comsumer law
Consumer Law. When you can sue If you buy something which is not of satisfactory quality or not as described, or not fit for the purpose you bought it for then you can sue the seller for breach of contract. If the seller told you something about the goods and you believed the seller and decided to buy the goods, you can sue the seller if what he or she has told you later turns out to be untrue. This is called "misrepresentation". If you pay for a service and it is not carried out with reasonable care and skill in a reasonable time and for a reasonable price you can also sue for breach of contract. If you have entered into a credit agreement which has been broken you can sue under the Consumer Credit Act 1974 for breach of contract. This Act allows you to sue not just the seller, but also the person / organisation that granted you credits through the seller. Consumer Beware 1. "Freedom of contract" is dead. The new maxim is "let the Seller beware". 2. If your terms and conditions of business do not respect the interests of Consumers, they are likely not to be binding, and you may be forced to change them by the Office of Fair-Trading (OFT). 3. Any investigations by the OFT are likely to reflect badly on your business and may involve much management time and legal costs.