contract law

1. The test for reasonableness in the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 is found in:

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A contract is frustrated if the agreed mode of performance becomes illegal after the contract is made but before the time performance was due to take place
A contract is frustrated if changes in circumstances make it fundamentally and essentially different from what was contemplated by the parties at the time the contract was made
A contract is frustrated if, after the contract is made, circumstances so change that it becomes grossly uncommercial for either party, so that such a party would not have contemplated entering into the contract
A contract becomes frustrated if the subject matter of the contract is destroyed, through no fault of either party, after the contract is made

Hong Kong Fir Shipping Co Ltd v Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd (The Hong Kong Fir)
Hamlyn & Co v Wood & Co.
Wettern Electric Ltd v Welsh Development Agency
Star Shipping AS v China National Foreign Trade Transportation Corp (The Star Texas)

Damages are automatically awarded to a successful claimant, even if he has not suffered a measurable loss, though damages might be only nominal
None of the above is really a fair statement.
Damages are the only remedy to which a successful claimant is automatically entitled, but are only awarded if he has suffered a measurable loss
The normal remedies for breach of contract are damages, injunction and specific performance and it is for the claimant to elect which one he gets if successful