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035			_a(Sirsi) u109473
245			_aPractise to deceive
260			_c2000
490			_aEstates Gazette _v(0046) 16 November 2000, 195(1)
520			_aDiscusses "R v Director-General of Fair Trading ex p Benhams Ltd", one of the few cases which has tested the Estate Agents Act 1979. his involved a firm of estate agents which sought to force a reluctant director-general of fair trading to exercise his statutory powers. The case highlighted two key points: taking a bribe from a purchaser does not put an agent in breach of the 1979 Act; lying to a client may amount to an "undesirable practice" under the Act.
590			_aWB
650			_aESTATE AGENTS ACT 1979
650			_aESTATE AGENTS
650			_aR V DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FAIR TRADING EX P BENHAMS LTD
650			_aUNDESIRABLE PRACTICES
650			_aMISREPRESENTATION
650			_aMALPRACTICE
650			_aCONSUMER PROTECTION
690			_aMANAGEMENT-BUSINESS MANAGEMENT-PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
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999			_c65356 _d65356