Businesses still including potentially unfair terms in their general contracts, study finds
1 Jan, 2021 02:00 AM
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A study reveals potentially unfair terms are relatively common in standard form contracts. Photo / Getty Images
A study reveals potentially unfair terms are relatively common in standard form contracts. Photo / Getty Images
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By: Victoria Stace and Alexandra Sims
The last time you used a car parking building and paid for the service online, did you pause to read the terms and conditions? If not, you might be surprised to find the car park operator could have the right to remove your vehicle without having to give any reason and would not be obliged to refund any charges you ve paid.
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“Under judicial review proceedings, once a decision has been proved to be illegal, the resulting effect of certiorari [review process] would therefore be to quash the said illegal decision and deprive the said decision of any effect whatsoever,” Justice Musa Ssekaana ruled.
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