Consumer Law 

This module critically examines the laws governing consumer protection and fair-trading, which involves looking at how the different categories of civil law, criminal law and administrative control all interact with each other. Starting from first principles, you will look at defining the consumer, pre-contractual statements and contractual terms for the sale and supply of goods and services. As well as covering areas such as product liability and consumer safety, you will consider remedies for the breach of consumer contracts.

Key Topics

In this module you will cover a range of topics including:

>The definition of a consumer
>The institutional framework of consumer protection
>Pre-contractual statements and contractual terms
>Product liability and consumer safety
>Ownership and risk in contracts for the sale and supply of goods
>Remedies for breach of consumer contracts
>Enforcement
>Fair trading and self-regulation

Assessment

There are a number of assessments that you complete as part of your coursework and forward to your academic tutor for grading and comments.

You'll also take a summative assessment at the end of your module. Exam venues are located across the UK and exams take place twice a year. Please note that there are additional assessment fees for each module.