Browsing PER: Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal by Subject "Consumer protection"
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The Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 and Parol Evidence
(PER/PELJ, 2021)The conflict between the objectives of the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 – to protect consumers and ensure accessible and transparent redress – and the purpose of the parol evidence rule – to exclude extrinsic ... -
The consumer protection act 68 of 2008 and procedural fairness in consumer contracts
(2015)In general, the concept "contractual fairness" can be narrowed down, described and analysed with reference to the two interdependent types of fairness – substantive and procedural fairness. Measures aimed at procedural ... -
An evaluation of the self-regulation of promotional competitions in South Africa
(2016)Promotional competitions are competitions in which prizes are awarded by lot or chance in order to promote goods or services. In order to protect participants and consumers against abuse, these competitions are usually ... -
Exemption clauses and the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008: an assessment of Naidoo v Birchwood Hotel 2012 6 SA 170 (GSJ)
(2014)Exemption clauses are a rule rather than an exception particularly in standard-form contracts. Consumers are usually forced to accept such terms on a "take-it-or-leave-it" basis. This state of affairs shows that freedom ... -
Fundamental consumer rights under the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008: A critical overview and analysis
(North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Faculty of Law, 2010)South Africa was in need of a comprehensive framework of legislation, policies and government authorities to regulate consumer-supplier interaction. The Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008, which was signed by the President ... -
The influence of the consumer protection act 68 of 2008 on the common law warranty against eviction: a comparative overview
(2012)The implementation of the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 (CPA) has great implications for the South African common law of sale. In this contribution the influence of the CPA on the seller’s common law duty to warrant ... -
Prescription of debt in the Consumer-Credit Industry
(PER/PELJ, 2019)A person may acquire rights or be released from obligations through the passage of time. This is known as prescription. The objective of prescription is to achieve legal certainty and finality in the relationship between ... -
Yet another call for a greater role for good faith in the South African law of contract: Can we banish the law of the jungle, while avoiding the elephant in the room?
(2013)This article examines the current approach of the South African courts to the role of good faith or bona fides in contracts, as well as the courts’ stated reasons for this approach. The article specifically examines how ...