What Is Limitation of Liability?
A limitation of liability clause caps the total amount one party can be required to pay the other under a contract, often set to the contract value, the available insurance, or an agreed dollar amount. Common in professional services, technology, and other commercial agreements, it is one of the most valuable protections to negotiate when your fee is small relative to the potential loss.
Ontario courts generally enforce clearly worded limitation of liability clauses between commercial parties, provided they are unambiguous and do not try to exclude fraud or wilful misconduct. It pairs well with a mutual waiver of consequential damages. More in our engineering contract review guide.
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