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Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977: Key primary legislation that regulates the use and enforceability of exclusion clauses and limitations of liability in contracts. Prevents exclusion of liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence.

Consumer Rights Act 2015: Governs contracts between businesses and consumers, setting out requirements for fairness and transparency in consumer contracts including liability waivers.

Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999: Determines how third parties may enforce terms of a contract, relevant for waivers that might affect rights of parties not directly signing the agreement.

Limitation Act 1980: Sets time limits within which different types of legal claims must be brought, affecting the temporal scope of liability waivers.

Common Law Contract Formation: Fundamental principles governing contract formation including offer, acceptance, consideration, and intention to create legal relations.

Doctrine of Consideration: Legal requirement that something of value must be exchanged for a contract to be binding, affecting the enforceability of waivers.

Capacity to Contract: Legal principles determining who has the legal ability to enter into binding contracts, including age restrictions and mental capacity requirements.

Duress and Undue Influence: Legal principles that can invalidate a waiver if it was signed under pressure or improper influence.

Data Protection Act 2018: Legislation governing the handling of personal data, relevant if the waiver involves collecting or processing personal information.

UK GDPR: Post-Brexit data protection regulations that must be considered when handling personal data in liability waivers.

Equality Act 2010: Prohibits discriminatory terms in contracts and ensures equal treatment, affecting how waivers can be applied to different groups.