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Blood Highways

by Adam L. Penenberg ...

Blood Highways is the heart-wrenching account of the biggest product liability case in history: the Ford-Firestone fiasco. At the center of the story are two people: Tab Turner, a charismatic trial attorney from Arkansas, who has made a career out of forcing Ford and other automakers to own up to knowingly trade human lives for profits; and Donna Bailey, a single mother and outdoor enthusiast who ... Read more

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Blood Highways is the heart-wrenching account of the biggest product liability case in history: the Ford-Firestone fiasco. At the center of the story are two people: Tab Turner, a charismatic trial attorney from Arkansas, who has made a career out of forcing Ford and other automakers to own up to knowingly trade human lives for profits; and Donna Bailey, a single mother and outdoor enthusiast who
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Código de Defesa do Consumidor e normas correlatas

Coletânea de legislação, #5

by senado ...

Series Book 5 - Coletânea de legislação
A obra contém o texto da Lei nº 8.078, cuja existência já fora prevista nos arts. 5º, XXXII, 150 e 170 do texto constitucional de 1988. Promulgada em 11 de setembro de 1990 e reconhecida internacionalmente como um avançado marco na proteção e defesa do consumidor, ela passou a regular as relações de consumo no Brasil há mais de vinte anos. Além dela, o volume apresenta os dispositivos da ... Read more

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A obra contém o texto da Lei nº 8.078, cuja existência já fora prevista nos arts. 5º, XXXII, 150 e 170 do texto constitucional de 1988. Promulgada em 11 de setembro de 1990 e reconhecida internacionalmente como um avançado marco na proteção e defesa do consumidor, ela passou a regular as relações de consumo no Brasil há mais de vinte anos. Além dela, o volume apresenta os dispositivos da
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Tilted

The Trials of Conrad Black, Second Edition

by Steven Skurka ...

It was the trial that captivated observers on both sides of the Atlantic. Media titan Conrad Black, by turns respected and reviled for decades in Canada and around the world, faced off with U.S. prosecutors on charges of criminal fraud stemming from his activities with Hollinger International.As the only Canadian writer to attend the trials of Conrad Black, lawyer Steven Skurka delivers a thorough ... Read more

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It was the trial that captivated observers on both sides of the Atlantic. Media titan Conrad Black, by turns respected and reviled for decades in Canada and around the world, faced off with U.S. prosecutors on charges of criminal fraud stemming from his activities with Hollinger International.As the only Canadian writer to attend the trials of Conrad Black, lawyer Steven Skurka delivers a thorough
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Virtual Competition

The Promise and Perils of the Algorithm-Driven Economy

by Ariel Ezrachi, Maurice E. Stucke ...

“A fascinating book about how platform internet companies (Amazon, Facebook, and so on) are changing the norms of economic competition.”—Fast CompanyShoppers with a bargain-hunting impulse and internet access can find a universe of products at their fingertips. But is there a dark side to internet commerce? This thought-provoking exposé invites us to explore how sophisticated algorithms and data ... Read more

$28.92 AUD

“A fascinating book about how platform internet companies (Amazon, Facebook, and so on) are changing the norms of economic competition.”—Fast CompanyShoppers with a bargain-hunting impulse and internet access can find a universe of products at their fingertips. But is there a dark side to internet commerce? This thought-provoking exposé invites us to explore how sophisticated algorithms and data
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More Than You Wanted to Know

The Failure of Mandated Disclosure

by Omri Ben-Shahar, Carl E. Schneider ...

How mandated disclosure took over the regulatory landscape—and why it failedPerhaps no kind of regulation is more common or less useful than mandated disclosure—requiring one party to a transaction to give the other information. It is the iTunes terms you assent to, the doctor's consent form you sign, the pile of papers you get with your mortgage. Reading the terms, the form, and the papers is ... Read more

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How mandated disclosure took over the regulatory landscape—and why it failedPerhaps no kind of regulation is more common or less useful than mandated disclosure—requiring one party to a transaction to give the other information. It is the iTunes terms you assent to, the doctor's consent form you sign, the pile of papers you get with your mortgage. Reading the terms, the form, and the papers is
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The Common Law

by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. ...

