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Consumer Law
C/L/855. Consumer Rights and Insurance and Consumer Credit Law
- WORDS:
- 1950
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 19.99 GBP
The paper looks at the principles of Insurance and Consumer Credit (ICC) law addressing consumer rights in the context of insurance agreements and providing comparative analysis of Consumer Credit Act (CCA) 1974 and amended CCA 2006.
KEYWORDS: Insurance and Consumer Credit, consumer rights,
S/L/319. An examination of the protection of consumer contracts online
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- 3650
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- 2011
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- 39.99 GBP
This paper examines the internet and the way in which consumer contracts are protected online. The paper examines the law in relation to e-commerce and the Rome I Regulation, and follows this with an analysis of the concept of consumer contracts. The law that governs the contracts in the presence of the choice of law clause is assessed, as well as in the absence of choice of law. Topics like freedom of choice, tort, and jurisdiction is then examined, and the paper then discusses the concept of habitual residence.
KEYWORDS: Internet, consumer contracts, e-commerce, Rome I Regulation, choice of law clause, freedom of choice, tort, jurisdiction, habitual residence,
C/L/815. Consumer protection under EU law
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- 1450
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 19.99 GBP
The paper looks at the laws protecting consumer and public interests within the European Union (EU). Definitions of consumer protection laws are reviewed discussing disclosure obligations that prevent businesses from telling lies or keeping secrets from consumers. The role of the state in ensuring consumer and merchant equity is highlighted.
KEYWORDS: Consumer protection, EU law, disclosure obligations,
S/L/309. Critical analysis of the protection given to consumers
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- 3150
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 39.99 GBP
This paper examines the way in which the civil and criminal law protects customers. The paper focuses specifically on part 1 of the consumer protection act 1987, as well as unfair trading regulations 2008. The paper aims to examine the areas of law that are not adequate for consumer protection, as well as identifying the reasons why consumers chose not to enforce their rights. Topics regarding consumer complaints are also addressed.
KEYWORDS: Civil law, criminal law, consumer protection, consumer law, consumer protection act 1987, unfair trading regulations 2008,
C/L/743. Dissertation. Copyright owners vs. end users in music industry: legal approaches to digital piracy in US and UK
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- 14100
- DATE:
- 2011
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- 149.99 GBP
The dissertation looks at the conflicting interests of copyright owners and end users in the music industry exploring their legal position in the US and UK to determine whether the legislation of the two countries has achieved the right balance between the parties. Changes brought about by the digital era are considered examining the impacts of peer-to-peer (p2p) file sharing technology on the entertainment industry. US and UK approaches to dealing with music piracy are reviewed on the basis of their copyright law and consumer law. Effects of the copyright debate are considered discussing legal enforcements of intellectual property rights and evaluating the effectiveness of related jurisdiction for copyright owners, end users and the people in between. The paper has no references
KEYWORDS: Dissertation, copyright owners, end users, music industry, digital piracy, US and UK copyright law, consumer law, file sharing,
C/L/710. Sale by description: seller's obligations and buyer's rights
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- 730
- DATE:
- 2010
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- 9.99 GBP
The paper looks at the position of Sale of Goods Act (SGA) 1979 on ‘sale by description’ examining related seller’s obligations to describe the goods, buyer’s rights in contracts for the sale of goods, and the situation in which the seller can be held liable for the breach of contract.
KEYWORDS: Sale by description, seller’s obligations, buyer’s rights, Sale of Goods Act, breach of contract,
C/L/709. Property and risk in contracts for sale and supply of goods
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- 780
- DATE:
- 2010
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- 9.99 GBP
The paper examines the position of the Sale of Goods Act (SGA) 1979 on the concepts of ‘property’ and ‘risk’ in contracts of sale of goods providing relevant definitions, discussing a transfer of property between a seller and a buyer, explaining the buyer’s right to possession, and addressing difficulties associated with the seller’s and buyer’s risk.
KEYWORDS: Property, Risk, Sale of Goods Act,
C/L/686. Examination of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 and the law of defective products
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- 2950
- DATE:
- 2010
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- 29.99 GBP
This paper examines the strict tortuous liability law of defective products, which was introduced by the first part Consumer Protection Act 1987 (“CPA”). The paper is split into two parts, the first of which aims to analyses whether the enactment of the law has had the effect that manufacturers feared they would. This section uses a wide selection of past cases to further the discussion, like, Foster v Biosil, Richardson v LRC Products Ltd, and Tesco Stores Ltd v Pollard. The first part concludes by assessing whether the act has affected this area of law. The second section provides an annotated bibliography of some of the sources used for this paper, concentrating on books like C Elliot & F Quinn, Tort Law, (2007) 6th edition, Pearson Education Ltd. The annotations assess who and why the sources proved helpful to the study.
