Keenan and Riches’BUSINESS LAW

Part 3Business transactions 356 1 In what circumstances does the law impose liability on a person who is not at fault? How can l ...

Chapter 11Business and the law of tort Advise Mr and Mrs Sharp of any causes of action that may be available to them. 3 Brenda r ...

Chapter 12 Criminal liability in business Learning objectives After studying this chapter you should understand the following ma ...

Chapter 12Criminal liability in business We will also consider other criminal offences which may be relevant to business, such a ...

Similarly, a transaction between businesses, e.g. between a manufacturer and wholesaler, higher up the supply chain may be cover ...

Chapter 12Criminal liability in business Where the commercial practice is an invitation to purchase then the following informati ...

business, craft or profession, or falsely representing oneself as a consumer; ■creating the impression that the consumer cannot ...

Chapter 12Criminal liability in business 1 Scope of the regulations.The regulations apply to products intended or likely to be u ...

that he took all reasonable steps and exercised all due diligence to avoid committing the offence (reg 29). The defence cannot b ...

Chapter 12Criminal liability in business ■failing to provide information as required by the regulations. Notices Unsafe goods ca ...

(b) to the probable cumulative toxic effects; (c) to the particular health sensitivities of specific cat- egories of consumers w ...

Chapter 12Criminal liability in business provisions examined in this chapter. Other examples include: 1 Weights and Measures Act ...

most criminal offences, both elements must be present to create criminal liability. If you pick up someone’s umbrella thinking t ...

Chapter 12Criminal liability in business However, in this connection the decision of the House of Lords in Rv Hinks(2000) should ...

Property received on behalf of another Section 5(3) provides: ‘Where a person receives property from or on account of another an ...

Chapter 12Criminal liability in business does not initially know who the owner is but later finds out and does nothing. In cases ...

Discounting or factoring frauds Typically the fraudsters will say they are running a business and approach a merchant bank or ot ...

Chapter 12Criminal liability in business facts. This has encouraged technical defences and long and complex trials. The 2006 Act ...

and where insider dealing could consist of dealing in such securities with inside information as to changes in interest rates ei ...

Chapter 12Criminal liability in business Penalty for insider dealing The contract to buy or sell the shares is unaffected. The s ...