TY  - GEN
T1  - The law of consumer protection and fair trading /
AU  - Harvey, Brian W.,
AU  - Parry, Deborah L.
AU  - Harvey, Brian Wilberforce.
ET  - Fifth edition.
CN  - KD2204
N1  - Price : 24.65; Invoice No 3 Date 11/07/97 Supplier : Key Books (UK), Guildford; Recd 21/07/97 Contents : 1. Historical, economic and philosophical background to consumer protection : 1. Historical development; 2. The economic context of consumerism; 3. The philosophy and politics of consumerism; 4. Monopolies; 2. UK consumer protection law in the European context : 1. The European Community dimension; 2. EC institutions and aims; 3. EC legislation; 4. The Single Market; 5. The consumer interest; 6. Promotion of the consumer interest within the EC; 7. Advertising : a case study on EC derived law; 3. The institutional framework of consumer protection : 1. Central and local government; 2. Bodies sponsored directly by the government; 3. Voluntary organisations; 4. Nationalised or privatised industries and the consumer : 1. Introduction; 2. The implications of monopoly power; 3. Protecting the consumer's interests; 4. Privatisation of formerly nationalised industries; 5. Supply of goods and contract-based remedies : 1. Introduction; 2. Express terms; 3. Implied terms; 4. Misrepresentation; 5. Exemption clauses; 6. Product liability and tort-based remedies : 1. Negligence-based liability; 2. Consumer Protection Act 1987; 7. The supply of services : 1. Implied terms; 2. Negligence; 3. European developments; 4. Special considerations affecting specific services; 8. The enforcement of consumer rights : civil and criminal proceedings : 1. Civil proceedings; 2. Criminal proceedings; 9. A survey of the protective legislation : 1. Introduction; 2. Local and central government; 3. Summary of specific criminal legislation; 10. Consumer credit : 1. Consumer credit : the background; 2. Features of the Consumer Credit Act 1974; 3. The law outside the Act; 4. Definitions and scope of the Act; 5. Seeking business; 6. Forming and cancelling agreements; 7. During the agreement; 8. Termination of the agreement; 9. Powers of the court; 10. Credit status enquiries; 11. Problems of title; 11. Fair trading : 1. The functions of the Director and the Office of fair trading; 2. Voluntary codes of practice; 3. Information about codes; 4. Trading malpractices; 5. Brief assessment; 12. Trade descriptions, property misdescriptions and price indications : 1. Introduction; 2. Penalty for offences and time limits; 3. Enforcement; 4. Prohibition of false trade descriptions; 5. False or misleading statements as to services, etc ... 6. Defences; 7. Sentencing and compensation orders; 8. Future of the 1968 Act; 9. Price indications; 13. Food; weights and measures : Part 1. Food : 1. Food Safety Act 1990 : background; 2. The main offences; Part 2. Weights and measures : 1. Weights and Measures Act 1985; 2. The weights and measures service : central and local government functions; 3. The main offences; 4. Metrication; Appendix 1. Safety regulations; Appendix 2. The Consumer Protection (Code of Practice for Traders on Price Indications) Approval Order 1988 (S.I. 1988/2078); Appendix 3. Varieties of consumer credit transactions in tabular form;.
N1  - Andere Ausgabe: <<The>> law of consumer protection and fair trading.
ID  - 21578
KW  - Restrictive practices in industrial relations
KW  - Consumer protection
KW  - Trade regulation
KW  - RESTRICTIVE TRADE PRACTICES AND OTHER MATTERS : CONSUMERS' RIGHTS
SN  - 0406081867
TI  - The law of consumer protection and fair trading /
ER  -