The Common Law is a book about common law in the United states, including torts, property, contracts and crime, written by Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. This classic is a must read for anyone wishing to understand American Common Law from an historical perspective. Simply one of the most important books ever written on American Law. ... Read more

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The Common Law is a book about common law in the United states, including torts, property, contracts and crime, written by Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. This classic is a must read for anyone wishing to understand American Common Law from an historical perspective. Simply one of the most important books ever written on American Law.
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Class Action and New Forms of Aggregate Litigation in the United States

Bocconi Conference Reports May 10, 2024

by Arthur R. Miller, Helen Hershkoff ...

If there is one issue that underscores the close relationship between civil justice, its methods of delivery, and the fundamental rights enshrined in constitutions around the world, it is undoubtedly access to justice. This book highlights the relevance and timeliness of the issue, as well as the values underlying class actions. Class actions, both as a tool and as a phenomenon of access to civil ... Read more

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If there is one issue that underscores the close relationship between civil justice, its methods of delivery, and the fundamental rights enshrined in constitutions around the world, it is undoubtedly access to justice. This book highlights the relevance and timeliness of the issue, as well as the values underlying class actions. Class actions, both as a tool and as a phenomenon of access to civil
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Delivering Dispute Resolution

A Holistic Review of Models in England and Wales

by Professor Christopher Hodges ...

Series series Civil Justice Systems
This book reviews the techniques, mechanisms and architectures of the way disputes are processed in England and Wales. Adopting a comparative approach, it evaluates the current state of the main different types of dispute resolution systems, including business, consumer, personal injury, family, property, employment and claims against the state. It provides a holistic overview of the whole system ... Read more

$194.47 AUD

This book reviews the techniques, mechanisms and architectures of the way disputes are processed in England and Wales. Adopting a comparative approach, it evaluates the current state of the main different types of dispute resolution systems, including business, consumer, personal injury, family, property, employment and claims against the state. It provides a holistic overview of the whole system
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Offshore Havens

by Arnold Goldstein ...

The smart investors guide to financial privacy, wealth protection and international profiteering. ... Read more

$4.61 AUD

The smart investors guide to financial privacy, wealth protection and international profiteering.
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Actualités en droit alimentaire

Les enjeux de ses évolutions

by Anthemis, Collectif ...

Les Éditions Anthemis vous proposent un retour complet sur l’actualité du droit alimentaireDepuis de nombreuses années, les inquiétudes en matière alimentaire occupent une place de plus en plus importante dans notre quotidien. Plus précisément, c’est le lien entre nos habitudes alimentaires et notre santé qui a cristallisé les nombreuses questions que se posent les consommateurs, au regard ... Read more

$129.99 AUD

Les Éditions Anthemis vous proposent un retour complet sur l’actualité du droit alimentaireDepuis de nombreuses années, les inquiétudes en matière alimentaire occupent une place de plus en plus importante dans notre quotidien. Plus précisément, c’est le lien entre nos habitudes alimentaires et notre santé qui a cristallisé les nombreuses questions que se posent les consommateurs, au regard
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Fairness in Consumer Contracts

The Case of Unfair Terms

by Chris Willett ...

Series series Markets and the Law
This book focuses on unfair contract terms in consumer contracts, in particular the existing legislation and the proposals by the Law Commissions for a new unified regime. In this context it considers, in particular, what we mean by fairness (both procedurally and in substance); the tools used; the European dimension; the move from general principles from the more piecemeal approach typical in UK ... Read more

$112.65 AUD

This book focuses on unfair contract terms in consumer contracts, in particular the existing legislation and the proposals by the Law Commissions for a new unified regime. In this context it considers, in particular, what we mean by fairness (both procedurally and in substance); the tools used; the European dimension; the move from general principles from the more piecemeal approach typical in UK
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Guía de compra de una vivienda

Todo lo que debe saber antes de comprar casa

by Elena Cuervo, Susana Alfageme ...

