- Podcast Location:
- Download it here [file size: 26.7 MB]
- Categories:
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Consumer Law
- CPD Points:
- Up to one point - details »
Due to the difference in guidelines between the SRA and the Bar Standards Board, CPD points are awarded differently for Solicitors, Barristers and Legal Executives:
Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority / ILEX:
Listen and pass the quiz: Gain 1 CPD point (60 minutes)
Listen only, gain ½ a CPD point (30 minutes)
Regulated by the Bar Standards Board:
Listen and pass the quiz: Gain ½ an accredited CPD point (30 minutes)
Listen only, gain ½ a CPD point (30 minutes)
- Cost:
- Standard rate: £45+VAT - Corporate users will pay less.
- Length:
- 30 minutes of audio
(+ optional 5 minute online quiz) - Plays on Computer:
- Yes Downloadable as MP3: Yes
- Contributor(s):
- Course Aims:
This podcast is aimed at introducing this new and complex piece of consumer legislation to practitioners. It explains the new language that has evolved from the EC Directive on which the Regulations are based and cross-references with already familiar legal concepts. The sanctions for breach of the Regulations is also examined in addition to the effect that this will have on a consumer law practice.
- Outcomes:
- After completing the course you will:
- Have knowledge and understanding of the main criminal offences created under the Regulations and the sanctions that can be imposed;
- Be aware of the intention of the legislation and be in a position to judge whether the aims have been fulfilled;
- Be able to distinguish between the new legal concepts created;
- Have heard practical examples of the main offences.
- Level:
- Intermediate
- Classification:
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Legislative Updates
Practical Guide
- Sources and References:
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- Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008;
- Unfair Commercial Practices Directive 2005/29/EC;
- The Control of Misleading Advertisements Regulations 1988;
- Sale of Goods Act 1979;
- Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999;
- Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008;
- Consumer Protection Act 1987;
- Consumer Credit Act 1974;
- Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008.
In this CPDcast, Fred Philpott, a barrister at the specialist consumer law set of Gough Square Chambers and an expert in the field, provides an overview of the recent legislation. He takes us through the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 and discusses the effect they will have on consumer law. We look at the five main criminal offences created by the Regulations, and examine the European law background to this piece of legislation.
Podcast Added: 10/10/2008