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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the concept of unfair commercial practices in advertising and marketing law. Design/methodology/approach – The differences addressed in the paper relate to the role or tasks of consumer law in regulating the marketplace. Findings – A...
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descriptive-qualitative studies in electronic and cyber commerce. The authors have first explained the importance of regulation … for consumer protection and have then showed the position of regulation in e-money; thus, the authors have noted two … and the authors find consumer protection as the best regulation instrument in this way. Findings – The paper argues that e …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the arrangements that have been used in the present crisis and their relative success and to look to the post‐crisis situation. Design/methodology/approach – The paper examines and explains the crisis and the roles of deposit insurance and...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider whether a move from self‐regulation in the form of the Banking Code … to statutory regulation by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) of retail banking conduct of business is to be … FSA. Findings – The paper concludes that, while a move to statutory regulation is to be supported, there is concern about …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate a deposit insurance program for household deposits, which is designed to act as safety net in order to minimize or eliminate the risk of loss of depositors' funds with banks represents a primary element of this reform....
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Purpose – The global financial turmoil of 2008 spilled over into the British Isles offshore jurisdictions of Guernsey and the Isle of Man resulting in the collapse of two local subsidiaries of major Icelandic banking groups and consequent depositors' losses. The purpose of this paper is to...
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to vet the plausibility of the rationales given for a new regulation The article also takes a critical look at the CESL … exposes some of the shortcomings of the CESL and the dangers to substantive private law of crafting a regulation based on … regulation covering disparate areas of sale of goods, supplying (licensing) of digital content, trade‐related services, and …
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Invasion of privacy is a serious, and sometimes frightening, concept for many people. It can evoke images of big brother, in the form of big business, knowing your most intimate secrets and even selling those secrets to others. Laws to guard against these personal violations have been slow in...
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Purpose This paper aims to first investigate how unit pricing affects consumers’ grocery purchase decisions and perceptions of the shopping task’s information load. The second goal is to test how time pressure enhances the behavioural and perceptual effects of displaying unit prices....
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