The fair competition act, 1993 (Jamaica) - analysis and comment
| Author | Alan A. Ransom |
| Position | B.A., University of Bridgeport. LL.B., Jur. Dr., State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law. LL.M.(Trade Regulation), New York University School of Law |
| Pages | 290-341 |
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University
of
Bridgeport.
LL.B.,
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Dr.,
State
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of
New
York
at
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School
of
Law.
LL.M.(Trade
Regulation),
New
York
University
School
of
Law.
Barrister
at
Law,
New
South
Wales,
Australia.
Attorney
and
Counsellor
at
Law,
United
States
of
America.
“
Part
I
of
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article
was
published
in
the
June,
1994
issue
of
the
Caribbean
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Review.
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various
TPC
guides,
e.g.
Advertising
and
Selling:
A
Business
Guide
to
Consumer
Protection
under
the
Trade
Practices
Act
(CCH,
ASC,
para.
15-009),
Real
Estate
Advertising
Guidelines,
(CCH,
ASC
para.
15-017),
Rental
and
Sale
of
Television
Receivers,
(CCH
ASC
para.
15-024),
Travel
Advertising
Guidelines,
(CCH
ASC
para.
15-018).
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Fair
Competition
Act,
1993
(Jamaica)
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Policy
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Sydney,
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This
might
include
the
sale
of
the
business
itself,
were
the
attendant
representations
to
the
public.
This
is
not
free
from
doubt,
however,
as
it
is
questionable
whether
the
sale
of
the
business
itself
is
in
the
course
of
business,
or,
in
the
statutory
language,
"in
pursuance
of
trade."
The
issue
has
been
discussed
in
Coombs
v.
Bahama
Pabn
Trading
Pty
Ltd,
(1991)
ASC
para.
56-097.
(Not
in
the
course
of
business,
but
relief
inappropriate.)
Subsection
37(2),
modifying
only
subsection
37(1
)(e),
is
discussed
in
greater
detail
in
Section
4(A)(i),
below.
Subsection
37(3)
modifies
both
37
and
38.
As
to
the
latter
see
Section
B,
below.
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