Consumer and Trading Standards:: Law and Practice

This book is an authoritative and comprehensive guide for everyone involved in UK consumer and trading standards law. The user friendly text provides a clear and exhaustive analysis of the law, including UK case law and its application, working of the statutory provision, plus authoritative commentary and analysis of the practical issues. This fourth edition covers all recent legal developments, along with informed commentary on new UK legislation. The topics covered include: principles of regulatory law
• civil proceedings
• unfair commercial practices
• unfair trading
• fraud and money laundering
• intellectual property
• product safety
• age-restricted sales
• weights and measures
• consumer credit
• food standards and labeling
• environmental trading standards
• animal health and welfare. [Subject: Consumer Law]