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100 _aWinter, J.
245 _aCourts take a narrow view of exclusions
260 _c2000
490 _aConstruction News
_v(6689) 26 October 2000, 14(1)
520 _aLooks at case law which shows that even the largest and most sophisticated companies can get themselves into difficulties when drafting exclusion clauses. Suggests that having a clause in a contract excluding liability for indirect or consequential loss is a good idea, but great care must be taken in drafting it, as the courts give such clauses a narrow interpretation.
590 _aABS
650 _aEXCLUSION CLAUSES
650 _aCONTRACTORS
650 _aCASE LAW
650 _aCONSEQUENTIAL LOSS
650 _aDIRECT LOSS
690 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING CONTRACT FORMS
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