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Unfair contract terms: when approved in writing, they are valid even if not legible
- 05/03/2018
The Court of Cassation, with Order no. 3307 of 12th February 2018, has stated that unfair contract terms, when specifically approved in writing, are valid even if scarcely readable.
In the case at issue, a phone service contract, which was concluded through a pre-formulated standard contract, contained an almost unreadable clause establishing a derogation from the general rule on territorial jurisdiction.
The Court has explained that the weak contractual party cannot claim that he did not understand the meaning of the clause he had signed. Before signing a contract, he has to request that the other party provide him with a fully readable contractual text.
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