Is a consumer contract of adhesion equal to a contract of purchase?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Webster v. Robbins Parking Service Ltd., 2016 BCSC 1863 (CanLII):
Impark also says the plaintiffs’ submission that a consumer contract of adhesion on its own establishes an unequal bargaining power is incorrect, citing Barwin v. IKO Industries Ltd., 2015 ONSC 5994:
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