Joshua Gray

Feb 21, 2024 | lexblog.com | Dan Cooper |Joshua Gray

While the EU Directive on Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts prohibits certain clauses in standard (i.e., unilaterally imposed) contracts between businesses and consumers, some recently enacted EU laws restrict the use of certain clauses in standard contracts between businesses (“B2B”). The Data Act is the latest example of such a law, as it prohibits certain “unfair contractual terms” (“Unfair Clauses”) in standard contracts between businesses relating to the access and use of data.

Feb 21, 2024 | lexology.com | Daniel Cooper |Joshua Gray

While the EU Directive on Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts prohibits certain clauses in standard (, unilaterally imposed) contracts between businesses and consumers, some recently enacted EU laws restrict the use of certain clauses in standard contracts between businesses (“B2B”). The is the latest example of such a law, as it prohibits certain (“Unfair Clauses”) in standard contracts between businesses relating to the access and use of data. As such, it has a potentially very wide scope.