KEYWORDS: Consumer protection act 1987, law of defective products, manufacturers, Foster v Biosil, Richardson v LRC Products Ltd, and Tesco Stores Ltd v Pollard, annotated bibliography, tort,
C/L/613. Changes in Legislation on Sale and Supply of Goods
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- 4950
- DATE:
- 2010
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- 49.99 GBP
The paper examines whether the revised rules on the consequences of the buyer’s acceptance of goods have now resolved the problems that existed prior to 1994, discussing the amendments to the law formulated by the Sale and Supply of Goods Act 1994 and assessing their impact of the changes in the legislation.
KEYWORDS: Sale of Goods Act, buyer’s acceptance of goods,
C/L/603. Consumer law and tourism legislation: case study
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- 2450
- DATE:
- 2010
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper examines a case study related to the rights of two holiday makers defining the areas of consumer law and civil law and explaining why the plaintiffs require protection under consumer law with reference to the EU regulations on tourism and travel, tour operators’ liability on their contract with customers, etc.
KEYWORDS: Consumer law, tourism legislation, holiday makers, tour operators,
C/L/594. Sales under hire purchase agreement: theory and case study
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- 2400
- DATE:
- 2010
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper addresses the issues of a hire purchase agreement examining its legal background and presenting a case study related to the Consumer Credit Act, Sale of Goods Act, etc. The study considers how commercial consumer contracts deal with the breach of contract, misrepresentation and default in credit transactions.
KEYWORDS: Sale of Goods Act, Consumer Credit Act, Commercial contract, Misrepresentation, Default,
C/M/1514. Theoretical underpinnings of deshopping and shop lifting
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- 3600
- DATE:
- 2010
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- 39.99 GBP
The paper looks into the problem of consumer misbehaviour (CM) in the retailing outlets, i.e. deshopping (merchandise borrowing) and shop lifting. The phenomenon of CM is defined, the theories of planned behaviour and reasoned action are reviewed, psychological and social causes of CM are examined discussing motivations behind CM.
KEYWORDS: consumer misbehaviour, deshopping, shop lifting,
C/L/562. What has ‘Abouzaid v. Mothercare' case added to consumer law?
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- 470
- DATE:
- 2010
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- 9.99 GBP
The paper looks at the impact of the case ‘Abouzaid vs. Mothercare’ (2001) on consumer law concluding that the case raised the standards of products’ manufacturing and created a protective environment for the consumers.
KEYWORDS: Abouzaid v. Mothercare, consumer law, manufacturing standards,
C/L/557. Legal Advice on Compulsory Purchase and Compensation: Case Study
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- 2500
- DATE:
- 2010
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper examines a case study of Healthy Eating Ltd, which is a company engaged in the production of additive free ready cooked meals. The paper is addressing the entitlement to compensation for losses suffered for the execution of an uncompensated compulsory purchase agreement. Legal advice is provided about the liability to compensate injured parties, the claims against a negligent advisor under the tort of deceit, and the claims for damages for the breach of an escrow agreement.
KEYWORDS: compulsory purchase, compensation for losses, tort of deceit, breach of escrow agreement,
C/L/543. Should bus services be further regulated in Greater Manchester?
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- 3700
- DATE:
- 2010
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- 39.99 GBP
The paper addresses the issue of bus services regulation in Manchester looking into its history and examining the policy of the Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority (GMITA) that distributes the funding to the local bus industry on behalf of the government. Arguments in favour and against bus services deregulation are considered from the bus operators’ and from the state’s point of view.
KEYWORDS: Bus services in Greater Manchester, deregulation, regulation, oligopolistic market, monopolistic market,
C/L/542. Local Buses in Manchester are not operated in a completely laissez faire manner. Instead, the Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority has remit over various aspects of the bus network. Taking into account potential economic consequences, and excluding health and safety issues, discuss to what extent local bus transportation should be regulated or deregulated.
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- 3700
- DATE:
- 2010
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- 39.99 GBP
Local Buses in Manchester are not operated in a completely laissez faire manner. Instead, the Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority has remit over various aspects of the bus network. Taking into account potential economic consequences, and excluding health and safety issues, discuss to what extent local bus transportation should be regulated or deregulated.
