From: Jason W Neyers <jneyers@uwo.ca>

Sent: Friday 12 January 2024 17:34

To: obligations

Subject: ODG: Landmark Cases in Consumer Law

 

Dear Colleagues:

 

Congratulations go out to Jodi Gardner and Iain Ramsay on the publication of their edited collection, Landmark Cases in Consumer Law with Hart: https://www.bloomsbury.com/ca/landmark-cases-in-consumer-law-9781509952304/.

 

Here is the TOC:

 

Table of Contents

1. Key Themes in Landmark Consumer Law Cases, Iain Ramsay (University of Kent, UK) and Jodi Gardner (University of Auckland, New Zealand)

Part One: Common Law Foundations of Consumer Law
2. Earl of Chesterfield v Janssen: Equitable Foundations, Benjamin Douglas (University College London, UK)

3. Gardiner v Gray, David Ibbotson (University of Cambridge, UK)

4. Incorporation and Exemption Clauses in Consumer Contracts: Parker v South Eastern Railway Company, Stelios Tofaris (University of Cambridge, UK)

5. Quackery and Contract Law: The Case of the Carbolic Smoke Ball, AWB Simpson (Late of University of Michigan, USA)

6. Helby v Matthews: The 'Great Test Case'? Iain Ramsay (University of Kent, UK)

7. Blacker v Lake and Elliot: (closing and opening) a Path for Injured Consumers in Tort before Donoghue, Emily Gordon (University College London, UCL)

8. Jarvis v Swans Tours: Can Holidays be a Human Right? Jodi Gardner (University of Auckland, New Zealand)

9. The Foundations of Corporate Criminal Responsibility in Consumer Law: Tesco Supermarkets Ltd v Nattrass in Perspective, Peter Cartwright (University of Nottingham, UK)

10. Lloyds Bank Ltd v Bundy: The Influence of the Omnibus Principle of Unequal Bargaining Power, Jeannie Marie Paterson (University of Melbourne, Australia) and Elise Bant (University of Western Australia)

11. Erven Warnink Besloten Vennootschap v J Townend & Sons (Hull) Ltd: Consumer Welfarism by the Back Door? John Murphy (Hong Kong University)

Part Two: Rethinking the Role of Consumer Law
12. Of Marginal Gains and Opportunities Missed: The Lost Landmark of Constantine v Imperial Hotels Ltd, Toni Williams (University of Cambridge, UK)

13. Abortion and the 'Right To Choose': The Consumer Rights Implications of Roe V Wade, Stevie Martin (University of Cambridge, UK)

14. Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v Virginia Consumer Citizens Council, Inc: Commercial Speech: Advancing the Rights of Consumers or Enhancing the Rights of Corporations? Mary Spector (SMU Dedman School of Law, USA)

15. A v National Blood Authority: An Experiment in Radical Consumer-centric Strict Liability for Products, Jacob Eisler (Florida State University, USA)

16. Failure to Protect the Vulnerable: Office of Fair Trading (Respondents) v Abbey National Plc & Others (Appellants), Christine Riefa (University of Reading, UK)

17. Bankruptcy, Housing, 'Have Nots', and the Limits of Legal Landmarks: Places for People Homes Ltd v Sharples, Joseph Spooner (London School of Economics, UK)

18. European Integration after Mohammed Aziz, Irina Domurath (Universidad Adolfo Iba ez, Chile) and Hans-W Micklitz (European University Institute, Italy)

19. Plevin v Paragon: Undisclosed PPI Commissions Give Rise to an Unfair Credit Relationship, Nicola J Howell (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)

20. Cake, Conflict and Consumer Law: The Significance of Masterpiece Cakeshop v Colorado Civil Rights Commission and Lee v Ashers Baking Company Ltd, Sarah Brown (University of Leeds, UK)

21. Small Claims, Big Challenges: Merricks v Mastercard, Simone Degeling (University of New South Wales, Australia), Jodi Gardner (University of Auckland, New Zealand) and Josh McGeechan (Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Australia)

 

 

A discount order form is attached to this email.

 

Happy Reading,

 

 

esig-law

Jason Neyers
Professor of Law
Faculty of Law
Western University
Law Building Rm 26
e. jneyers@uwo.ca
t. 519.661.2111 (x88435)

 

 

 

 

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