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Terms, exclusion clauses and misrepresentation

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  1. A seller states before a sale that a van has had one careful owner. This is untrue. The buyer relies on it. In the contract, the seller expressly excluded all prior statements. Which is the strongest…
  2. A buyer relies on a seller's false statement that a painting is by a famous artist. The seller honestly believed it and had reasonable grounds. What is the buyer's best remedy under the Misrepresentat…
  3. Which of the following will bar a buyer from rescinding a contract for misrepresentation?
  4. A contract term is a condition if it goes to the root of the contract. What may the innocent party do on breach of a condition?
  5. A term of a charterparty is neither clearly a condition nor a warranty. Applying Hong Kong Fir Shipping v Kawasaki, how is a breach treated?
  6. Under section 2(1) of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977, can a business exclude by contract term its liability for death or personal injury caused by its negligence?
  7. A trader supplies a consumer with a washing machine and a clause says the trader is not liable if the machine is not of satisfactory quality. Under the Consumer Rights Act 2015, what is the effect of…
  8. A consumer buys a new sofa on 1 March 2026. On 15 March she finds it is not of satisfactory quality. Which right is available under the Consumer Rights Act 2015?
  9. Under the Sale of Goods Act 1979, which implied terms apply to a sale of goods by a business to another business?
  10. Fiona is told by a seller's agent 'the loft is fully converted'. In fact the conversion was never approved. She buys. Which doctrine allows her to claim damages without proving fraud, provided the sel…

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