consumer contract

consumer contract

a contract where one of the parties - assumed to have the weaker bargaining position - is a consumer for use, rather than a business. There are now a number of different definitions for different purposes. The categorization is important as there are various protections including protection from certain exclusion and exemption clauses. The consumer may be given enhanced legal rights often by way of the inclusion of terms included in the contract by operation of law- terms which may not be capable of exclusion. Rights in relation to remedies may be enhanced as they are in relation to sales of goods.