships
Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977: Controls the use of exclusion and limitation clauses in contracts, protecting against unreasonable terms
Misrepresentation Act 1967: Provides remedies for false statements made during contract formation that induced parties to enter into the contract
Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998: Enables businesses to claim interest on late payments in commercial transactions
UK GDPR: Regulations governing the processing and handling of personal data in the UK post-Brexit
Data Protection Act 2018: UK's implementation of data protection standards, working alongside UK GDPR
Electronic Communications Act 2000: Provides legal framework for electronic signatures and electronic contract formation
Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013: Governs distance selling and provides cooling-off periods for consumers in certain contracts
Common Law - Offer and Acceptance: Fundamental principle requiring a clear offer and unequivocal acceptance to form a contract
Common Law - Consideration: Requirement that something of value must be exchanged between parties for a contract to be binding
Common Law - Intention to Create Legal Relations: Principle requiring parties to intend their agreement to be legally binding
Common Law - Capacity: Rules governing who has the legal ability to enter into binding contracts
Common Law - Privity: Doctrine stating that only parties to a contract can enforce its terms
Limitation Act 1980: Sets time limits within which legal claims relating to contracts must be brought
Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999: Allows third parties to enforce contract terms in certain circumstances, modifying the doctrine of privity
Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982: Implies terms about quality and fitness for purpose in contracts for goods and services
