This is the new edition of the leading work on the law and practice of auctions. The book looks at every aspect of auction practice from the economics of auction sales and restrictions on trading to criminal and other liabilities of the auctioneer. There is also a chapter on VAT. There have been important recent developments in the field of consumer protection and the book has been substantially revised to reflect these. In addition to general updating the new edition considers the practice of online auctions for the first time. There is also a section on looted art . The book continues to draw on case law from other common law jurisdictions.
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`Review from previous edition ...the authoritative work on English auction law. ... Unlike many legal books it is accessible to the layman and covers most questions asked by buyers, sellers and auctioneers. ...this book should be the first port of call for commentary on the present position.' Antiques Trade Gazette 13/4/1996
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Brian Harvey is a former solicitor and Professor of English Law at the University of Birmingham. He is a honorary member of the Society of Fine Art Auctioneers. Frank Meisel is a barrister and Senior Lecturer at the University of Birmingham. He is a honorary member of the Society of Fine Art Auctioneers.
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It is perhaps surprising that there is no comprehensive definition of an auction in English statute law. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
saleroom estimate, shot gun certificate, highest bona fide bidder, bidding agreements, false trade description, interference with goods, auctioneers act, estate agency work, refund any amount, auction premises, hammer price, margin scheme, livestock auctioneers, defaulting buyer, lot accords, jus tertii, deliberate forgery, third party notice, collateral contract, mercantile agent, auction particulars, hereby excluded, execution creditor, firearm certificate, will rescind Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Court of Appeal, Sale of Goods Act, Unfair Contract Terms Act, Trade Descriptions Act, Lord Denning, Misrepresentation Act, High Court, House of Lords, General Conditions, Sotheby's Condition, Auctions Act, Firearms Act, Divisional Court, Secretary of State, Estates Gazette, Law of Property Act, Criminal Justice Act, Factors Act, Lord Mansfield, Road Traffic Act, British Car Auctions Ltd, Director General of Fair Trading, Hedley Byrne, Law Reform, Companies Act New!
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It is perhaps surprising that there is no comprehensive definition of an auction in English statute law. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
saleroom estimate, shot gun certificate, highest bona fide bidder, bidding agreements, false trade description, interference with goods, auctioneers act, estate agency work, refund any amount, auction premises, hammer price, margin scheme, livestock auctioneers, defaulting buyer, lot accords, jus tertii, deliberate forgery, third party notice, collateral contract, mercantile agent, auction particulars, hereby excluded, execution creditor, firearm certificate, will rescind Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Court of Appeal, Sale of Goods Act, Unfair Contract Terms Act, Trade Descriptions Act, Lord Denning, Misrepresentation Act, High Court, House of Lords, General Conditions, Sotheby's Condition, Auctions Act, Firearms Act, Divisional Court, Secretary of State, Estates Gazette, Law of Property Act, Criminal Justice Act, Factors Act, Lord Mansfield, Road Traffic Act, British Car Auctions Ltd, Director General of Fair Trading, Hedley Byrne, Law Reform, Companies Act New!
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- The Law of Estate Agency and Auctions by J.R. Murdoch on 4 pages
- Law of Agency by Richard Stone on page 19
- An Economic Survey of Ancient Rome by Tenney Frank on page 5
- Property Auctions by Clive Carpenter on page 249
- Under the Greenwood Tree (Oxford World's Classics) by Thomas Hardy in Front Matter
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