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100 1 _aEdwards, Simon
245 0 0 _aCurbing fraudulent behaviour
260 _c2007
490 _aEstates Gazette
_v(0722) 2 June 2007, 156(1)
520 _aDescribes changes in the law due to the Fraud Act 2006, which came into force on 15 January 2007. More instances of deception may now be classed as fraud. Parties now do no have to suffer actual loss. Fraud may be perpetrated by placing another party in a position where they may suffer loss. Such cases have already come to court. Fraud can be committed by false representation, failure to disclose information when there is legal duty to do so, and by abuse of position. Agents who exaggerate bids in order to obtain higher offers are now committing fraud.
590 _aKA
650 2 4 _aFRAUD ACT 2006
650 2 4 _aTHEFT ACT 1968
650 2 4 _aTHEFT ACT 1978
651 4 _aEngland and Wales
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690 _aPROPERTY
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