Consumer law in Scotland

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Consumer law in Scotland

by W. Cowan H. Ervine

W. Green/Sweet & Maxwell, 1995

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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This guide to consumer protection law discusses how criminal and civil law, as well as self-regulation by the industry, provide protection for purchasers of goods and services. Radical changes in the control of unfair contract terms have been made as a result of the implementation of the European Directive on Unfair Contract Terms, and these changes are discussed. Coverage includes: an introduction to consumer law; the replacement of "merchantability" by "satisfactory quality" by the Sale and Supply of Goods Act 1994. Clarification of the buyer's right to reject defective goods and get money back; a replacement part 1A relating to Scotland for the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 providing implied statutory terms in contract of hire, barter and so on; new law controlling unfair contract terms and introduced to implement the EC's Directive; the development of ADR as a means of redress for consumers; and the European dimension.

Table of Contents

  • Background and institutions of consumer protection
  • the European dimension
  • advertising and marketing
  • acquiring the goods
  • production quality
  • product safety
  • services
  • the public sector
  • buying on credit
  • unfair contract terms
  • control of trading practices
  • consumer redress and enforcement.

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