Subjects:

Consumer Law

Contents:

Preface

The map of consumer protection law

European Union consumer policy

The quality of goods and services

Product and service liability

Unfair terms

Consumer credit: private law

Regulation of trade practices from doorstep to internet

Trade descriptions, advertising and unfair commercial practices

Public regulation of consumer credit

Consumer safety

The regulatory offence

Competition policy and the consumer interest

Consumer law enforcement in England and Wales

Access to Justice

Index

This fully revised and updated second edition of Consumer Protection Law introduces the reader to the substantive law of consumer protection in the United Kingdom, the emphasis being on the place of United Kingdom law within an evolving European legal system and also on the need to draw upon comparative experience.

The book not only seeks to place consumer protection in its purely black-letter context but also draws upon wider readings to show that consumer protection law is a complex area of law which reflects and shapes the individual citizen's position within the modern economy.