Tag: Consumers

  • Consumer Protection

    Definition of Consumer Protection In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Consumer Protection : The protection, especially by legal means, of consumers (those who contract otherwise than in the course of a business to obtain goods or services from those who […]

  • Consumer-Credit Agreement

    Definition of Consumer-Credit Agreement In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Consumer-Credit Agreement : A *personal-credit agreement in which an individual (the debtor) is provided with credit not exceeding £25,000. Unless exempted, consumer-credit […]

  • Consumer-Credit Business

    Definition of Consumer-Credit Business In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Consumer-Credit Business : Any business that comprises or relates to the provision of credit under *consumer-credit agreements regulated by the Consumer Credit Act 1974. With […]

  • Consumer-Credit Register

    Definition of Consumer-Credit Register In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Consumer-Credit Register : The register kept by the Director General of Fair Trading, as required by the Consumer Credit Act 1974, relating to the licensing or carrying on of […]

  • Consumer-Credit Register

    Definition of Consumer-Credit Register In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Consumer-Credit Register : The register kept by the Director General of Fair Trading, as required by the Consumer Credit Act 1974, relating to the licensing or carrying on of […]

  • Consumer Sales Law

    Resources Further Reading ARNOKOUROUS, G. I.,“The transposition of the Consumer Sales Directive into the Greek legal system”, ERPL, 2001, n.º 2-3, pp. 259 y ss. BEALE, H./HOWELLS, G., “EC Harmonisation of Consumer Sales Law – A missed opportunity?”, Journal of Contract Law, 1997, n.º […]

  • Consumer Trade Practice

    Definition of Consumer Trade Practice In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Consumer Trade Practice : Any practice carried on in connection with the supply of goods (by sale or otherwise) or services to consumers. These practices include the terms or […]

  • Consumer Goods

    Definition of Consumer Goods In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Consumer Goods : Goods normally supplied for private use or consumption. The Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 provides that if consumer goods prove defective when used otherwise than […]

  • Consumer-Hire Business

    Definition of Consumer-Hire Business In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Consumer-Hire Business : Any business that comprises or relates to the bailment of goods under *consumer-hire agreements regulated by the Consumer Credit Act 1974. With certain […]

  • Consumer-Hire Agreement

    Definition of Consumer-Hire Agreement In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Consumer-Hire Agreement : An agreement made by a person with an individual, a partnership, or with some other unincorporated body (the hirer) for the *bailment of goods to the hirer. […]

  • Consumers

    Resources See Also Further Reading Consumers in the Encyclopedia of Britain Consumers in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Consumers in the Halsbury's Laws of England Consumers in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Consumers in the Jowitt's Dictionary of […]

  • Consumer

    Definition of Consumer In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Consumer : A private individual acting otherwise than in a course of a business. Consumers are often given greater legal protection when entering into contracts, for example by having a right to […]