Effective Use of Non-Reliance Clauses: Satisfying Lowe v Lombank

The inclusion in contracts of “non-reliance” clauses, as a means of pre-empting assertions of misrepresentation, has become commonplace. The validity and effectiveness of such clauses is another matter. This article discusses how a non-reliance clause may act as an evidential estoppel.

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Main Author: LOW, Kee Yang
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2009
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/922
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/1921/viewcontent/Non_reliance_clauses_2009_av.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English
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Summary:The inclusion in contracts of “non-reliance” clauses, as a means of pre-empting assertions of misrepresentation, has become commonplace. The validity and effectiveness of such clauses is another matter. This article discusses how a non-reliance clause may act as an evidential estoppel.