When Do Rights Arise under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 (UK)?
There are two aspects to the common law doctrine of privity of contract. The first, that a contract cannot impose liabilities on a third party, is not very controversial. The second, that in general a contract can only confer rights on parties to the contract even if it is clearly the intention of t...
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Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
2001
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| Online Access: | https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/660 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/1659/viewcontent/2001_13_1__SAcLJ_034_Yeo.pdf |
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| Summary: | There are two aspects to the common law doctrine of privity of contract. The first, that a contract cannot impose liabilities on a third party, is not very controversial. The second, that in general a contract can only confer rights on parties to the contract even if it is clearly the intention of the contracting parties to benefit a third party, is highly controversial, and has been the subject of much judicial criticism. |
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