In 2010, Australia introduced the Australian Consumer Law by its Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Act (No. 2). The standard of consumer protection in the provision of financial services is considered in relation to this new legislation and also the further Australian federal...

Consumer Law in England is a complex web of legislation. In the context of the most recent reform, consolidating a number of pieces of statute, this paper reflects on how English consumer law ought to develop in the future and whether this embryonic codification should be pursued, replaced by...

This chapter gives a bird's eye overview of EU financial services regulation.The first part gives a brief map of the areas of law – public, private, self-regulation – in which EU financial services regulation is situated. Part two discusses one of the goals of EU financial services law,...

This study addresses the implications of several scenarios of the UK withdrawing from the EU in relation to the EU Customs Union, the Internal Market law for Goods and Services, and on Consumer Protection law, identifying the main cross-cutting challenges that have to be addressed irrespective...