Asian Business Law Institute and Singapore Academy of Law

July 2023

The Contract Laws of Asia – Limitations of Liability focuses on:

• operation of exclusion and limitation of liability clauses in contracts in select common law jurisdictions, such as their requirements, restrictions (at common law and by statute, where applicable) and interpretation, whether non-contractual wrongs can be excluded and limited, etc.; and
• operation of exclusion and limitation of liability clauses in contracts in select civil law and hybrid jurisdictions, such as whether different standards apply to specific types of contracts or under specialized laws.

Jurisdictions and governing laws covered by the publication are: 

Civil law and hybrid jurisdictions: China, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam
Common law: Australia, England and Wales, India, Malaysia, New York law, Singapore

This is a fully-cited, 99-page publication where contents are internally hyperlinked to offer readers an easier navigation experience. Where relevant, external links are also included for statutes and cases.

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