Consumer law
Subtitle: cases and materials
By: edited by M.H. Ogilvie
Edition: 3rd ed.
Series: Canadian legal studies series; Canadian legal studies series
Publisher: Captus Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Concord, ON
Language: eng
Number of pages: 565
ISBN-13: 9781553221562
Subjects: Consumer protection; Law and legislation; Cases
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: 1 The Growth of Consumerism and the Law; title: (a) Introduction: The Context of Consumer Protection; title: (b) The Future of Canadian Consumerism / Jacob S. Ziegel; title: (c) Electronic Commerce, Internet and the Law: A Survey of the Legal Issues / Barry B. Sookman; title: 2 The Response of Business; title: (a) Business Self-regulation; title: 3 The Response of Government; title: (a) Winners and Losers in the Modern Regulatory System: Must the Consumer Always Lose? / Michael J. Trebilcock; title: (b) Is Canadian Consumer Law Dead? / Jacob Ziegel; title: II Private Law and Products Liability; title: 4 Self-Help Redress; title: (a) Consumer Redress Mechanisms for Poor-Quality and Defective Products / Iain D.C. Ramsay; title: 5 Private Law; title: (a) Report on Consumer Warranties and Guarantees in the Sale of Goods Ontario Law Reform Commission; title: (b) Report on Products Liability Ontario Law Reform Commission; title: (c) Sale of Goods Act; title: (d) Consumer Protection Act, 2002; title: (e) Electronic Commerce Act, 2000; title: (f) Adams v. Richardson & Starling Ltd.; title: (g) McMorran v. Dominion Stores Ltd.; title: 10 What Is to be Done? Unconscionability; title: (a) American Uniform Commercial Code; title: (b) Unconscionable Transactions Relief Act; title: (c) Lloyds Bank Ltd. v. Bundy; title: (d) Harry v. Kreutziger; title: (e) Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v. Ohlson et al.; title: (f) Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977; title: IV Consumers and Consumer Credit; title: 11 Obtaining Credit; title: (a) Types of Consumer Credit Arrangements / R.C.C. Cuming; title: (b) Privacy and Computers Department of Communication and Justice; title: (c) Polewsky v. Home Hardware Stores Ltd.; title: (d) Bank Act; title: (e) Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act; title: (f) Consumer Reporting Act; title: (g) Haskett v. Equifax Canada Inc. et al.; title: 12 Regulating Credit Agreements; title: (a) Credit Charge Regulation and Disclosure of Credit Charges / R.C.C. Cuming; title: (b) Criminal Code; title: (c) Interest Act.; title: (D) The Alternative Consumer Credit Market and Financial Sector: Regulatory Issues and Approaches / Iain Ramsay; title: (e) Of Payday Loans and Usury: Further Thoughts / Iain Ramsay; title: (f) Stop N Cash 1450 v. Box; title: 13 Self-Help Debt Collection; title: (a) Report of the Committee on the Enforcement of Judgment Debts / Payne Committee; title: (b) Debt Collection Practices / C.R.B. Dunlop; title: (c) Criminal Code; title: (d) Debt Collectors Act; title: (e) Collection Agencies Act; title: (f) LaFleur et al. v. Canadian Bond Credits Ltd.; title: (g) Creditors' Relief Act; title: (h) Absconding Debtors Act; title: 14 Enforcement of a Judgment; title: (a) Rule 60 Enforcement of Orders; title: (b) Execution Act; title: (c) Exemptions from Execution.; title: (D) Canadian Perspectives on the Challenges of Consumer Bankruptcies / Jacob S. Ziegel; title: V What Can Government Do?; title: 15 Regulatory Techniques; title: (a) Broad Statutory Standards: The Food and Drugs Act; title: (b) Provision of Information; title: (c) Control of Trade Practices; title: (d) Licensing: The Law Society Act; title: VI What Can Consumers Do?; title: 16 Small Claims Courts Suits; title: (a) The Small Claims Court; title: 17 Consumer Class Actions; title: (a) Class Actions in Canada: An Environmental Perspective / Lucy Nissen.; title: (b) Naken et al. v. General Motors of Canada Ltd. et al.; title: (c) Class Proceedings Act, 1992; title: 18 Consumer Groups; title: (a) Consumer Co-operatives and the Rochdale Principles Today / Christopher S. Axworthy; title: (b) Credit Unions in Canada: The Dilemma of Success / Christopher S. Axworthy.