The Yearbook of Consumer Law 2007

Part 1. Articles 2007. 1. Reasonable Expectations, Good Faith and Self-Regulatory Codes. Alan Barron. 2. Insolvent Sellers and Pre-paying Buyers. Robert Bradgate and Fidelma White. 3. Utility Regulation in a Small Island State - Ensuring a Fair Deal for Consumers in Malta. Paul Edgar Micallef. 4. No Closer to Harmonisation? The Implementation of Directive 1999/44/EC into English and German Law Three Years On. Peter Rott and Christian Twigg-Flesner. 5. Consumer Law and European Contract Law. Reiner Schulze. 6. The Notion of the Empowered and Informed Consumer in Consumer Policy and How to Protect the Vulnerable Under Such a Regime. Jules Stuyck. 7. The Links Between Competition Policy and Consumer Protection. Stephen Weatherill. 8. The Informed Consumer v the Vulnerable Consumer in European Unfair Commercial Practices Law - a Comment. Thomas Wilhelmsson. 9. Liability for Incorrect Installation and Other Services Associated with Consumer Goods. Chris Willett and David Oughton. 10. The Imperative for a Strong Regulatory Approach to Consumer Protection. Angela Yeoman-Clark. Part 2. Current Developments 2007. 11. The Italian Codice del Consumo - Improved Consumer Protection Through a New Codification? Barbara Pasa and Martin Weitenberg. 12. The General Product Safety Regulations 2005: Implementing Directive 2001/95-EC in the UK. Peter Cartwright. 13. Consumer Product Safety Regulation Reform in Australia: Ongoing Processes and Possible Outcomes. Luke Nottage. 14. Consumer Protection Act 1987 - New Code of Practice on Pricing. Richard Bragg. 15. The Unfair Commercial Practices Directive. Bertel de Groote and Kristof de Vulder. 16. easyCar (UK) Limited v Office of Fair Trading. Elizabeth Hall. 17. Preventing Consumer Credit Over-Commitment and Irresponsible Lending in Australia. Nicola Howell. 18. Consumer Credit Bill. Eva Lomnicka. 19. Linked Contracts and Doorstep Selling: Cas eNote on ECJ, Judgements of 25 October 2005, Cases C-350/03 - Schulte and C-229/04 - Crailsheimer Volksbank. Peter Rott. 20. Office of Fair Trading v MB Designs (Scotland) Limited and Others. Gillian Black. 21. Regulation EC 2006/2004 on Consumer Protection Co-operation. Sarah Kaye. 22. The Proposal for a European Small Claims Procedure. Mark Mildred. 23. Current Developments in Private International Law. Michel van Huffel.