Difference between revisions of "Introduction to Consumer Protection (11:I)"

This chapter provides an overview of the law of consumer protection in British Columbia. The introduction includes brief explanations of the  common law and statute law relating to consumer contracts. The following sections then describe the statutes in some detail. The sections are necessarily brief, and while intended to give the reader an accurate general understanding of consumer protections laws, do not replace a careful reading of the statutes and case law.  

While parts of this chapter are concerned with the rights of sellers, the main thrust is to help clinicians advise consumers who want to get out of contractual obligations, enforce contractual obligations, extract damages for a breach of contract, or file a complaint with the appropriate regulator. This chapter should also help students determine the contractual and other obligations of the parties, and whether or not those obligations are enforceable.