Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977: Primary legislation governing the enforceability of exclusion and limitation clauses in contracts, including the prohibition of excluding liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence (Section 2(1))
Consumer Rights Act 2015: Legislation that must be considered if one party is a consumer, providing additional protections and requirements for fairness in contract terms
Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999: Legislation governing how third parties may enforce terms of a contract, relevant for determining the scope of the release and hold harmless provisions
Limitation Act 1980: Statute setting time limits within which various types of legal claims must be brought, affecting the temporal scope of the release
Common Law Contract Formation: Fundamental principles regarding offer, acceptance, consideration, and intention to create legal relations
Doctrine of Consideration: Legal principle requiring that something of value must be exchanged for the release to be legally binding
Contractual Interpretation Principles: Common law rules governing how courts interpret contractual terms, including the requirement for clear and unambiguous language
Exclusion Clause Rules: Legal principles regarding the construction and enforcement of clauses that exclude or limit liability
Hedley Byrne & Co Ltd v Heller & Partners Ltd [1964]: Leading case law establishing principles regarding duty of care and liability for negligent misstatement
Photo Production Ltd v Securicor Transport Ltd [1980]: Key case law regarding the doctrine of fundamental breach and its relationship to exclusion clauses
Canada Steamship Lines Ltd v The King [1952]: Landmark case establishing guidelines for interpreting exclusion clauses and their scope
