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Synopsis
"Longman Parctice Notes" are designed for quick reference to provide basic, practical information on mainstream legal topics. "Consumer Law" leads you through the procedures involved from establishing whether a client has a genuine case through to advising on the best method of obtaining a remedy and, where necessary, taking a case to court. Common problems that occur in contract and tort are closely examined, such as misrepresentaion, latent defects, negligence and economic loss. The statute and case law pertaining to each problem area is considered, as are the legal obligations imposed by the Consumer Protection Act 1987. Methods of obtaining a remedy without recourse to litigation are also examined, such as the ABTA arbitration scheme. Where litigation is necessary this book steers you through all the processes - whom to sue - in which court - and provides a set of precedents setting out particulars of the claim and different types of defence. Consumer credit agreements and creditor's rights, how to enforce them and the procedures involved in any litigation are systematically covered, as are the defences available to suppliers with regard to consumer safety, false price indications and misleading trade descriptions.
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Présentation de l'éditeur
This fourth edition of Practice Notes on Consumer Law contains much useful information for those dealing with problems in consumer law, from either the consumer or supplier perspective. These notes include guidance on common problems, checklists, specimen letters and precedents to help you through the common problems in this area of law, which has recently changed so rapidly.
Consumer Law covers contract, tort, consumer credit, and consumer safety. Each of these areas has seen huge changes in the ways business is done, largely as a result of changing technology, enabling people to buy goods and services in new ways, including via the internet. That technology can, in itself, be the cause of difficulties, where it goes wrong, or where suppliers have inadequate systems to deal with customer. Both suppliers and consumers need advice on how to deal with the problems that arise.
This fourth edition has, therefore, been updated to include:
- developments such as the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999, and the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999
- changes in consumer safety law, particularly the regulations concerning general product safety
- changes in civil procedure as a result of the Woolf Reforms - the book includes procedural notes relating to litigation
- the influence of the European Union, particularly consumer protection for distance selling contracts.
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