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Exemption Clauses

Incorporation Signature or Notice

LEstrange v Graucob 1934 2 KB 394

Only if a document containing contractual term including e!em"tion clause#$ is signed in t%e absence of fraud

and misre"resentation# t%e "arty signing it is bound&

't is (%olly immaterial (%et%er %e %as read t%e document or not&

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'nterfoto v )tiletto *19+9,

)ufficient notice of a contract term&

- must try %is.%er best to minimi/e loss.damages due to t%e fault of 0&

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%a"elton v Barry 0 194 1 E5 367

8 ic:et is not an a""ro"riate notice&

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%om"son v L ; ) 5y 1929 1$ 'f t%e terms aretoo long# it isunreasonable for ae!cursion

"assenger to readt%e terms&

2$ ?%et%er tic:et issufficient notice&%a"elton v Barry

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Olley v ;arlboroug% ourt 1949 1 E5 12=

%ornton v )%oe Lane -ar:ing 19=1 2