Exclusion Clauses, step by step
The tests a clause must survive.
- IncorporationWas it part of the contract before or at formation?
- NoticeWas reasonable notice given, especially for unusual terms?
- ConstructionOn its wording, does it cover this loss?
- Statutory controlIs it permitted by consumer and unfair terms legislation?
- ReasonablenessWhere the test applies, is it reasonable in the circumstances?
Educational reference. Liability for death or personal injury from negligence cannot be excluded in many jurisdictions.
Questions about the Exclusion Clauses poster
- What’s on the Exclusion Clauses poster?
- 5 numbered steps. The tests a clause must survive. Incorporation — Was it part of the contract before or at formation?; Notice — Was reasonable notice given, especially for unusual terms?; Construction — On its wording, does it cover this loss?; Statutory control — Is it permitted by consumer and unfair terms legislation?; Reasonableness — Where the test applies, is it reasonable in the circumstances?. Educational reference. Liability for death or personal injury from negligence cannot be excluded in many jurisdictions.
- Who is the Exclusion Clauses poster for?
- Exclusion Clauses belongs to the Law section rather than to a school year, because law & society is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning contract can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
- When should you use the Exclusion Clauses poster?
- Incorporated, clear enough to cover the loss, and permitted by statute. All three. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Exclusion Clauses belongs on the wall where that law & society work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
- What other posters go with Exclusion Clauses?
- Types of Contract Term, Agency and Breach & Remedies sit alongside Exclusion Clauses in the Law section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Types of Contract TermAgencyBreach & Remedies
- Is the Exclusion Clauses poster free to download and print?
- Yes. Exclusion Clauses downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Law section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
- What size does the Exclusion Clauses poster print at?
- Exclusion Clauses is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Exclusion Clauses loses nothing.Printing guide
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