Released by the Asian Business Law Institute (ABLI) with support from its parent organization Singapore Academy of Law, the Contract Laws of Asia – Limitations of Liability is the fourth full-fledged publication under ABLI’s Contracts Project which aims to produce a set of standard-form contract terms where risks are relatively evenly allocated and which can be valid in a majority of Asian jurisdictions. The first turn of the Model Clauses is published here.
This fully-cited, 99-page publication considers 12 jurisdictions and governing laws that are high priorities for parties contracting across borders in the Asia Pacific, and 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.
Kala Anandarajah, BBM, Alvin Tan and Joshua Seet from Rajah & Tann Singapore authored the chapter for Singapore, and Ittichai Prasongprasit and Thamolwan Cheewakriengkrai from R&T Asia (Thailand) authored the chapter for Thailand in the publication.
The publication is available here. In addition to this publication and the Model Clauses, the Rajah & Tann team has also contributed to earlier publication on indemnity clauses and liquidated damages and penalty clause under this project.
