Consumer Credit Law and Practice - A Guide

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A new edition of Dennis Rosenthals Consumer Credit Law and Practice - A Guide is always an event to be welcomed by the busy practitioner In all this welter of regulation, there is a great need for a work which reduces the mass of case law and regulation covered in encyclopaedic works into a clear, concise and readable form which steers a way through the labyrinth. This is just such a book It is to be warmly welcomed. From the Foreword by Roy GoodeThe most useful and comprehensive single volume work on the subject of consumer credit. Consumer Credit Law and Practice - A Guide, Fifth Edition is an easily accessible guide covering all aspects of consumer credit, consumer hire and ancillary credit businesses. Written in a clear and penetrating style, the new fifth edition has been extensively updated and rewritten to take account of all relevant case law, legislative changes and developments, including: - coverage of EU Directives relating to alternative dispute resolution, supervision of credit institutions and consumer credit agreements for residential immovable property - the transfer of licensing from the OFT under CCA 1974 to authorisation and permission by the FCA under FSMA - the substitution of substantial parts of CCA 1974 and regulations under that Act, by FSMA, regulations under FSMA including RAO, and the FCA Handbook, in particular the Consumer Credit sourcebook (CONC) and the Mortgages and Home Finance Conduct of Business sourcebook (MCOB) - new chapters on FCA requirements and procedures relating to authorisation and permission, treating customers fairly, supervision and reporting, and alternative dispute resolution - developments in related areas such as data protection, fraud prevention and anti-money laundering Consumer Credit Law and Practice - A Guide, Fifth Edition is essential reading for: banking and commercial law practitioners; in-house lawyers; companies operating in consumer credit related industries, including banks and building societies, credit card companies, finance and leasing companies; compliance personnel; and consumer advisers.

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Consumer Credit Law and Practice - A Guide achieves its aim of providing a clear explanation of consumer credit law with considerable ease. It provides an excellent account of the legislative framework and is written in a logical and engaging way...it remains an ideal text for anyone studying, practising or interested in this fascinating area of law. -- (Review of the 3rd Edition) * Student Law Journal *

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Author Dennis Rosenthal "Nobody can touch Dennis in technical knowledge on consumer credit. Very contactable - his accessibility is second to none. He does everything he can to help." Chamber UK 2018 Dennis is a barrister at Henderson Chambers. His work covers the entire range of consumer credit law. This includes advising on, and drafting, consumer credit and hire agreements of all kinds, regulated and unregulated, secured and unsecured, exempt agreements, credit card agreements, timeshare agreements, premium finance agreements, asset finance agreements; related documents, statements and notices, both pre-and post-contract. He advises on and drafts security documentation and issues, mortgages, bridging loans, guarantees, logbook loans, bills of sale and pawn receipts, including enforceability and priority issues. He has acted as adviser to the Consumer Credit Trade Association for over 30 years. Contributor Graham Haxton-Bernard is Head of Legal, Compliance and Regulatory Affairs at Consumer Credit Trade Association.