Contractual Obligations - LC118.
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Contractual Obligations - LC118 Assessed Coursework Task B The Author of this essay will attempt to explore the statement made in the Law Commission Report in respect to the doctrine of Prvity of Contract particularly the ways in which courts have attempted to evade and make exceptions to the effects of the doctrine. The points that will be covered and discussed in this essay are the effect and development of the privity of contract; the problems and difficulties encountered under the privity rule; the exceptions and ways in which the courts have tried to evade the effects of the privity rule; and finally the reform of the privity rule with the introduction of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 and its implications. The privity of contract rule is one of the fundamental features of English law, and it has been recognised as such since its development in the 19th century. The idea...


