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9780521760645 - Commercial Law - Principles and Policy - By Nicholas Ryder, Margaret Griffiths and Lachmi Singh
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Contents
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Preface
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xiii |
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List of abbreviations
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xv |
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Table of statutory provisions
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xvii |
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Table of cases
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xlvii |
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Part 1 Agency
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1 |
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Part 1 Chapter 1Agency: an introduction
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3 |
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1 Introduction
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3 |
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2 What is agency?
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3 |
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3 Nature and characteristics of agency
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6 |
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4 The different types of agency
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8 |
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5 Conclusion
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13 |
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6 Recommended reading
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13 |
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Part 1 Chapter 2The authority of an agent
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14 |
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1 Introduction
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14 |
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2 The authority of an agent
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14 |
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3 Agency by ratification
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21 |
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4 Agency of necessity
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25 |
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5 Conclusion
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26 |
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6 Recommended reading
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26 |
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Part 1 Chapter 3Relations between a principal and agent
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28 |
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1 Introduction
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28 |
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2 Duties of an agent
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28 |
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3 Rights of an agent
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43 |
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4 Commercial agents and principals
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47 |
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5 Disclosed agency
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49 |
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6 Undisclosed agency
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52 |
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7 Termination of agency
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54 |
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8 Recommended reading
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58 |
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Part 2 Sale of Goods and Services
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59 |
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Part 2 Chapter 1Sale of goods policy
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61 |
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1 Introduction
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61 |
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2 Background
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62 |
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3 Development of the sale of goods
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62 |
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4 Equality of bargaining power: non-consumers and consumers
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65 |
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5 Impact of the European Union
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69 |
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6 Contract of sale
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71 |
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7 Contracts for non-monetary consideration
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72 |
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8 Contracts for the transfer of property or possession
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73 |
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9 Recommended reading
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77 |
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Part 2 Chapter 2The implied conditions in sale of goods contracts
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78 |
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1 Introduction
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78 |
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2 Background
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79 |
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3 Sale of Goods Act 1979, section 12: the right to sell
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80 |
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4 Sale of Goods Act 1979, section 13: compliance with description
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85 |
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5 Sale of Goods Act 1979, section 14(2): satisfactory quality
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91 |
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6 Sale of Goods Act 1979, section 14(3): fitness for purpose
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102 |
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7 Sale of Goods Act 1979, section 15: sale by sample
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105 |
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8 Exclusion and limitation of liability
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106 |
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9 Acceptance
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107 |
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10 Remedies
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110 |
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11 Recommended reading
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112 |
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Part 2 Chapter 3The passage of title, delivery and payment
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114 |
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1 Introduction
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114 |
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2 Background to the passage of property and risk
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115 |
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3 Rules governing the passage of property
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115 |
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4 Passage of risk
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125 |
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5 The nemo dat exceptions
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127 |
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6 Delivery and payment
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133 |
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7 Remedies
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136 |
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8 Recommended reading
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143 |
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Part 2 Chapter 4The supply of goods and services
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144 |
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1 Introduction
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144 |
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2 Background
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145 |
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3 Provision of Services Regulations 2009
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146 |
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4 Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982
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154 |
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5 Recommended reading
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164 |
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Part 2 Chapter 5E-commerce and distance selling
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165 |
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1 Introduction
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165 |
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2 Background
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165 |
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3 Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002
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166 |
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4 Distance selling
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173 |
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5 Recommended Reading
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180 |
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Part 3 International Trade and Sales
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181 |
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Part 3 Chapter 1Standard trade terms
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183 |
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1 Introduction
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183 |
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2 CIF contracts
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183 |
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3 FOB contracts
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192 |
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4 Ex Works
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195 |
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5 FAS contracts
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196 |
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6 Conclusion
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196 |
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7 Recommended reading
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196 |
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Part 3 Chapter 2The Vienna Convention on the International Sale of Goods 1980 (CISG)
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197 |
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1 Introduction and background
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197 |
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2 Structure and scope
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198 |
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3 UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts
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212 |
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4 Conclusion
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213 |
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5 Recommended reading
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213 |
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Part 3 Chapter 3Payment in international sales
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215 |
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1 Introduction and background
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215 |
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2 Open account
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215 |
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3 Bills of exchange
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216 |
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4 Documentary collections
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217 |
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5 Introduction to letters of credit
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217 |
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6 Factoring
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226 |
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7 Forfaiting
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228 |
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8 Conclusion
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229 |
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9 Recommended reading
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229 |
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Part 3 Chapter 4Carriage of goods by sea
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231 |
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1 Introduction
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231 |
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2 Hague and Hague-Visby Rules
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234 |
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3 Charterparties
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247 |
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4 Time charterparty
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256 |
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5 Common law obligations of the shipper
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259 |
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6 Common law obligations of the carrier
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263 |
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7 Bills of lading
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265 |
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8 Electronic bills of lading
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268 |
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9 Conclusion
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268 |
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10 Recommended reading
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268 |
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Part 4 Tortious Liability for Defective Products
