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Chapter 12 - Consumer Law

Introduction

You can buy sweets or cooldrinks at a cafe, catch a bus to school or pay someone to come and fix your leaking drain pipes. When you do these things, you are a CONSUMER. A consumer is therefore someone who buys goods or services from someone else. Consumer law is all about contracts. When a seller agrees to sell something, and a consumer agrees to pay for goods and services, they have entered into a contract. If there is an argument between the seller and the buyer, the law will decide what should be done.

This chapter deals with the law of contract, what a contract means and the rights and duties of people who enter into contracts. Contracts include credit agreements and contracts with microlenders.