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Publications Kate Tokeley

Books/edited books

  • Consumer Law in New Zealand (2nd ed, 2014, LexisNexis, Wellington, New Zealand) I am the sole academic editor and the author of a quarter of this book. There are 7 other contributing authors (550 pages).
  • Consumer Law in New Zealand (Butterworths, Wellington, 2000) 412pp.

Contributions to books (essays and chapters)

  • "Access to Justice" in Geraint Howells, Iain Ramsey, Thomas Wihelmsson (eds) Handbook of International Consumer Law (2nd ed, Edward Elgar Publishers, Cheltenham, United Kingdom, 2018) pp 482–515.
  • "It's for your own good: Legal Paternalism and New Zealand Consumer Credit Laws" in K Fairweather, P O'Shea and R Grantham (eds) Credit, Consumers and the Law (Routledge, Oxford, 2016) pp 19-41.
  • "Introduction – overview, who is a consumer, history, rationales for consumer law and compensation for consumers who suffer a personal injury" in Kate Tokeley Consumer Law in New Zealand (2nd ed, 2014, LexisNexis, Wellington, New Zealand) pp 1–39.
  • "Defective Goods and Services" in Kate Tokeley Consumer Law in New Zealand (2nd ed, 2014, LexisNexis, Wellington, New Zealand) pp 39-124.
  • (With Jeannie Paterson) "Consumer Guarantees" in Justin Malbon and Luke Nottage (eds) Consumer Law and Policy in Australia and New Zealand (Federation Press, Australia 2013) p 97–129.
  • (with Professor Luke Nottage and Christine Riefa) "Comparative Consumer Law reform and Economic Integration" in Justin Malbon and Luke Nottage (eds) Consumer Law and Policy in Australia and New Zealand (Federation Press, Australia 2013) pp 52–97 SSRN.
  • "Consumer Law and Paternalism: A Framework for Policy Decision-making" in Susy Frankel and Deborah Ryder (eds) Recalibrating Behaviour: Smarter Regulation in a Global World (LexisNexis, Wellington, 2013) pp 265-304.
  • "Consumer Law and Paternalism: a Framework for Policy Decision-making in Susy Frankel (ed) Learning from the Past, Adapting for the Future: Regulatory Reform in New Zealand (Lexis Nexis, Wellington, December 2011) pp 267-292.
  • (with Peter Spiller) "Individual Consumer Redress" in Handbook of International Consumer Law and Policy Geraint Howells, Iain Ramsey and Thomas Wilhelmsson (eds) (Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK, 2008) pp 482-515.
  • "Trends in Statutory Interpretation and the Judicial Process" in David Carter and Matthew Palmer (eds) Roles and Perspectives in the Law: Essays in Honour of Sir Ivor Richardson (Victoria University Press, Wellington, 2002).
  • "Taking a Chance: A Proposal for Contingency Fees" in Duncan Webb (ed) Seven Essays in Professional Ethics (Victoria University of Wellington Law Review, Wellington, 1998).
  • "Consumer Contracts" Commercial Views infobase (Brookers Ltd, Wellington, 2000).

