Questions tagged [unconscionability]
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Why do Chief Justice Roberts, and Judge Posner, knowingly not read fine print?
Many cases underscore "the importance of reading and understanding the terms and conditions of the contract". See Toll (FGCT) Pty Ltd v Alphapharm Pty Ltd [2004] HCA 52, [43].
More recently, in words that are apposite to the present case, in…
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Memberships can be canceled without reason and without refund?
There's a club that sells paid memberships. In the application, it says upfront that the club can cancel memberships at any time, without reason and without giving a refund.
Is this really an enforceable contract? Is it possible it could be…
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Does material usury exist in Canada?
Is material usury in Canada prohibited by law?
Having a European background, I know that material usury in Europe is prohibited if the price is more than two times the average price, and there is a critical situation or some kind of abuse (like…
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Can terms of a copyright license be void as unconscionable or contrary to public policy or something?
There are things that a contract cannot properly require a party to do, such as committing crimes or pleading not guilty. I think also you can't have a contract that requires someone not to vote.
But copyright licenses are not contracts, and there…
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