Law of Contract: Fundamental principles governing contract formation, validity, and enforcement in England and Wales

Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999: Legislation governing how third parties may enforce terms of a contract, which may affect the scope of the release

Employment Rights Act 1996: Statutory employment rights that cannot be waived, including unfair dismissal and redundancy rights

Equality Act 2010: Anti-discrimination legislation that provides certain rights that cannot be waived or released

Consumer Rights Act 2015: Legislation protecting consumer rights, particularly relevant if the release involves a business-consumer relationship

Health and Safety at Work Act 1974: Statutory rights relating to workplace safety that cannot be waived or released

Limitation Act 1980: Legislation setting time limits for bringing different types of legal claims

Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977: Legislation regulating unfair terms in contracts, particularly relevant for exclusion clauses and releases

Data Protection Act 2018: UK's data protection legislation implementing GDPR, which may affect data-related aspects of the release

Doctrine of Consideration: Common law principle requiring that a contract must be supported by consideration to be legally binding

Capacity to Contract: Legal principle determining whether parties have the legal ability to enter into binding contracts

Duress and Undue Influence: Common law principles that can invalidate a release if it was obtained through pressure or improper influence

Misrepresentation: Legal principle concerning false statements that induce contract formation, which cannot typically be excluded from liability