hahattpro@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 3 months agoUS couple blocked from suing Uber after crash say daughter agreed to Uber Eats termswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkUS couple blocked from suing Uber after crash say daughter agreed to Uber Eats termswww.theguardian.comhahattpro@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square8fedilinkfile-text
This case is quite similar with Disney+ case. You press ‘Agree’, you lost the right to sue the company.
minus-squareOhNoMoreLemmy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·3 months agoIt’s not really legal in the UK. It’s unenforceable on claims under 5k and for claims over 5k the courts will make a case by case decision if arbitration is appropriate. https://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/insights/reports/inside-arbitration/click-to-agree-technology-and-consumer-arbitration However, lots of companies still add these bullshit clauses as a way to bully people out of seeing a lawyer.
It’s not really legal in the UK. It’s unenforceable on claims under 5k and for claims over 5k the courts will make a case by case decision if arbitration is appropriate.
https://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/insights/reports/inside-arbitration/click-to-agree-technology-and-consumer-arbitration
However, lots of companies still add these bullshit clauses as a way to bully people out of seeing a lawyer.