Avoid unfair terms in sales contracts
Unfair business contracts
Your standard contract would be unfair if you try to not take responsibility for:
- death or injury - under any circumstances
- losses caused by negligence - unless to do so is 鈥榬easonable鈥�
- defective or poor quality goods - unless to do so is 鈥榬easonable鈥�
You must not try to claim you鈥檙e not responsible for these things.
What is reasonable
It鈥檚 up to the courts to decide what is reasonable.
Courts will take into account:
- the information available to both parties when the contract was drawn up
- if the contract was negotiated or in standard form
- if the buyer had the bargaining power to negotiate better terms