>> 6 0 obj 346 0 R 346 0 R 346 0 R 346 0 R 346 0 R 346 0 R 346 0 R 346 0 R 346 0 R 346 0 R 24 0 obj 277 0 R 277 0 R 278 0 R 279 0 R 279 0 R 279 0 R 279 0 R 279 0 R 280 0 R 280 0 R The Supreme Court recently described Aziz as the leading case on the topic: Cavendish Square Holding, above n 82, at [105]. /Group << /Contents 92 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595.32 841.92] appearance and finish of the goods. This applies regardless of whether the contract is for goods, services or digital content. /GS7 53 0 R >> 208 0 R 208 0 R 208 0 R 208 0 R 208 0 R 208 0 R 208 0 R 208 0 R 208 0 R 208 0 R /ExtGState << 29. endobj /GS8 54 0 R 403 0 R 403 0 R 403 0 R 403 0 R 403 0 R 403 0 R 403 0 R 403 0 R 403 0 R 404 0 R 95. Trstenjak, V and Beysen, E European consumer protection law: curia semper dabit remedium? (2011) 48 Common Market L Rev 95 at 121 /GS8 54 0 R It also does so for unfair terms and consumer notices. eBay AND PayPal ignoring the Consumer Rights Act 2015 - buyer protection worthless? PDF The Consumer Rights Act 2015 a bastion of European consumer rights? /GS7 53 0 R /ProcSet [/PDF /Text /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI] 30 [425 0 R 426 0 R 427 0 R 428 0 R 429 0 R 430 0 R 431 0 R 432 0 R 432 0 R 432 0 R /StructParents 19 Case C-484/08 Caja de Ahorros y Monte de Piedad de Madrid [2010] ECR I-4785, at [34]. /Author (P Giliker) Case C-484/08 Caja de Ahorros y Monte de Piedad de Madrid [2010] ECR I-4785, at [32]. in the case of highly perishable goods). /S /Transparency Whilst much of the law remains the same, the CRA has also introduced some limited changes. Any errors remain those of the author alone. CrossRefGoogle Scholar. >> 231 0 R 231 0 R 231 0 R 231 0 R 231 0 R 231 0 R 232 0 R 232 0 R 232 0 R 232 0 R << /Parent 2 0 R /Resources << endobj Consumer Rights Act 2015: What has changed? | Fieldfisher 398 0 R 398 0 R 399 0 R] /Contents 68 0 R 422 0 R 422 0 R 422 0 R 422 0 R 422 0 R 423 0 R 424 0 R 424 0 R 424 0 R 424 0 R [2009] UKSC 6, [2010] 1 AC 696. Consumer Rights Act 2015 - Wikipedia /F5 51 0 R /Pages 2 0 R 214 0 R 214 0 R 214 0 R 214 0 R 214 0 R 214 0 R 214 0 R 214 0 R 214 0 R 214 0 R 7 [180 0 R 181 0 R 182 0 R 183 0 R 184 0 R 184 0 R 184 0 R 185 0 R 185 0 R 185 0 R /Tabs /S /Contents 90 0 R /Font << /MediaBox [0 0 595.32 841.92] >> >> /F9 65 0 R One might query whether this is an adequate explanation. /Resources << See Case C-279/12 Fish Legal and Shirley [2014] QB 521, at [42]; Case C-204/09 Flachglas Torgau [2013] QB 212, at [37]. Zimmermann, R Contract law reform: the German experience in Vogenauer, S and Weatherill, S (eds) The Harmonisation of European Contract Law (Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2006), pp 8687.Google Scholar. This is necessary to ensure the uniform application of EU law across Member States and to comply with the principle of equality. 27. /MediaBox [0 0 595.32 841.92] /CS /DeviceRGB /F5 51 0 R >> /F10 70 0 R The need for such reform is detailed in the Act's explanatory notes, that consumer law was seen as unnecessarily complex and fragmented. Yes, the FTC has eight divisions: (1) Privacy and Identity Protection; (2) Advertising Practices; (3) Consumer and Business Education; (4) Enforcement; (5) Marketing Practices; (6) Consumer Response and Operations; (7) Financial Practices; and (8) Litigation Technology and Analysis. /GS8 54 0 R /F5 51 0 R /F4 50 0 R A requirement of prominence has been added to the main exemption