unfair consumer practice
1unfair trade practice — n: any of various deceptive, fraudulent, or otherwise injurious (as to a consumer) practices or acts that are declared unlawful by statute (as a consumer protection act) or recognized as actionable at common law Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of… …
2Consumer Credit Act 1974 — United Kingdom Parliament Long title An Act to establish for the protection of consumers a new system, administered by the Director General of Fair Trading, of licensing and other control of traders concerned with the provision of credit, or the …
3unfair competition — un·fair com·pe·ti·tion n: the common law tort of passing off one s goods as another s; broadly: any of various torts (as disparagement) that interfere with the business prospects of a competitor or injure consumers Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of …
4Consumer Court — is the name given to special purpose courts, mainly in India, that deal with cases regarding consumer disputes and grievances. These are judiciary set ups by the government to protect the consumer rights. Their main function is to maintain the… …
5California Consumer Legal Remedies Act — The California’s Consumer Legal Remedies Act (CLRA) (Cal. Civ. Code § 1750 et seq.) prohibits vagueness, unfair business practices, and deception by declaring unlawful methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices undertaken by …
6False advertising — or deceptive advertising is the use of false or misleading statements in advertising. As advertising has the potential to persuade people into commercial transactions that they might otherwise avoid, many governments around the world use… …
7Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
8Apple Inc. litigation — From the 1980s to the present, Apple Inc. has been plaintiff or defendant in civil actions in the United States and other countries. Several of these actions have determined significant case law for the technology industry, while others simply… …
9California Proposition 64 (2004) — Proposition 64 was a proposition in the state of California on the November 2, 2004 ballot. It passed with 6,571,694 (59.0%) votes in favor and 4,578,725 (41.0%) against. It was an initiative statute that limits California s Unfair Competition… …
10Labour law — concerns the inequality of bargaining power between employers and workers. Labour law (also called labor law or employment law) is the body of laws, administrative rulings, and precedents which address the legal rights of, and restrictions on,… …
