Privity of contract
The principle of privity of contrant means that a third party can neither be boundd by norenforce a term of a contract to whic they are not a party, even thoung the contract was intended to confer a benefit on them. However,since the enactment of the Contract rights of third partiesAct 1999, such a party may be able to enforce contractual rights depending on the circumstances.Tf approriate,it is now usual for contracts to include a cluse which provides that such righta are not to apply.