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Civil Law Act 1909
Section 8

Section 8

Abolition of rule in Bain v Fothergill

of Civil Law Act 1909

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Section 8

The rule of law known as the rule in Bain v Fothergill is abolished in relation to contracts made on or after 1 January 1999.

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Civil Law Act 1909

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Section 5BValidity of certain contracts for funding of claims
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Section 8Abolition of rule in Bain v Fothergill
Section 9Continuity of contracts on European Economic and Monetary Union
Section 10Effect of death on certain causes of action
Section 11Abolition of right to damages for loss of expectation of life