Title: Consumer law and policy : text and materials on regulating consumer markets /
Authors: Ramsay, Iain.; Ramsay, Iain.
Publisher: Hart,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Consumer protection Law and legislation England.; Consumer protection Law and legislation Wales.; Consumer protection Law and legislation
Abstract: "Consumer law and policy has developed significantly since the first edition of this book. This fully revised edition takes into account these developments while maintaining much of the structure of the earlier edition. This edition includes material on the effects of globalisation, the many European initiatives, the growth of a new regulatory state in the UK and changes in the theory and practice of regulation of consumer markets. It incorporates recent legislative and judicial developments of the law, blending substantial extracts from primary legal materials such as case law, policy documents, and legislative materials, with a policy framework that includes references to comparative approaches. It includes a case study of the regulation of unfair terms in consumer contracts by the Office of Fair Trading, and discussion of the role of consumer law and policy in electronic commerce and the regulation of markets for consumer services. The book provides a critical introduction to the legal regulation of consumer markets by situating it within the context of broader debates about rationales for regulation, the role of the state and the growth of neo-liberalism."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: Setting the context -- Rationales for consumer law and policy -- Frameworks and forms of regulation of consumer markets -- Case study: standard form consumer contracts and unfair terms -- Case study: consumer redress and access to justice -- The regulation of deceptive and unfair commercial practices -- Implementation and enforcement of unfair commercial practices law -- Deceptive and unfair advertising -- The rise, pause and rise of an agency: the Office of Fair Trading -- Regulation of consumer credit markets -- Quality regulation and post-purchase quality problems -- Product safety regulation.