Una de las claves para actuar de forma adecuada al comprar una vivienda consiste en hallar el equilibrio entre lo que se quiere y lo que se puede comprar, y hacerlo en el momento oportuno. En esta guía encontrará explicaciones claras y sencillas sobre todas las cuestiones que es necesario plantearse antes de comprar: ¿cuál es el precio de la vivienda en el entorno?, ¿de qué dinero se dispone?, ¿es ... Read more

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Una de las claves para actuar de forma adecuada al comprar una vivienda consiste en hallar el equilibrio entre lo que se quiere y lo que se puede comprar, y hacerlo en el momento oportuno. En esta guía encontrará explicaciones claras y sencillas sobre todas las cuestiones que es necesario plantearse antes de comprar: ¿cuál es el precio de la vivienda en el entorno?, ¿de qué dinero se dispone?, ¿es
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EC Consumer Law

by Geraint G. Howells, Thomas Wilhelmsson ...

Series series European Business Law Library
This book will describe the development of European Community consumer law and seek to determine to what extent action by the European Community has promoted the interest of consumer protection. In doing so it will consider important areas relating to protection of the consumers economic interests and physical safety, as well as questions of access to justice. In addition to assessing the success ... Read more

$208.36 AUD

This book will describe the development of European Community consumer law and seek to determine to what extent action by the European Community has promoted the interest of consumer protection. In doing so it will consider important areas relating to protection of the consumers economic interests and physical safety, as well as questions of access to justice. In addition to assessing the success
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Code de la construction et de l'habitation

Partie réglementaire - Livre III : Aides diverses à la construction d'habitations et à l'amélioration de l'habitat - Aide personnalisée au logement (droit français)

by Various ...

Découvrez le Code de la construction et de l'habitation, Partie réglementaire - Livre III, un ouvrage incontournable pour les professionnels du droit. Ce livre se concentre sur les aides diverses à la construction d'habitations et à l'amélioration de l'habitat, avec un accent particulier sur l'Aide personnalisée au logement. En offrant une compilation exhaustive des dispositions réglementaires et ... Read more

$29.99 AUD

Découvrez le Code de la construction et de l'habitation, Partie réglementaire - Livre III, un ouvrage incontournable pour les professionnels du droit. Ce livre se concentre sur les aides diverses à la construction d'habitations et à l'amélioration de l'habitat, avec un accent particulier sur l'Aide personnalisée au logement. En offrant une compilation exhaustive des dispositions réglementaires et
... Read more
Understanding Complaints, Ombudsmen and Resident Rights: How to Raise Concerns, Escalate Complaints and Seek Independent Redress

Resident Rights Series, #3

by Callum West ...

Series Book 3 - Resident Rights Series
Do you know what to do when a housing association ignores your repairs request? How do you challenge a council decision? When should you escalate a complaint? What is the difference between a regulator and an ombudsman? What happens when an organisation refuses to put things right?Understanding Complaints, Ombudsmen and Resident Rights is a practical guide to navigating the complaints and redress ... Read more

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Do you know what to do when a housing association ignores your repairs request? How do you challenge a council decision? When should you escalate a complaint? What is the difference between a regulator and an ombudsman? What happens when an organisation refuses to put things right?Understanding Complaints, Ombudsmen and Resident Rights is a practical guide to navigating the complaints and redress
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Code de l'action sociale et des familles

Partie législative - Livre III : Action sociale et médico-sociale mise en oeuvre par des établissements et des services (droit français)

by Various ...

Découvrez le Code de l'action sociale et des familles, Partie législative - Livre III, une référence incontournable pour les professionnels du droit engagés dans le domaine de l'action sociale et médico-sociale. Cet ouvrage, conçu avec soin, regroupe l'ensemble des dispositions réglementaires et des textes officiels qui régissent les établissements et services dédiés à l'accompagnement des ... Read more

$29.99 AUD

Découvrez le Code de l'action sociale et des familles, Partie législative - Livre III, une référence incontournable pour les professionnels du droit engagés dans le domaine de l'action sociale et médico-sociale. Cet ouvrage, conçu avec soin, regroupe l'ensemble des dispositions réglementaires et des textes officiels qui régissent les établissements et services dédiés à l'accompagnement des
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Vereinsrecht und Ehrenamt

Engagiert in Vereinen, Initiativen und Projekten

by Bernd Jaquemoth ...

