Cranston's Consumers and the LawCambridge University Press, 2000 - 546 pages The third edition of Cranston's Consumers and the Law brings the reader fully up to date with developments in consumer law and includes important new material on utilities and financial services regulation. An internet home page has also been established for readers of this book. The home page has two main purposes. First, it provides links to websites containing primary sources such as codes, consultation documents and reports which are not always accessible in law libraries. Secondly it provides periodic updating information on key developments in law and policy. |
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The consumer as citizen | 8 |
Competition market economics and consumer protection | 22 |
CHAPTER | 24 |
CHAPTER 2 | 39 |
Advertising selfregulation | 51 |
Regulation of broadcast advertising | 60 |
Selfregulation in perspective | 66 |
Obtaining credit | 241 |
Credit agreements | 249 |
Determination of a consumer credit agreement | 263 |
Institutional changes in consumer credit | 283 |
CHAPTER 8 | 289 |
The quality of food | 318 |
Corporate criminal liability and the statutory offences | 325 |
Conclusion | 334 |
CHAPTER 3 | 73 |
Unfair contract terms legislation | 84 |
New mechanisms for implementing private law rights | 120 |
CHAPTER 4 | 140 |
Product quality | 147 |
prospects for reform | 153 |
Satisfactory quality | 158 |
CHAPTER 5 | 173 |
Tortious liability for property damage personal injuries | 180 |
Conclusion | 195 |
Quality standards in particular service sectors | 207 |
Holidays | 218 |
Conclusions | 227 |
Consumer credit | 230 |
Types of information disclosure | 343 |
Food labelling | 354 |
Disclosure regulation in perspective | 372 |
Setting standards | 380 |
Defences to product standards offences | 400 |
Conclusion | 407 |
Controls of trade practices | 409 |
Techniques of control | 417 |
CHAPTER 12 | 447 |
drugs | 469 |
CHAPTER 13 | 507 |
The future regulation of consumer markets | 522 |
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advertising advice apply breach Chapter class action clauses codes of practice Commission common law complaints Consumer Contracts Consumer Credit Act Consumer Protection Consumer Protection Act consumer's cost Council courts Credit Act 1974 creditor criminal damages defective products defence Descriptions Act 1968 disclosure Donoghue v Stevenson EC Directive economic effect enforcement European example Fair Trading Financial Services guarantees hire purchase implied terms industry issue labelling legislation litigation manufacturers misrepresentation negligence offence Office of Fair Ombudsman particular payment procedures Product Liability Protection Act 1987 reasonable reform regime Regulations regulatory remedies require retailer risk rules safety schemes Section self-regulation seller small claims small claims courts standard form contracts standards statutory strict liability supplier supply Terms in Consumer Thalidomide Trade Descriptions Act transactions Unfair Contract Terms Unfair Terms