Unfair and deceptive trade acts and practices

Unfair business practices occur when a business acts in a manner that breaches the general consumer trust in such businesses. They can apply to a number of industries, from the obvious in the purchase of various products and services to less obvious cases such as debt collection and tenancy matters.

Usually matters that are classified as unfair business practice involve fraud, misrepresentation, or an act that by its commission alone implicates the business in having leveraged terms that are excessively unfair.

Unfair business practices laws are designed to protect consumers. The statutes usually will define the type of act that qualifies as an unfair business practice and state the recommended remedy. This usually involves restitution but may also grant an injunction to cease the practice in question.

If the circumstances are particularly egregious, the court may mandate punitive damages or an injunction to cease operations altogether. Many jurisdictions require that anyone filing a claim for unfair business practices suffer some sort of tangible financial damage.

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