The Economist: Legal disclaimers: Spare us the e-mail yada-yada
“Many disclaimers are, in effect, seeking to impose a contractual obligation unilaterally, and thus are probably unenforceable. This is clear in Europe, where a directive from the European Commission tells the courts to strike out any unreasonable contractual obligation on a consumer if he has not freely negotiated it. And a footer stating that nothing in the e-mail should be used to break the law would be of no protection to a lawyer or financial adviser sending a message that did suggest something illegal.”
(reply with a link to this story whenever you receive one of those pointless disclaimers, and maybe the practice will begin to fade away. -BoM)
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