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dc.contributor.authorBaron, Paula
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:22:57Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:22:57Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.date.modified2009-11-20T05:19:07Z
dc.identifier.issn03113140
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/26766
dc.description.abstractThis paper is concerned with the role of unconscionability in the doctrine of penalties. It argues that unconscionability, although clearly a requirement in the Australian doctrine of penalties, is un elusive concept that has given rise to much confusion. This is because of the general uncertainty of the doctrine, ambiguity in the meaning of the term 'unconscionahility' and uncertainty as to whether unconscionability is a separate requirement in determining whether a liquidated damages provision is a penalty. This paper argues that if unconscionahility is to continue us a requirement in judicial determination of penalties, the courts should maintain a robust and relatively narrow notion of unconscionability. This is because the very purpose of liquidated damages clauses is to avoid uncertainty and litigation and to minimise the likelihood and costs of disputes. Ironically, the continued uncertainty surrounding the concept of 'unconscionability', and therefore the doctrine of penalties as a whole - means that 1iquidated damages c1auses actually perpetuate, rather than avoid, these problems
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherMonash University
dc.publisher.placeMelbourne
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/MonashULawRw/2008/
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom285
dc.relation.ispartofpageto310
dc.relation.ispartofissue2
dc.relation.ispartofjournalMonash University Law Review
dc.relation.ispartofvolume34
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCommercial and Contract Law
dc.subject.fieldofresearchLaw
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode180105
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1801
dc.titleConfused in Words: Unconscionability and the Doctrine of Penalties
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyArts, Education & Law Group, School of Law
gro.date.issued2008
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorBaron, Paula D.


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