in the UTCCRs relating to price setting and main subject matter terms. /Type /Page /Kids [5 0 R 6 0 R 7 0 R 8 0 R 9 0 R 10 0 R 11 0 R 12 0 R 13 0 R 14 0 R The Act further introduces easier routes for consumers and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to challenge anti-competitive behaviour through the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT). It can even include virtual goods in computer games where they have either been bought with real money or with virtual currency that the consumer has paid real money to obtain. /F4 50 0 R endobj /ModDate (D:20160922113415+01'00') endobj 27 [400 0 R 401 0 R 402 0 R 403 0 R 403 0 R 403 0 R 403 0 R 403 0 R 403 0 R 403 0 R /Type /Page 187 0 R 187 0 R 187 0 R 187 0 R 187 0 R 187 0 R 187 0 R 187 0 R 187 0 R 187 0 R] /Parent 2 0 R In particular, the Consumer Sales Directive 99/44/EC, the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Directive 93/13/EEC and the Consumer Rights Directive 2011/83/EU have all made significant changes to Member State law, promoting the idea of the informed consumer, able to assert his or her rights in entering consumer contracts. The transposition of the CSD received criticism from the Davidson Review in . /Tabs /S /F6 52 0 R /Workbook /Document 131. Sections 5, 28 and 29 of the CRA also replace a small number of provisions dealing with matters related to the delivery of goods and the passing of risk that had been earlier placed in the 2013 Regulations: see SI 2015/1629, Reg 8 (which repeals Pt 5 of the 2013 Regulations). /S /Transparency /GS7 53 0 R >> /Resources << 14. /Contents 76 0 R >> /Resources << A price reduction can be claimed where repeat performance is impossible or cannot be done within a reasonable time or without significant inconvenience to the consumer. See See also Law Commission Report No 292/Scottish Law Commission Report No 199 Unfair Terms in Contracts (2005). v OTP Jelzalogbank Zrt [2014] 2 All ER (Comm) 443. << The Act has been lauded as an immense upheaval of consumer law due to the integration of eight existing pieces of legislation into one. 140 0 R 140 0 R 140 0 R 140 0 R 140 0 R 140 0 R 140 0 R 140 0 R 140 0 R 140 0 R Article 3(3) provides that In the first place, the consumer may require the seller to repair the goods or he may require the seller to replace them, in either case free of charge, unless this is impossible or disproportionate. See /S /Transparency /F8 64 0 R This date applies to the main provisions of the Act, although some provisions were introduced at an earlier date. /F4 50 0 R << /Resources << /StructParents 24 See also /Resources << 311 0 R 311 0 R 311 0 R 311 0 R 312 0 R 313 0 R] 201 0 R] 248 0 R 249 0 R] >> /F6 52 0 R /F8 64 0 R But what are the main changes and how should businesses selling to consumers prepare for the CRA's implementation? a car on a showroom floor or a TV in a department store) the goods must match the model, unless the relevant differences are brought to the consumers attention before they enter into the contract. /Group << 5. If it's not, the person who provided the service must bring it into line with what was agreed with you. /F5 51 0 R << /F6 52 0 R >> /Tabs /S /ProcSet [/PDF /Text /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI] 108. Note that s 19(5) deals separately with s 12, providing that if the trader is in breach of a term that s 12 requires to be treated as included in the contract, the consumer has the right to recover from the trader the amount of any costs incurred by the consumer as a result of the breach, up to the amount of the price paid or the value of other consideration given for the goods. /Type /Page 77. >> /ProcSet [/PDF /Text /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI] UTD Art 2(b): any natural person who, in contracts covered by this Directive, is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business or profession. 