Preface |
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Preface to the First Edition |
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Acknowledgments |
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Table of Statutory Instruments |
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A1 Forming and Concluding a Contract |
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3 | (52) |
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3 | (2) |
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Whether agreement has been reached |
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5 | (2) |
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Enforceability of incomplete contractual terms |
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7 | (1) |
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Effect of subsequent communications between parties and contractual enforceability |
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8 | (2) |
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An `agreement to agree' provision |
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10 | (1) |
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Effect of waiver on mode of acceptance |
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10 | (2) |
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The position where an agreement is subject to consent being obtained |
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12 | (1) |
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Proper parties to the contract |
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13 | (1) |
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13 | (12) |
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The incorporation of contract terms |
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25 | (8) |
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33 | (6) |
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The effect of express variation clauses |
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39 | (2) |
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41 | (1) |
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The `battle of the forms' |
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41 | (2) |
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The relative importance of the contract terms |
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43 | (2) |
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45 | (1) |
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Contractual interpretation |
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46 | (7) |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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A2 Common and Specific Clauses and Terms |
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55 | (126) |
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55 | (2) |
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Describing the goods or services |
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57 | (3) |
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Quality and fitness for purpose |
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60 | (13) |
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73 | (2) |
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Goods supplied under the contract |
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75 | (3) |
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Where model seen or examined before contract |
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78 | (1) |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (1) |
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Effect of slight breaches |
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79 | (1) |
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80 | (1) |
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81 | (5) |
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86 | (3) |
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Varieties of retention clause |
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89 | (3) |
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Exclusion clauses and unfair terms |
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92 | (6) |
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The Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 |
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98 | (16) |
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The Consumer Rights Act 2015 |
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114 | (14) |
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128 | (10) |
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Liquidated damages clauses |
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138 | (9) |
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Prepayments and forfeitures |
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147 | (1) |
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147 | (4) |
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Excluding liability for misrepresentation |
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151 | (6) |
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Entire agreement and non-reliance clauses |
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157 | (3) |
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160 | (4) |
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164 | (2) |
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Intellectual property rights |
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166 | (1) |
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Confidentiality, non-disclosure and trade secrets |
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167 | (5) |
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172 | (2) |
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174 | (1) |
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174 | (1) |
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175 | (3) |
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178 | (3) |
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A3 Export Contracts -- Special Issues |
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181 | (42) |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (1) |
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Current strategic export control legislation |
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183 | (1) |
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184 | (5) |
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Getting an export licence |
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189 | (32) |
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221 | (2) |
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A4 Software Contracts -- Special Issues |
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223 | (24) |
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223 | (1) |
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Whether software is `goods' |
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224 | (3) |
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227 | (1) |
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227 | (1) |
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228 | (1) |
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229 | (1) |
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Warranties and limitation of liability |
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230 | (1) |
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The legal status of guarantees |
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231 | (1) |
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Purchaser's safeguard against intellectual property infringements |
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232 | (1) |
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Use and licence of software |
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233 | (1) |
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234 | (1) |
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234 | (1) |
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235 | (1) |
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235 | (1) |
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236 | (1) |
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Patent/copyright indemnity |
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236 | (1) |
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237 | (5) |
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242 | (5) |
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Section B Business-to-Business Contracts |
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B1 Terms and Conditions for the Sale and Supply of Goods |
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247 | (66) |
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247 | (1) |
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248 | (45) |
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293 | (1) |
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Precedent -- Terms and Conditions of Sale; Specimen Contract |
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294 | (19) |
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B2 Terms and Conditions of Purchase: buyer |
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313 | (16) |
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313 | (1) |
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Precedent -- Terms and Conditions of Purchase by buyer; Specimen Contract |
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314 | (13) |
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Other possible considerations |
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327 | (2) |
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B3 Licence of Computer Software -- Buyer/Licensee |
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329 | (16) |
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329 | (1) |
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329 | (3) |
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Precedent -- Licence of Computer Software and Purchase of Support Services |
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332 | (13) |
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345 | (4) |
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349 | (1) |
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349 | (2) |
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B4 Professional Services Agreement -- Supplier |
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351 | (14) |
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351 | (1) |
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351 | (2) |
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Precedent -- Professional Services Agreement -- Supplier |
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353 | (9) |
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Professional Services Agreement Reference |
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362 | (3) |
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B5 Professional Services Agreement -- Buyer |
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365 | (26) |
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365 | (1) |
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365 | (1) |
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Precedent -- Professional Services Agreement -- Buyer |
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366 | (15) |
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381 | (4) |
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385 | (1) |
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386 | (3) |
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389 | (1) |
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389 | (2) |
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B6 Terms and Conditions for Sale of Goods by Export -- Supplier |
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391 | (8) |
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391 | (1) |
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391 | (2) |
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Precedent -- Terms and Conditions for Sale of Goods by Export |
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393 | (6) |
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B7 Terms and Conditions for Purchase of Goods and Services by Import -- Buyer |
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399 | (12) |
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399 | (1) |
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399 | (1) |
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Precedent - Terms and Conditions for Purchase of Goods and Services (Import) |
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400 | (11) |
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Section C Business-to-Consumer Contracts |
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C1 Consumer Contracts -- Distance Selling |
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411 | (20) |
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411 | (1) |
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Preliminary issues of incorporation and terminology |
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411 | (2) |
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Precedent -- Specimen Distance Selling Contract |
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413 | (9) |
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Presentation of contract terms |
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422 | (6) |
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Using telephone calls to conclude a distance contract |
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428 | (1) |
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Confirming distance contracts |
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428 | (2) |
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430 | (1) |
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C2 Hire Purchase Contracts |
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431 | (40) |
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431 | (1) |
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431 | (1) |
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Hire purchase v conditional sale |
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432 | (1) |
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Regulated hire purchase agreements |
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432 | (1) |
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433 | (16) |
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Incorporating these further terms |
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449 | (5) |
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Owner's obligations before termination |
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454 | (2) |
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When within the 2010 Regulations |
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456 | (1) |
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Hire Purchase Agreement regulated by the Consumer Credit Act 1974 |
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457 | (10) |
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Unregulated hire purchase agreements |
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467 | (3) |
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Conditional sale agreements |
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470 | (1) |
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C3 Online Terms and Conditions of Sale |
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471 | (16) |
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471 | (1) |
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471 | (1) |
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472 | (11) |
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Special provisions as to the supply of services |
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483 | (1) |
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484 | (3) |
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C4 Online Terms and Conditions for the Supply of Software |
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487 | (12) |
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487 | (1) |
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488 | (1) |
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Contract terms required by the Regulations |
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488 | (5) |
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Rights and remedies under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 |
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493 | (1) |
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Precedent -- Standard Internet Contract for Software |
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493 | (4) |
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497 | (2) |
Index |
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