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In UK, how hard can you hold a builder to their quoted price?
I was hoping to have some building work done in England and got two quotes: I would have liked three or four, but it was quite enough work to get two. To my surprise, they different hugely: one was ...
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UK: Good faith vs qualifying misrepresention
Consider the following in the context UK contract law, insurance and consumer rights.
When you (a person or legal entity) buys insurance there is some expectation that you properly value the item or ...
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Can misrepresentation in a contract of professional credentials of an employee invalidate the contract?
My question is somewhat like this one but involves a registered architect and an employee ...
In a particular jurisdiction, a person is not permitted to describe themselves as an architect, unless ...
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Orphan Devices and the Internet of Things
This is hypothetical, but similar fact patterns have occurred in reality. I'm interested in UK law here. Also, I'm not a law student, and this is not my homework.
Suppose that Alice buys a Device. The ...
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Claim for damages where store is unable to deliver goods
Bob ordered/paid for an item exclusively stocked by a store in the UK in limited quantities, to be delivered to New Zealand by courier (normally delivered within 1 week of shipment). The item was in ...
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Dispute unpaid debt of a deceased family member
My elderly relative died in December 2018. Her gardener has now (January 2019) sent us an itemised invoice. The items begin in March 2018 and end in November (my relative last left the house in ...
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S75 Liability of creditor for breaches by supplier in the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (UK)
I had a verbal contract with a contractor and part of the payment for that contract was a credit card payment of £2k in a £10K contract. Payment by credit card was made halfway during the prosecution ...
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Refusal to terminate tenancy with months notice
I am renting property in UK and today tried to give my months notice, however letting agency refused to accept it claiming that they can only accept it on 25th - day when agreement started, and that ...
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Does manually crossing out terms in a printed and signed contract actually change the contract?
Let's say that a typed contract is handed to someone (a new tenant, potential employee, potential customer etc.), and they (the tenant/employee/customer) cross out clauses with a pen.
Lets say that ...
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UK Ambiguous Contract and Debt Collection
In the UK, if a service provider interprets a contract in a way believed to be unfair by the consumer (say for arguments sake they believe the consumer owes them £50), are they allowed to immediately ...
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