KEYWORDS: Bus services in Greater Manchester, deregulation, regulation, oligopolistic market, monopolistic market,
S/L/258. Dissertation. EC Unfair Commercial Practices Directive and its implementation within national law of UK and Belgium
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- 9300
- DATE:
- 2009
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- 99.99 GBP
The dissertation addresses the problem of Europe's economic integration through legislative harmonisation with regard to consumer protection in cross-border transactions. The study focuses on the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (UCPD) of 2005 discussing its aims, scope, and the innovative approaches introduced by the European Community (EC). Implementation of the Directive within the national law of the UK and Belgium is examined. Comparisons are made between the two EU member states acknowledging that the UK unlike Belgium does not have a general rule that regulates the fairness of commercial practices, and arguing the difficulties of UCPD implementation.
KEYWORDS: Dissertation, Unfair Commercial Practices Directive, UCPD, national law, consumer protection, EU law, UK, Belgium,
C/L/414. European Business: Freedom of movement of workers
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- 1500
- DATE:
- 2009
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- 19.99 GBP
The paper examines the impact of the Freedom of movement of workers, their rights once they have become unemployed, the impact of Article 39 on dependents, etc. It is argued whether a non EU unmarried partner will gain rights under the treaty in relation to residence and the right to remain. ?
KEYWORDS: EU Nationals, Freedom of Movement of Workers, Spouse, Unemployment, Article 39,
C/L/415. Explain how the Consumer Credit Act 2006 reformed previous consumer credit legislation
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- 2400
- DATE:
- 2009
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper examines the changes in the consumer credit legislation that have taken place in the UK over since the 1970s describing today's consumer needs and arguing whether the new Act managed to make the consumer credit legislation fair and clear maintaining the competitiveness of the UK market.
KEYWORDS: Consumer credit legislation,
C/L/432. Consumer and the Law?
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- 2500
- DATE:
- 2009
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper examines a fictional situation related to the purchase of consumer goods and advising hypothetical parties in relation to all of the unsatisfactory items they purchased. The nature and scope of contract law in this area is considered reviewing the provisions of the Sale of Goods Acts on product quality and fitness. The clients are advised on how to apply for sufficient redress and compensation.?
KEYWORDS: Consumer Law, Contract, compensation, purchase, Sale of Goods Act,
C/L/433. Letters of Credit
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- 2000
- DATE:
- 2009
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper advises hypothetical parties regarding their contractual right and remedies. The transactions they have made fall under the terms of a CIF (cost, insurance, freight) contract because they are agreements for the sale of goods performed by delivery of documents or a sale representing goods with the seller having obligations regarding both the goods and their documents that the buyer must also reciprocate. The importance of a bill of lading is considered discussing the relation between contracts for the carriage of goods and letters of credit and how matters of fraud must be dealt with in this context.
KEYWORDS: Carriage of goods by sea, law, Letters of Credit, international trade, CIF, freight, insurance,
C/L/443. Immigration and human rights
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- 4900
- DATE:
- 2009
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- 49.99 GBP
The paper examines the differences between immigration and emigration in the context of human rights. A review of literature is presented on the concept of human rights, the history of human rights abuse and protection, the denial of human rights as one of the key drivers for migration, the right to leave, the right to remain, etc. The issues of illegal immigration are addressed, the provisions of the Refugee Convention are discussed.
KEYWORDS: Immigration, emigration, migration, human rights, refugee,
S/P/404. Immigration Reform with Regards to Public Policy and Political Process
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- 2600
- DATE:
- 2009
- PRICE:
- 29.99 GBP
The paper addresses the issues of illegal immigration to the USA looking into the history of the government's immigration policy, and assessing the effectiveness of related legislative acts, particularly the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986. The impact of the terrorist attack of 9/11 on the immigration policy is evaluated reviewing the Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2006 and discussing the current stalemate in the immigration reform process.
KEYWORDS: Illegal immigration, USA, Immigration Reform, 9/11, terrorism,
C/L/382. Islamic banking: is it the new alternative in this time of financial uncertainty?
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- 2500
- DATE:
- 2009
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- 29.99 GBP
The paper addresses the challenges of financial consulting during the crisis looking at the relevance of PEST and SWOT analysis for financial advisors. A case study is conducted of a Pakistani immigrant who is setting up a business in the UK. Financial and legal advice is provided based on the analysis of Islamic banking, UK situation and all associated factors.
KEYWORDS: l, islamic, banking, alternative, time, financial, uncertainty,
C/L/268. Are consumer rights adequately protected by consumer law?
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- 1800
- DATE:
- 2008
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- 19.99 GBP
The paper considers the growth and development of consumer rights at present evaluating whether these rights are adequately protected by statutory enactments and judicial decisions. An outline of the objectives of the Sale of Good Act 1979 is provided discussing the protection of rights by the criminal and civil law in the UK. , The steps that have been taken to protect consumers in the form of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 are detailed.
KEYWORDS: Sale of Goods, Consumer Protection Act, Contract,
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