Landmark Cases in Consumer Law

Jodi Gardner is Brian Coote Chair in Private Law at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Banking & Finance Law at the National University of Singapore.Iain Ramsay is Emeritus Professor of Law at Kent Law School, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.

• 1. Key Themes in Landmark Consumer Law Cases, Iain Ramsay (University of Kent, UK) and Jodi Gardner (University of Auckland, New Zealand)Part One: Common Law Foundations of Consumer Law2. Earl of Chesterfield v Janssen: Equitable Foundations, Benjamin Douglas (University College London, UK)3. Gardiner v Gray, David Ibbotson (University of Cambridge, UK)4. Incorporation and Exemption Clauses in Consumer Contracts: Parker v South Eastern Railway Company, Stelios Tofaris (University of Cambridge, UK)5. Quackery and Contract Law: The Case of the Carbolic Smoke Ball, AWB Simpson (Late of University of Michigan, USA)6. Helby v Matthews: The ‘Great Test Case’? Iain Ramsay (University of Kent, UK)7. Blacker v Lake and Elliot: (closing and opening) a Path for Injured Consumers in Tort before Donoghue, Emily Gordon (University College London, UCL)8. Jarvis v Swans Tours: Can Holidays be a Human Right? Jodi Gardner (University of Auckland, New Zealand)9. The Foundations of Corporate Criminal Responsibility in Consumer Law: Tesco Supermarkets Ltd v Nattrass in Perspective, Peter Cartwright (University of Nottingham, UK)10. Lloyds Bank Ltd v Bundy: The Influence of the Omnibus Principle of Unequal Bargaining Power, Jeannie Marie Paterson (University of Melbourne, Australia) and Elise Bant (University of Western Australia)11. Erven Warnink Besloten Vennootschap v J Townend & Sons (Hull) Ltd: Consumer Welfarism by the Back Door? John Murphy (Hong Kong University)Part Two: Rethinking the Role of Consumer Law 12. Of Marginal Gains and Opportunities Missed: The Lost Landmark of Constantine v Imperial Hotels Ltd, Toni Williams (University of Cambridge, UK)13. Abortion and the ‘Right To Choose’: The Consumer Rights Implications of Roe V Wade, Stevie Martin (University of Cambridge, UK)14. Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v Virginia Consumer Citizens Council, Inc: Commercial Speech: Advancing the Rights of Consumers or Enhancing the Rights of Corporations? Mary Spector (SMU Dedman School of Law, USA)15. A v National Blood Authority: An Experiment in Radical Consumer-centric Strict Liability for Products, Jacob Eisler (Florida State University, USA)16. Failure to Protect the Vulnerable: Office of Fair Trading (Respondents) v Abbey National Plc & Others (Appellants), Christine Riefa (University of Reading, UK)17. Bankruptcy, Housing, ‘Have Nots’, and the Limits of Legal Landmarks: Places for People Homes Ltd v Sharples, Joseph Spooner (London School of Economics, UK)18. European Integration after Mohammed Aziz, Irina Domurath (Universidad Adolfo Ibañez, Chile) and Hans-W Micklitz (European University Institute, Italy)19. Plevin v Paragon: Undisclosed PPI Commissions Give Rise to an Unfair Credit Relationship, Nicola J Howell (Queensland University of Technology, Australia)20. Cake, Conflict and Consumer Law: The Significance of Masterpiece Cakeshop v Colorado Civil Rights Commission and Lee v Ashers Baking Company Ltd, Sarah Brown (University of Leeds, UK)21. Small Claims, Big Challenges: Merricks v Mastercard, Simone Degeling (University of New South Wales, Australia), Jodi Gardner (University of Auckland, New Zealand) and Josh McGeechan (Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Australia)