Articles

  • "A Call for Radical Transparency: The Regulation of Camouflaged Online Advertising" (2019) Journal of Law, Information and Science.
  • (with Trish O'Sullivan) "Consumer Product Failure Causing Persona Injury Under the No-Fault Accident Compensation Scheme in New Zealand – a let-off for manufacturers?" (2018) 41(3) Journal of Consumer Policy pp 211-227.
  • "A New Framework for assessing the Personal Liability of Directors and Employees under s 9 of the Fair Trading Act 1986" (2018) 1 NZ Law Review pp 75-99 SSRN.
  • "When not all Sellers are Traders: Re-Evaluating the Scope of Consumer Protection Legislation in the Modern Marketplace" (2017) 39(1) Sydney Law Review pp 59-83 SSRN.
  • "Protecting Consumers from Themselves: A Guide for Policy-makers" (2016) 24 Competition & Consumer Law Journal pp 1-22 SSRN.
  • "The Natural Health and Supplementary Products Bill: Homeopathy, The Truth And The Placebo Effect" (2014) 26 NZ Universities Law Review pp 421-440 SSRN.
  • "New Zealand Moves to Prohibit Unfair Terms: A critical analysis of the current proposals" (2013) 37(1) University of Western Australia Law Review pp 107-133 SSRN.
  • "Consumer Law Developments in New Zealand" (2012) 22(10) Australian Produce Liability Reporter pp 302-310.
  • "Towards a New Regulatory Regime for New Zealand Online Auctions" (2011) NZ Law Review pp 91-119 SSRN.
  • "Introducing a Prohibition on Unfair Contractual Terms into New Zealand Law: Justifications and Suggestions for Reform" (2009) NZULR (December) 23(4) pp 419-449 SSRN.
  • "Class Actions for Consumer Law" (2008) The Yearbook of Consumer Law pp 297-325.
  • "Vendor Bidding on online auctions"  (2007) 30 Journal of Consumer Policy pp 137-150.
  • "Telemarketing and the Door to Door Sales Act 1967" Victoria University of Wellington Law Review 37(4) pp 609-622 SSRN.
  • "Case Note: Pou v British American Tobacco (NZ) Ltd – A Comprehensive Win for the New Zealand Tobacco Industry" (2006) 14 Waikato Law Review pp 136-144.
  • "Late Departures: Consumers' Rights under the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993" (2003) 10(3) Otago Law Review pp 411-424.
  • "Leaky Buildings: The Application of the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993" New Zealand University Law Review Vol 20 No 4 (2003) pp 478-496 SSRN.
  • "Trends in Statutory Interpretation and the Judicial Process" in Matthew Palmer and David Carter (eds) Roles and Perspectives in the Law (Wellington, Victoria University Press, 2002) pp 545-550.
  • "Disputes Tribunals: should the monetary limit be increased?" (1999) 5 New Zealand Business Law Quarterly 13 SSRN.
  • "Taking a Chance: A Proposal for Contingency Fees" (1998) 28 Victoria University of Wellington Law Review pp 13-40.
  • "Accident Compensation when Cosmetic Surgery goes Wrong" [1998] New Zealand Law Journal 5.
  • "Shopping on the Net: Legal Protection for Consumers" (1997) 9 Otago Law Review pp 51-70 SSRN.
  • "E-mail and the Postal Acceptance Rule" (1997) 485 Lawtalk pp 13-14.
  • "Unprotected Consumers Under the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993" (1997) 3 New Zealand Business Law Quarterly pp 254-262 SSRN.
  • "Tobacco Litigation" [1997] New Zealand Law Journal p 346.
  • The Feminist Law Bulletin New Zealand 1996, issues one to six, co-authored and co-edited with C Baylis.
  • "The Legal Protection of Non-Smokers from Exposure to Tobacco Smoke" (1993) NZULR pp 291-322.
  • "A New Definition for Charity" (1991) Victoria University of Wellington Law Review pp 41-58 SSRN.

Conference and oral presentations

  • "Assessing the Personal Liability of Directors and Employees: s9 Fair Trading Act" presentation for NZ Legal Research Foundation (Auckland, 4 September 2018).
  • "When Marketing and Media Converge: legal implications of the changing face of advertising"  at Consumer Law Conference (Santa Fe, New Mexico, May 2018).
  • "Manufacturer liability for personal injury caused by product failure in New Zealand"  at Seminar: Product Safety, Consumers' Health and Liability Law: Challenges Posed by Science, Policy Reasons and Contemporary Markets (Laval University, Quebec, Canada, 8-9 June 2017).
  • "When not all Sellers are Traders"  at the Australasian Consumer Law Conference (Auckland University, 1-2 December 2016).
  • "Consumer Welfare and the Placebo Effect" at the International Consumer Law Conference (Amsterdam, July 2015).
  • "Natural Health and Supplementary Products Bill - Homeopathic Remedies as a case study" Australasian Consumer Law Conference (Canterbury University, Christchurch, December, 2013).
  • "It's for your own good: Legal Paternalism and New Zealand Consumer Credit Laws" Consumer Credit Symposium, Unversity of Queensland (Brisbane, July, 2013).
  • "Protecting Consumers from Themselves - consumer law and paternalism" at the 7th Annual Australian/New Zealand Consumer Law Roundtable (Melbourne, November 2012).
  • "Consumer Law and Paternalism: A Framework for Policy Decision-making" at NZ Law Foundation Regulatory Reform Project Workshop (Wellington, April 2012).
  • "A Decision-making Framework for Consumer Law Policymakers" at Law Foundation Regulatory Reform Workshop (Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, February, 2011).
  • "Consumer Law and Paternalism in Economic Recessions: towards a principled, multi-factorial approach" at International Consumer Law Conference (London, June, 2011).
  • "Regulating Online Auctions" at Consumer Law Roundtable Conference (Perth, 2010).
  • "Rationalisations and Proposals for a Prohibition on Unfair Terms in New Zealand" Sydney Consumer Law Conference (Sydney, December, 2009).