Contract Legality

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Public policy refers to the principles that form the beliefs of a society.

• A contract that is contrary to those principles is not enforceable
• Types of unenforceable contracts due to public policy:
  • Contracts that reduce commercial competition
  • Contracts to commit a crime or other wrongdoing
  • Contracts that are unfairly burdensome to one party
  • Contracts that discriminate based on unchangeable characteristics such as race, color, religion, or disability
• Contracts that are unfairly burdensome are called unconscionable
  • are not enforceable