Altered sue rule faces the critics
Hallam, C.
Altered sue rule faces the critics - 2000 - Building Trade and Industry 16(6) June 2000, 7(1) .
Explains the background to the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999, which says that a third party may enforce a term of a contract in his own right where the contract expressly provides, and where 'the term purports to confer a benefit on him'. Identifies weaknesses in the Act, suggesting that although it protects against parties having to pay twice for the same liability, there is a risk of being sued twice. This may undermine the whole purpose of the Act.
CONTRACTS (RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES) ACT 1999
Contracts
CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS
THIRD PARTIES
Altered sue rule faces the critics - 2000 - Building Trade and Industry 16(6) June 2000, 7(1) .
Explains the background to the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999, which says that a third party may enforce a term of a contract in his own right where the contract expressly provides, and where 'the term purports to confer a benefit on him'. Identifies weaknesses in the Act, suggesting that although it protects against parties having to pay twice for the same liability, there is a risk of being sued twice. This may undermine the whole purpose of the Act.
CONTRACTS (RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES) ACT 1999
Contracts
CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS
THIRD PARTIES