Following the success of The Law is a Crocodile and Crocodile at Law, Sweet & Maxwell is pleased to present Croc of Final Appeal from Mr. Justice Kemal Bokhary.

This is the third in a trilogy of cartoon law books by Mr Justice Kemal Bokhary. Like its predecessors, it reaches out to the general public as well as lawyers. Its main theme is the law’s role in achieving the ideals to which humankind aspires. To convey his thoughts, the author has written 149 entries and drawn 152 cartoons. The link between natural law and human rights is explored. Democracy, justice and the rule of law are among the topics addressed.  So are civil disobedience, constitutional methods, the separation of powers and much more besides. Humour is often employed, but always to make points meant to be taken seriously.

The Trade Descriptions (Unfair Trade Practices) (Amendment) Ordinance, which recently came into effect on 19 July 2013, has been revised and improved by expanding its coverage from goods to services, with the emphasis on banning misleading sales practices to provide greater protection for consumers. This text provides a summary of the key changes to the laws and highlights the enhanced protection of consumers against other unseen and unknown illegal trade practices. THIS SUMMARY GUIDE INCLUDES: • How retailers must now use price regulated terms such as “sale”, “original price” and “reduced price” accurately and judiciously to avoid misleading consumers; • Expansion of the definition of “trade description” in respect of goods to mean any indication, direct or indirect, and by whatever means given, with respect to any goods or parts of goods such as price indication; • Extension of the coverage of the Ordinance to prohibit false trade descriptions in respect of services made in consumer transactions, and to define “services” under any consumer contract; • Creation of new offences on such practices as: (i) misleading omissions, (ii) aggressive commercial practices, (iii) bait advertising, (iv) bait-and-switch, and (v) wrongly accepting payment; • Introduction of a civil compliance-based enforcement mechanism in addition to criminal sanctions to promote adherence to the Ordinance; and • Reproduction of the Commissioner of Customs and Excise and the Communications Authority’s Enforcement Guidelines for the fair trading

Habeas Crocodylus is Justice Kemal Bokhary’s fourth cartoon law book. Like his previous books, this one covers topics of interest to lawyers and members of the general public. Topics as diverse as animal rights, democracy, the environment, language, rule of law and socio-economic rights, to the judicial protection of personal liberty by the writ of habeas corpus are addressed with the Judge’s characteristic wit and humour, but always to make points meant to be taken seriously. And like his previous books, it is important the topics covered in this book are made available to young readers.

 

“ [Mr Justice Bokhary] has written five books, with this his sixth, all for the same purpose — to explain the law and its principles with humour and wisdom to non-lawyers, especially young people, so they would come to know and love the law. I hope you will read his works and come to  know and love the man, and his Crocky. ”

– From the Foreword by Audrey Eu SC