MLC101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Reasonable Time, Price Fixing, Hire Purchase
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Prohibition of misleading or deceptive conduct (section 18) (cid:862)a pe(cid:396)so(cid:374) (cid:373)ust (cid:374)ot, i(cid:374) t(cid:396)ade o(cid:396) (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)e(cid:396)(cid:272)e, e(cid:374)gage i(cid:374) (cid:272)o(cid:374)du(cid:272)t that is (cid:373)isleadi(cid:374)g o(cid:396) de(cid:272)epti(cid:448)e o(cid:396) is likel(cid:455) to (cid:373)islead o(cid:396) de(cid:272)ei(cid:448)e(cid:863) Requirements = a person > in trade or commerce > engaged in conduct (words, actions etc. ) > that is misleading or deceptive or likely to mislead or deceive. Meaning: conduct is misleading or deceptive if it has the tendency to lead into error, and if there is sufficient causal link between the conduct and the error on the part of the person exposed to the conduct. Co(cid:374)du(cid:272)t is defi(cid:374)ed as: (cid:862)to do o(cid:396) (cid:396)efusi(cid:374)g to do any a(cid:272)t(cid:863). The (cid:449)o(cid:396)d (cid:858)(cid:396)efuse(cid:859) highlights the fa(cid:272)t that silence, can constitute misleading conduct. Situations where non-disclosure or silence may contravene s 18: where the information is incomplete or only half the story is told, whe(cid:396)e the appli(cid:272)a(cid:374)t has (cid:858)(cid:396)easo(cid:374)a(cid:271)le e(cid:454)pe(cid:272)tatio(cid:374)(cid:859) that i(cid:374) all (cid:272)i(cid:396)(cid:272)u(cid:373)sta(cid:374)(cid:272)es dis(cid:272)losu(cid:396)e (cid:449)ill be made.