Wer ehrenamtlich in einem Verein arbeitet, sieht sich zahlreichen juristischen Fragen gegenüber Wer ein Ehrenamt ausübt, tut Gutes und bereitet sich selbst viel Freude. Doch einige rechtliche Aspekte sind zu berücksichtigen. Dieser Ratgeber zeigt, worauf ein Ehrenamtler, ein Verein insgesamt, aber auch der Vorstand und jedes einzelne Mitglied achten sollten. Dazu gehören die Haftung für Schäden, ... Read more

$22.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

Wer ehrenamtlich in einem Verein arbeitet, sieht sich zahlreichen juristischen Fragen gegenüber Wer ein Ehrenamt ausübt, tut Gutes und bereitet sich selbst viel Freude. Doch einige rechtliche Aspekte sind zu berücksichtigen. Dieser Ratgeber zeigt, worauf ein Ehrenamtler, ein Verein insgesamt, aber auch der Vorstand und jedes einzelne Mitglied achten sollten. Dazu gehören die Haftung für Schäden,
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The Future of High-Cost Credit

Rethinking Payday Lending

by Dr Jodi Gardner ...

Series series Hart Studies in Commercial and Financial Law
This book proposes a new way of thinking about the controversial and complex challenges associated with the regulation of high-cost credit, specifically payday lending. These products have received significant attention in both the media and political arena. The inadequacy of regulatory interventions has created ongoing problems with the provision of high-cost credit, particularly for consumers ... Read more

$72.92 AUD

This book proposes a new way of thinking about the controversial and complex challenges associated with the regulation of high-cost credit, specifically payday lending. These products have received significant attention in both the media and political arena. The inadequacy of regulatory interventions has created ongoing problems with the provision of high-cost credit, particularly for consumers
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Código de Defesa do Consumidor

by Rodrigo Cesar Picon de Carvalho ...

O Código de Defesa do Consumidor é uma legislação de suma importância, pois trata dos principais assuntos legais entre aqueles que adquirem produtos e serviços - os consumidores - e os que fornecem - os fornecedores, trazendo quais os principais direitos dos primeiros e os principais deveres dos segundos.Este Código de Defesa do Consumidor Comentado comenta artigo por artigo da legislação ... Read more

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O Código de Defesa do Consumidor é uma legislação de suma importância, pois trata dos principais assuntos legais entre aqueles que adquirem produtos e serviços - os consumidores - e os que fornecem - os fornecedores, trazendo quais os principais direitos dos primeiros e os principais deveres dos segundos.Este Código de Defesa do Consumidor Comentado comenta artigo por artigo da legislação
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Regulação: evolução e perspectivas nas relações de consumo

by Alexandre Salomão Jabra, Amanda Celli Cascaes, André Muszkat, André Santa Ritta, Andressa de Barros Figueredo, Beatriz Guthmann Spalding, Bruna Monique Vaccarelli Garlo, Christiane Meneghini Silva de Siqueira, Diógenes Faria de Carvalho, Fabíola Meira de Almeida Breseghello, Felipe José Mendes da Silva, Flávio A. Spegiorin Ramos, Gustavo Carneiro de Albuquerque, Gustavo Gonçalves Gomes, Ian Delgado, Joanna Lopes de Souza Teixeira, José Felipe Machado Perroni, Juliana de Oliveira Rocha, Juliana Tedesco Racy Ribeiro, Laura Cunha Gonçalves, Letícia Piasecki Martins, Ligia Godoy, Lucas Pinto Simão, Lucia Ancona Lopez de Magalhães Dias, Luciana Goulart Penteado, Luiz Fernando Afonso, Lygia Maria M. Molina, Maria Carolina Vitorino Lopes, Maria Helena Ortiz Bragaglia, Marícia Longo Bruner, Maximilian Fierro Paschoal, Patricia Helena Marta Martins, Pedro Soares Lacaz Vieira, Priscila David Sansone Tutikian, Renato Cury, Roberta Feiten, Ronaldo Kochem, Tania Kyrissoglou, Victor Hanna, Vitor Morais de Andrade, Vitória Spadon Dutra Dias ...

