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Law Reform (Contracts) Bill 2024
- Sponsor
- Patrick Costello · Green Party
- Introduced
- 5 Mar 2024
- Last updated
- 2 May 2025
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Allows third parties to enforce contractual terms they benefit from, addressing the privity of contract rule through comprehensive legislation rather than case-by-case exceptions.
- Permits variation and rescission of contracts while protecting promisors from double liability and providing available defences.
- Establishes orderly procedures for discharging contracts rendered impossible by frustration, replacing ad hoc judicial approaches with statutory clarity.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage33rd Dáil5 Mar 2024
- Second Stage33rd Dáil1 May 2025
Debates
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