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Bangkok Post, Thailand, To The Point Column.

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| December 01, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Bangkok Post. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Dec. 1--Stop! Turn around! Is your backside covered? In business deals, this is always a vital question. Price may be important but another important issue is liability, or more specifically, the limitation thereof.

You may have heard the terms "disclaimer clauses" or "limitation of liability clauses". There are legal differences between them, but for this article, we will consider them together since the primary object of such clauses is the same -- to protect the seller.

Limitation clauses are important because their presence or absence may either protect or jeopardise a company's financial health. We come across limitation clauses every day. Say if we go to a car park, we may see signs saying, "Management not responsible for theft". Similarly, in larger commercial transactions, ...

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