273 0 R 274 0 R 468 0 R 281 0 R 282 0 R 283 0 R 469 0 R 284 0 R 470 0 R 287 0 R >> 123 0 R 123 0 R 123 0 R 123 0 R 123 0 R 124 0 R 124 0 R 124 0 R 124 0 R 124 0 R >> 418 0 R 418 0 R 418 0 R 418 0 R 418 0 R 419 0 R 419 0 R 419 0 R 419 0 R 419 0 R >> 255 0 R 255 0 R 256 0 R 256 0 R 256 0 R 256 0 R 256 0 R 256 0 R 256 0 R 256 0 R /Contents 86 0 R /CS /DeviceRGB Clarified as a natural person in the Explanatory Notes, at [36]. /F8 64 0 R 462 0 R 225 0 R 226 0 R 227 0 R 228 0 R 229 0 R 230 0 R 240 0 R 241 0 R 242 0 R /CS /DeviceRGB /Group << /StructParents 28 Davies, P Bank charges in the Supreme Court [2010] Cambridge L J 21 257 0 R 257 0 R 257 0 R 257 0 R 257 0 R 257 0 R 257 0 R 257 0 R 257 0 R 258 0 R /GS8 54 0 R the safety of the goods. 154 0 R 154 0 R 154 0 R] April 27, 2021 / by Paul Bischoff Encryption laws: Which . /GS8 54 0 R << Understanding unfair contract terms /F4 50 0 R /ExtGState << /CS /DeviceRGB In the event that the digital content is provided in tangible form (e.g. /Contents 79 0 R /F5 51 0 R CrossRefGoogle Scholar. /F6 52 0 R 288 0 R 288 0 R 289 0 R 289 0 R 289 0 R 289 0 R 289 0 R 289 0 R 289 0 R 289 0 R /Type /Page The reduction in price must be an appropriate amount taking into account all of the circumstances and can be anything up to the whole price paid. Hondius, E The notion of consumer: European Union vs. endobj /F1 47 0 R /Contents 80 0 R /GS7 53 0 R /ExtGState << The buyer's first and primary remedy for a breach of contract by the seller is to reject the goods, and, if appropriate, to repudiate the contract: /Font << /Type /Page /F8 64 0 R /F1 47 0 R 2000(2) (http://www.bailii.org/uk/other/journals/WebJCLI/2000/issue2/flesner2.html, accessed 16 September 2016)Google Scholar. /Resources << >> << 18 0 obj 232 0 R 232 0 R 232 0 R 232 0 R 233 0 R 233 0 R 233 0 R 233 0 R 233 0 R 233 0 R for this article. Explanatory Notes to the CRA, at [13]. /CS /DeviceRGB PDF CONSUMER RIGHTS ACT: GUIDANCE ON UNFAIR TERMS - Addleshaw Goddard /Parent 2 0 R Render date: 2023-04-29T11:22:42.342Z /Resources << /F1 47 0 R The reduction in price must be an appropriate amount taking into account all of the circumstances and can usually take into account any use that the consumer has had from the goods. /F5 51 0 R Abstract: The Consumer Rights Act 2015 seeks to consolidate in one place key consumer rights covering contracts for goods, services, and digital content and the law relating to unfair terms in consumer contracts. For a used car, 'satisfactory quality' takes into account the car's age and mileage. /S /Transparency Golecki, Mariusz J. 8 0 obj /F5 51 0 R >> 120. /Font << Zimmermann, R and Whittaker, S (eds) Good Faith in European Contract Law (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000).Google Scholar. Macdonald, E Mapping the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 and the Directive on unfair terms in consumer contracts [1994] J Bus L 441 at 459462.Google Scholar. /Type /Group (2) Subsection (3) also applies to a contract to supply goods