"Este livro é uma verdadeira contribuição para todos aqueles que desejam compreender as profundas transformações pelas quais as relações de consumo estão passando, desde sua regulamentação até as tendências emergentes. Trata-se de uma perspectiva do IBRAC e seus integrantes que se posicionam no debate público de ideias tão fundamentais para o desenvolvimento nas sociedades democráticas". (Ricardo ... Read more

$19.99 AUD

"Este livro é uma verdadeira contribuição para todos aqueles que desejam compreender as profundas transformações pelas quais as relações de consumo estão passando, desde sua regulamentação até as tendências emergentes. Trata-se de uma perspectiva do IBRAC e seus integrantes que se posicionam no debate público de ideias tão fundamentais para o desenvolvimento nas sociedades democráticas". (Ricardo
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The Notion of Restriction of Competition

Revisiting the Foundations of Antitrust Enforcement in Europe

Edited by Damien Gerard, Massimo Merola, Bernd Meyring ...

Series series Global Competition Law Centre
The transformations induced by the process of “modernisation”, including in its substantive dimension, as well as recent judgments by the EU Courts, have left many lawyers and economists wary as to the standards actually governing findings of antitrust infringement under EU competition law, thereby affecting their ability to advise businesses effectively on the design of their commercial practices ... Read more

$164.99 AUD

The transformations induced by the process of “modernisation”, including in its substantive dimension, as well as recent judgments by the EU Courts, have left many lawyers and economists wary as to the standards actually governing findings of antitrust infringement under EU competition law, thereby affecting their ability to advise businesses effectively on the design of their commercial practices
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Neuromarketing E Direito Do Consumidor À Liberdade De Escolha

by Natacha Aimeé Santana De Almeida ...

O presente livro propõe um estudo acerca da repercussão jurídica das técnicas do neuromarketing. Considera-se a influência desta técnica, nos consumidores, por meio de cores, iluminações e cheiros, ou seja, tudo aquilo que possa servir de elemento de persuasão do consumidor no seu poder de escolha. Neste trabalho será questionado se o uso do neuromarketing é uma ferramenta capaz de comprometer a ... Read more

$14.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

O presente livro propõe um estudo acerca da repercussão jurídica das técnicas do neuromarketing. Considera-se a influência desta técnica, nos consumidores, por meio de cores, iluminações e cheiros, ou seja, tudo aquilo que possa servir de elemento de persuasão do consumidor no seu poder de escolha. Neste trabalho será questionado se o uso do neuromarketing é uma ferramenta capaz de comprometer a
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Droit procédural des aides d'État

Textes et commentaires

by Juan Ignacio Signes de Mesa, Aymeric de Moncuit, Marc van der Woude ...

Series series Competition Law/Droit de la concurrence
Dans cet ouvrage de la série « Grands arrêts, textes et documents commentés » de la collection « Competition Law/Droit de la concurrence », les auteurs présentent et commentent minutieusement l’ensemble des textes consacrés aux aspects procéduraux des aides d’État en droit de l’Union européenne, en s’attachant aux fondements législatifs, à la pratique décisionnelle et aux apports des juridictions ... Read more

$169.99 AUD

Dans cet ouvrage de la série « Grands arrêts, textes et documents commentés » de la collection « Competition Law/Droit de la concurrence », les auteurs présentent et commentent minutieusement l’ensemble des textes consacrés aux aspects procéduraux des aides d’État en droit de l’Union européenne, en s’attachant aux fondements législatifs, à la pratique décisionnelle et aux apports des juridictions
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EU Competition Law applicable to liner shipping and seaports

New challenges of the regulation

by Philippe Corruble ...

Series series Competition Law/Droit de la concurrence
In twenty years, the globalization of trade has led to a change in scale that has upset the balance of power between the players in online containerized maritime transport and the logistics chain passing through European seaports. Three global shipping alliances dominate 90% of online containerized maritime transport, while further integrating port activities.Twelve Asian ports, eight of which are ... Read more

$72.99 AUD

In twenty years, the globalization of trade has led to a change in scale that has upset the balance of power between the players in online containerized maritime transport and the logistics chain passing through European seaports. Three global shipping alliances dominate 90% of online containerized maritime transport, while further integrating port activities.Twelve Asian ports, eight of which are
... Read more

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