Damages and liability limitation clause review

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Overview

This article explains how to review damages and liability limitation clauses, including caps, exclusions, indirect damages, lost profits and risk allocation.

Key points

• Damages clauses allocate business risk, not only legal theory
• Liability caps should match deal size and potential harm
• Indirect damages, special damages and lost profits should be handled clearly
• Exceptions for confidentiality, IP, personal data or intentional misconduct may be necessary

Practical perspective

In practice, this topic should be reviewed together with the transaction structure, internal approval flow, counterparty relationship, business priority and risk tolerance. Generative AI can support initial organization, comparison and drafting, but attorneys or the legal team should remain responsible for final legal judgment.