if. Explanatory Notes to Act, at [34]. >> >> /Font << /StructParents 20 236 0 R 236 0 R 236 0 R 236 0 R 236 0 R 236 0 R 236 0 R 237 0 R 237 0 R 237 0 R /Tabs /S 9 [202 0 R 203 0 R 204 0 R 205 0 R 206 0 R 207 0 R 208 0 R 208 0 R 208 0 R 208 0 R 87. /Type /Group The standards which apply to digital content, which are clearly inspired by the goods standards, are that it must be of satisfactory quality, fit for purpose and as described. However, s 62(4), unlike Art 3.1 UTD, makes no reference to non individually negotiated terms this will be dealt with below. 107. 125. /Parent 2 0 R /F5 51 0 R In the case that the trader breaches the requirement that it has the right to supply the goods, a longstanding requirement under the SGA that has been imported into the CRA, the consumer is entitled to reject the goods for a full refund. 276 0 R 276 0 R 276 0 R 276 0 R 276 0 R 276 0 R 276 0 R 276 0 R 276 0 R 276 0 R 419 0 R 419 0 R 419 0 R 419 0 R 419 0 R 419 0 R 419 0 R 419 0 R 419 0 R] In order to prepare for the implementation of the CRA, most consumer-facing businesses should be: Businesses with queries about the Consumer Rights Act or that require assistance with any of the tasks outlined above are welcome to get in touch using the contact details provided. /F6 52 0 R 117 0 R 117 0 R 117 0 R 117 0 R 117 0 R 117 0 R 117 0 R 117 0 R 117 0 R 117 0 R >> /Contents 62 0 R Staudenmayer was, at the time, assistant to the Director-General, Directorate-General Health and Consumer Protection. >> /Type /Page 30. /GS7 53 0 R endobj /F4 50 0 R 3 0 obj /CS /DeviceRGB 359 0 R 359 0 R 359 0 R 359 0 R 359 0 R 359 0 R 359 0 R 359 0 R 359 0 R 359 0 R CSD Art 1.2(a): any natural person who, in the contracts covered by this Directive, is acting for purposes which are not related to his trade, business or profession. Codification: the future of English consumer law? /GS8 54 0 R However, no deduction for use can be made where the goods are rejected within six (6) months of supply except in the case of motor vehicles. Riefa, C Codification: the future of English consumer law? (2015) 4 Twigg-Flesner, C and Bradgate, R The EC Directive on certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees all talk and no do? Web JCLI /Type /Group Google Scholar, who argue that case-law had implicitly raised the effectiveness threshold that national procedural rules for the enforcement of EU rights must meet. /Parent 2 0 R Cavendish Square Holding BV v Makdessi; ParkingEye Ltd v Beavis [2015] UKSC 67, [2015] 3 WLR 1373, [105] per Lords Neuberger and Sumption (Lord Carnwath agreeing). 2019. hasContentIssue false. Woolf, Lord 3. >> /Parent 2 0 R 208 0 R 208 0 R 208 0 R 208 0 R] 346 0 R 346 0 R 346 0 R 346 0 R 346 0 R 346 0 R 347 0 R 347 0 R 347 0 R 347 0 R /GS8 54 0 R /F4 50 0 R /StructTreeRoot 3 0 R This is because compliance with description is a core standard for both goods and digital content. The Consumer Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2015/1629 Regs 46 revoke the provisions of the 2013 Regulations in so far as they are replicated in the Act. endobj /Filter /FlateDecode endobj /F6 52 0 R >> The one exception (established under subsection (4)) is that for perishable goods that would not be reasonably expected to last longer than 30 days; the period for exercising the short-term right to reject lasts only as long as it would be reasonable to expect those goods to last. Right to repair or replacement 24. >> /GS7 53 0 R Trstenjak, AG