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271 |
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Part 4 Chapter 1Negligence and the rise of product liability
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273 |
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1 Introduction
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273 |
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2 Background
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274 |
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3 Development of negligence
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275 |
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4 The move to strict liability
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280 |
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5 Types of defect
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281 |
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6 Developments in strict liability
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284 |
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7 Recommended reading
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296 |
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Part 4 Chapter 2Product Liability under the Consumer Protection Act 1987
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298 |
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1 Introduction
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298 |
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2 Personnel
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299 |
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3 Meaning of ‘product’
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305 |
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4 Defectiveness
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307 |
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5 Defences
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319 |
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6 Contributory negligence
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327 |
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7 Recoverable damage
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328 |
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8 Limitations on liability
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330 |
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9 Recommended reading
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332 |
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Part 5 Unfair Commercial Practices
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333 |
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Part 5 Chapter 1Policy on unfair commercial practices
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335 |
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1 Introduction
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335 |
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2 Background
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336 |
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3 Enforcement strategy
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338 |
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4 Criminal law controls
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339 |
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5 Civil law enforcement
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344 |
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6 Recommended reading
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348 |
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Part 5 Chapter 2The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
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350 |
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1 Introduction
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350 |
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2 Scope of the 2008 Regulations
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351 |
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3 Prohibition against unfair commercial practices
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357 |
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4 Codes of practice
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360 |
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5 Misleading actions
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362 |
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6 Misleading omissions
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372 |
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7 Aggressive commercial practices
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375 |
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8 Commercial practices which are automatically unfair
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379 |
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9 Offences
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391 |
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10 Recommended reading
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392 |
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Part 5 Chapter 3Business protection from misleading marketing
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393 |
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1 Introduction
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393 |
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2 Background
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394 |
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3 Controls over misleading advertising
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394 |
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4 Comparative advertising
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399 |
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5 Promotion of misleading and comparative advertising
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402 |
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6 Recommended reading
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403 |
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Part 6 Banking and Finance Law
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405 |
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Part 6 Chapter 1Government policy
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407 |
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1 Introduction
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407 |
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2 History of banking regulation: early policy initiatives
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407 |
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3 New Labour and a new policy
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410 |
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4 The Financial Services Authority
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422 |
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5 The Coalition government
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436 |
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6 Conclusion
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437 |
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7 Recommended reading
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438 |
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Part 6 Chapter 2Banking and finance law
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439 |
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1 Introduction
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439 |
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2 What is a bank?
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439 |
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3 What is a customer?
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442 |
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4 Bank accounts
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444 |
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5 Cheques
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449 |
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6 Payment cards
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451 |
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7 Banker’s duty of confidentiality
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454 |
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8 Banking Conduct Regime
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457 |
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9 Payment Services Regulations 2009
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459 |
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10 Conclusion
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460 |
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11 Recommended reading
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461 |
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Part 6 Chapter 3Banking regulation
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462 |
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1 Introduction
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462 |
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2 European banking regulation
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462 |
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3 The Financial Services Authority
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466 |
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4 Financial Services Compensation Scheme
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473 |
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5 Financial Ombudsman Scheme
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473 |
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6 Financial Services and Markets Tribunal
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473 |
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7 The Bank of England
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474 |
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8 Bank insolvency
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475 |
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9 Illicit finance
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477 |
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10 Conclusion
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492 |
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11 Recommended reading
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493 |
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Part 7 Consumer Credit
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495 |
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Part 7 Chapter 1The government’s policy towards consumer credit
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497 |
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1 Introduction
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497 |
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2 Evolution of the consumer credit market
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498 |
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3 Consumer debt, financial exclusion and over-indebtedness
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501 |
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4 Irresponsible lending
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505 |
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5 Regulation of irresponsible lending
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506 |
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6 Irresponsible borrowing
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508 |
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7 Ineffective legislative protection for consumers
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510 |
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8 A change of policy
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514 |
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9 Lessons from the United States
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518 |
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10 Conclusion
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519 |
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11 Recommended reading
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520 |
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Part 7 Chapter 2The Consumer Credit Act 1974
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522 |
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1 Introduction
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522 |
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2 Crowther Committee on Consumer Credit
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523 |
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3 Consumer Credit Act 1974
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524 |
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4 Formalities
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531 |
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5 Cancellation of agreements
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532 |
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6 Pre- and post-contract information
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532 |
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7 Documentation of credit and hire agreements
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535 |
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8 Matters arising during the currency of credit or hire agreements
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535 |
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9 Credit advertising
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536 |
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10 Credit licensing
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539 |
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11 Unfairness test
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544 |
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12 Other powers of the court
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550 |
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13 Financial Ombudsman Service
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550 |
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14 Enforcement
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552 |
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15 Consumer Credit Directive
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554 |
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16 Conclusion
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557 |
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17 Recommended reading
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557 |
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Bibliography
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559 |
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Index
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