Disruption, innovation and re-alignment in UK consumer law and policy / edited by Christian Twigg-Flesner and James Devenney.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Devenney, James, editor.

Twigg-Flesner, Christian, 1975- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consumer protection--Law and legislation--Great Britain.

Consumer protection.

Consumer protection--Government policy--Great Britain.

Consumer protection--Law and legislation.

Consumer protection--Government policy.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Hart, 2026.

Summary:

"With original contributions from UK consumer law scholars, the book shows how the UK could develop in response to both major and specific challenges. Topics include a historical perspective on consumer law, consumer law reform, the implications of Brexit, vulnerability, changing paradigms, challenges in the context of financial services and digital consumer law, and enforcement"--Book summary/abstract.

Contents:

A social history of consumer law, 1960–1980 / Victoria Barnes and Sally Wheeler

Consumer insurance law reform – obstacles, allies and tactics / Tammy Goriely and Peter J Tyldesley

The acts and scenes of the Brexit consumer law and policy melodrama … / James Devenney, Geraint Howells and Chris Willett

Reforming consumer law in the digital market post-Brexit : an EU–UK–Irish divide? / Paula Giliker

Consumer resilience and vulnerable energy systems / Timothy J Dodsworth and Séverine Saintier

The new consumer duty in the provision of financial services : a re-alignment of the FCA’s approach to its objectives and protection of the consumer? / Sarah Brown

Investment-based crowdfunding and financial consumers protection : realignment of FCA financial promotion disclosure rules / Wangwei Lin

The quest for protection of vulnerable consumers in digital financial technologies / Andrea Miglionico

Cryptocurrencies and consumer protection : caveat emptor / Henry Hillman and Thomas Burgess

Digital assistants and consumer law – disruption or innovation? / Christian Twigg-Flesner

The (servitised) circular economy : are consumers truly empowered? / Monica Vessio and Séverine Saintier

The ‘missing link’ : direct enforcement, monetary penalties and consumer protection in the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 / Peter Cartwright

The potential for the expansion of the UK collective actions regime at the Competition Appeal Tribunal to consumer claims / Ariel Flavian

Re-aligning consumer law with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities : a human rights-based approach to consumer contracting / Benjamin Clubbs Coldron.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from cover image (Bloomsbury website, viewed April 2, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version: Disruption, innovation and re-alignment in UK consumer law and policy

ISBN:

9781509975563

150997556X

9781509975570

1509975578

9781509975587

1509975586

OCLC:

1579614406

Publisher Number:

CIPO000356535

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license