in Penzugyi 1 118 0 R 2 [119 0 R 120 0 R 120 0 R 120 0 R 121 0 R 121 0 R 121 0 R 121 0 R 121 0 R 121 0 R >> ), EU Competition Law: Text, Cases and Materials. Where in the world is your child's data safe? /Contents 58 0 R On the difficulties arising from not including the CRD within this consolidating Act, see 404 0 R 404 0 R 404 0 R 404 0 R 404 0 R 404 0 R 404 0 R 404 0 R 404 0 R 404 0 R The Consumer Rights Act 2015 which substantially came into force on 1 October 2015, has been touted by some as a welcome consolidation of a number of pre-existing consumer protection laws. How Ralph Nader defined consumer rights - PBS NewsHour Classroom This is similar to the longstanding rule on sale by sample that appears in the SGA and is now reflected in the CRA. /Parent 2 0 R CMA Unfair Contract Terms Guidance CMA 37 (2015). /Slide /Part 257 0 R 257 0 R 257 0 R 257 0 R 257 0 R 257 0 R 257 0 R 257 0 R 257 0 R 257 0 R The UK Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 SI 2008/1277, Reg 2(2) on this basis mirror the CJEU's approach in Case C-210/96 Gut Springenheide GmbH and Rudolf Tusky v Oberkreisdirektor des Kreises Steinfurt-Amt fr Lebensmittelberwachung [1998] ECR I-4657 (on egg labelling). xVOP>I,n&-iR(m&K/s[ZJHLs8?gKY6yrme|jF|6OMj5eG^5}2e)>bPHAuOcA;t@hh@2 /Textbox /Sect 232 0 R 232 0 R 232 0 R 232 0 R 232 0 R 232 0 R 232 0 R 232 0 R 232 0 R 232 0 R /Type /Group Consumer rights, refunds and returns | RiDC /F4 50 0 R This means that, when you buy the vehicle, it has to be of satisfactory quality, fit for purpose and as described. What is the Consumer Rights Act, and how does it affect my vehicle purchase? A new museum highlights some of the nation's most famous lawsuits which scored victories against tobacco and car . /Font << Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance, Franchising, Distribution, Agency and IP Licensing. 2 0 obj Van Rhee, CH and Verkerk, R Civil procedure in Smits, JM (ed) Elgar Encyclopedia of Comparative Law (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2nd edn, 2012).Google Scholar. >> /ProcSet [/PDF /Text /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI] 215 0 R] /GS7 53 0 R /F9 65 0 R /GS8 54 0 R 19 [304 0 R 305 0 R 306 0 R 307 0 R 308 0 R 309 0 R 309 0 R 309 0 R 309 0 R 310 0 R /GS7 53 0 R /Type /Page >> and /F1 47 0 R In addition, the Act implements some provisions (in respect of enforcement) of: Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws; Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products; Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on general product safety; and Directive 98/27/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on injunctions for the protection of consumers interests. /F4 50 0 R /Group << >> The CRA also imposes a term that the trader has the right to provide the digital content. /StructParents 4 /Contents 82 0 R 276 0 R 276 0 R 276 0 R 276 0 R 277 0 R 277 0 R 277 0 R 277 0 R 277 0 R 277 0 R Competition Law (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 8th edn, 2015) pp 77 ffCrossRefGoogle Scholar. 5 0 obj /GS7 53 0 R 232 0 R 232 0 R 232 0 R 232 0 R 232 0 R 232 0 R 232 0 R 232 0 R 232 0 R 232 0 R /ExtGState << >> 198 0 R 198 0 R 198 0 R 198 0 R 198 0 R 198 0 R 198 0 R 198 0 R 198 0 R 198 0 R McKendrick, E Google Scholar. 