Businesses Employ the Use of Exemption Clauses to Protect Themselves

question 54

Multiple Choice

Businesses employ the use of exemption clauses to protect themselves from liability for any number of reasons which can include any of the following EXCEPT

• A)exemption clauses allocate the risks so parties know who should insure against what.
• B)exemption clauses allow suppliers to charge lower prices.
• C)even if sued,the exemption clause will usually offer a complete defence and the business can recover its legal costs from the unsuccessful litigant.
• D)the exemption clause can be used to insulate the business from losses caused by employees stealing from its customers by including a specific term that the business is never responsible.
• E)if the business is in the position of using a standard form contract it will have a distinct advantage over its customers given that it can design the clause in its favour.

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