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Court of Appeal applies modern approach on penalty clauses to novel agreement

Practical Law UK Legal Update Case Report 1-610-2030 (Approx. 8 pages)

Court of Appeal applies modern approach on penalty clauses to novel agreement

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In ParkingEye Ltd v Beavis [2015] EWCA Civ 402, the Court of Appeal considered whether a charge imposed for overstaying the free period of parking in a car park was unenforceable at common law, as a penalty, or whether it was unfair and, therefore, unenforceable under the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999.

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Resource ID 1-610-2030
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Published on 29-Apr-2015
Resource Type Legal update: case report
Jurisdictions
  • England
  • Wales
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