85. MADISON, Wis. (AP) A Democratic member of the commission that oversees Wisconsin elections plans to resign. /GS7 53 0 R Penzugyi, above n 87, at [46][48]; Joined cases C-240/98 to C-244/98 Ocano Grupo Editorial SA v Quintero [2000] ECR I-4941, at [25][27]. /Footnote /Note /RoleMap 37 0 R 112 0 R 113 0 R 114 0 R 115 0 R 116 0 R 117 0 R 117 0 R 117 0 R 117 0 R 117 0 R 185 0 R 185 0 R 185 0 R 185 0 R 185 0 R 185 0 R 185 0 R 185 0 R 186 0 R 187 0 R Has data issue: false /F6 52 0 R /StructParents 32 /StructParents 10 /CS /DeviceRGB /ExtGState << Congratulations on the PhD and I am glad to see you found your way home to UEA. 3 Its aims are ambitious: to simplify, strengthen and modernise UK consumer law, consolidating in one place fundamental consumer rights covering contracts . << We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. See Thompson v London, Midland and Scottish Railway Co Ltd [1930] 1 KB 41. /F12 77 0 R This concept developed in the free movement case-law of the CJEU but has since been applied more broadly, notably in the Unfair Commercial Practice Directive 2005/29/EC OJ L 149 (11 June 2005) pp 2239 (see Recital 18 and Art 5). /S /Transparency /F4 50 0 R /CS /DeviceRGB } /F4 50 0 R 21 0 obj endobj Weatherill, S /Group << 20 0 obj /ExtGState << This overrides any common law right to terminate the contract for breach of the terms that these sections require to be treated as included in the contract. >> /CS /DeviceRGB 69. 405 0 R 405 0 R 405 0 R 405 0 R 405 0 R 405 0 R 405 0 R 405 0 R 405 0 R 405 0 R 139 0 R 139 0 R 139 0 R 139 0 R 139 0 R 139 0 R 139 0 R 139 0 R 139 0 R 139 0 R Enhancing Consumer Confidence by Clarifying Consumer Law (London: BIS, 2012)Google Scholar. Revised Giliker Consumer Rights Act 2015 - Studocu Again, the consumer cannot choose a replacement over a repair or vice versa if the chosen remedy is disproportionate compared to the other remedy. 345 0 R 346 0 R 346 0 R 346 0 R 346 0 R 346 0 R 346 0 R 346 0 R 346 0 R 346 0 R >> endobj 75. /MediaBox [0 0 595.32 841.92] /StructParents 6 /F10 70 0 R Fairness of variation terms in financial services consumer contracts under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 www.bsa.org.uk @BSABuildingSocs 3 (v) Purpose of the unfair contract terms provisions It is important that regulators, courts and ombudsmen do not over-interpret the unfair contract terms provisions, stretching them beyond their explicit 258 0 R] What's in a name? CRA 2015: the overhaul of the consumer rights regime /F4 50 0 R 8 [188 0 R 189 0 R 190 0 R 191 0 R 192 0 R 193 0 R 194 0 R 195 0 R 196 0 R 197 0 R Luckily, we've condensed what we believe to be the most important parts, so you don't have to sift through it all yourself. /ExtGState << /GS8 54 0 R BIS consulted from July to October 2012 on proposals to clarify consumer rights in goods, services and digital content: In 2009, the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission recommended that more certainty was needed over how long the short-term right to reject lasted and recommended that, to give certainty, in normal circumstances, a consumer should have 30 days to return faulty goods and receive a refund: above n 16. /F2 48 0 R @]'W(2wFK2fD'{jvy>hw5M[D4vj{Bv,+. >> /Type /Group >> Previously: the definition of the main subject matter of the contract. 