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A Stark Reminder to Comply: Cox v Woodlands Manor Care Home Ltd [2015] (Unreported) - Johanne Johnston, John M Hayes

16/03/15. This case was heard in the Court of Appeal in January 2015 when the Cancellation of Contracts made in the Consumer’s Home or Workplace etc. Regulations 2008 were put in the spotlight. With potentially far reaching effects for the recoverability of a receiving party’s costs, consideration of compliance with the 2008 regulations will be a hot topic in future costs cases.

The Regulations

Regulation 7 provides that the client be provided with a written notice of his right to cancel the contract within a 7 day ‘cooling off’ period. Such notice must be given at the time the contract is...

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