Lia signs a written contract to buy equipment without reading it. The contract contains an exclusion clause. There is no misrepresentation about its contents. Applying L'Estrange v Graucob, what is the position?

Correct answer: A) Lia is bound by the clause because she signed the document

Explanation

Where a person signs a contractual document they are generally bound by its terms whether or not they read them. The position differs if the effect of the clause was misrepresented (Curtis v Chemical Cleaning and Dyeing Co). Whether the clause is ultimately effective may still depend on statutory controls such as the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977.