8. /MediaBox [0 0 595.32 841.92] /F4 50 0 R DB"`)NNO5WtrNR{.VdgRjm[ V$|@=E|\q_AWtZn= c' ZGzv&R /Group << December 22, 2015. /ExtGState << The Consumer Rights Act 2015 came into force on 1 October 2015. /F6 52 0 R 60. Provisions for secondary ticketing and lettings came into force on 27 May 2015, [2] and provisions for alternative dispute resolution . /Type /Group >> /Tabs /S Cf Pt 1B of the Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982. Does the Consumer Rights Act 2015 represent a valuable consolidation of EU and UK consumer policy, or are EU rights being absorbed into a distinctive national framework of consumer rights? 22 [333 0 R 334 0 R 335 0 R 336 0 R 337 0 R 338 0 R 339 0 R 340 0 R 341 0 R 342 0 R /ProcSet [/PDF /Text /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI] /GS8 54 0 R See /F2 48 0 R /Contents 61 0 R /Type /Page /Resources << 17 [281 0 R 282 0 R 283 0 R 284 0 R 285 0 R 286 0 R 287 0 R 288 0 R 288 0 R 288 0 R This remedy already exists under the SSGCRs. /StructParents 5 See also >> /MediaBox [0 0 595 842] /Type /Page >> /Parent 2 0 R 371 0 R 371 0 R 371 0 R 371 0 R 371 0 R 371 0 R 371 0 R 371 0 R 371 0 R 371 0 R Summary. 15 0 obj /GS7 53 0 R /Group << SI 2002/3045. 407 0 R 407 0 R 407 0 R 407 0 R 407 0 R 408 0 R] /Creator /S /Transparency >> Weatherill, S The role of the informed consumer in EC law and policy (1994) 2 Consumer L J 49.Google Scholar. 141 0 R 141 0 R 141 0 R 141 0 R 141 0 R 141 0 R 141 0 R 141 0 R 141 0 R 141 0 R /Contents 78 0 R It is also available if the service is not performed within a reasonable time or in line with information given about the trader. 40 0 obj /F1 47 0 R The CRA 2015 aims to consolidate existing law and make new provisions in respect of goods, services and digital content. 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The main provisions of the Consumer Rights Act come into force on 1 October 2015 but what exactly has changed and what should businesses be doing to comply? /Parent 2 0 R Straetmans comments that the internal market-building process had (and still has) a strong bearing on the development of the European consumer concept: 264 0 R 264 0 R 264 0 R 264 0 R 265 0 R 265 0 R 265 0 R 266 0 R 266 0 R 266 0 R Barry, D et al Blackstone's Guide to the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016)Google Scholar paras 3.783.133. 11 0 obj /ExtGState << >> /Group << For criticism, see See Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013/3134, Reg 4 and The Consumer Rights (Payment Surcharges) Regulations 2012/3110 Reg 2. /Resources << /ParentTree 38 0 R /Resources << /Type /Page 54. 37. 10 0 obj 429 0 R 430 0 R 433 0 R 487 0 R 434 0 R 435 0 R 438 0 R 488 0 R 439 0 R 440 0 R >> 201 0 R 201 0 R 201 0 R 201 0 R 201 0 R 201 0 R 201 0 R 201 0 R 201 0 R 201 0 R /Font << 450 0 R 156 0 R 157 0 R 158 0 R 451 0 R 160 0 R 167 0 R 452 0 R 168 0 R 169 0 R 26 0 obj >> /F1 47 0 R /Diagram /Figure /F1 47 0 R For a study of the differences in relation to good faith in contracting across the European Union, see /MediaBox [0 0 595.32 841.92] Kenny, M The Law Commissions 2012 issues paper on unfair terms: subverting the system of Europeanized private law? (2013) 21 Eur Rev Private L 871 322 0 R 322 0 R] Consumer Rights Act 2015 - Legislation.gov.uk /F1 47 0 R These are areas where there has been considerable activity at both a national and an EU level. << How consumer protection laws are failing to safeguard us >> Van Hoecke, M and Warrington, M Legal cultures, legal paradigms and legal doctrine: towards a new model for comparative law (1998) 47 Int'l Comp L Q 495 at 533.CrossRefGoogle Scholar. These are areas where there has been considerable activity at both a national and an EU level. 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