“Free iPad and smartphone games which can result in children running up hefty bills for their parents through expensive in-game features are to come under scrutiny from the Office of Fair Trading.”
The Guardian, 12th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A ban that comes into force on Saturday will ensure that payment surcharges reflect the actual cost of processing the payment.”
The Guardian, 6th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Government has issued guidance that sets out the kind of costs businesses incur that they are legitimately able to claim back through payment surcharging under new rules set to come into force this weekend.”
OUT-LAW.com, 5th April 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“When is Greek yoghurt legally Greek yoghurt? That was the question put to Mr Justice Briggs in a major IP battle between the makers of Total Greek Yoghurt, Fage UK, and New York-based Chobani.”
The Lawyer, 3rd April 2013
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“New rules to govern the abuse of sales of ‘packaged accounts’ from banks have come into force.”
BBC News, 31st March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Legal protections preventing the inclusion of unfair contract terms in consumer contracts should be extended to apply to less formal notices, such as those included as part of software end user licence agreements (EULA), law reform bodies have said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 25th March 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“Britain’s new financial watchdog has pledged to clean up the financial services sector by using new powers to suspend or ban products if they appear harmful to consumers.”
The Guardian, 25th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission have today recommended reforms to provide better protection for consumers from unfair charges in small print.”
Law Commission, 19th March 2013
Source: www.justice.gov.uk/lawcommission
“Consumers need more protection against hidden charges often tucked away in the
small print, according to two bodies responsible for promoting law reform.”
BBC News, 19th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Bodies representing consumers and small businesses can now apply to be designated as a ‘super-complainant’, making it faster and easier for them to raise concerns about financial products with the new regulator, the Treasury has announced.”
OUT-LAW.com, 14th March 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“Three of Britain’s biggest gym chains have had to change their contracts to make it easier for people to cancel, after the Office of Fair Trading ruled their terms and practices were unfair.”
The Guardian, 8th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Ministers are to announce a clampdown on adverts for payday loans, but have rejected a cap on the cost of loans despite a report due to be published on Wednesday from the Office of Fair Trading showing widespread malpractice across the controversial industry.”
The Guardian, 6th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Consumers are to be asked whether they will accept traces of horsemeat in their food if it proves too costly and technically difficult to check thoroughly for levels of contamination under 1%.”
The Guardian, 5th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Lettings agents have been accused of breaking the law by not revealing their fees to renters.”
The Independent, 5th March 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The BBC has learned that European meat suppliers are using a loophole in the law to sell a banned low quality material to UK sausage makers.”
BBC News, 28th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Banif Plus Bank Zrt v Csipai and another (Case C-472/11); [2013] WLR (D) 76
“A national court, in order to fulfil its obligation pursuant to articles 6(1) and 7(1) of Council Directive 93/13/EEC, to assess of its own motion whether a contractual term in a consumer contract was unfair and to establish all the consequences arising under national law of such a finding, was not obliged before giving its ruling to wait for a consumer, who had been fully informed of his rights, to submit a statement requesting that that term be declared invalid.”
WLR Daily, 21st February 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Businesses will be given more freedom to compare the price of their products to those of rivals under changes made to the UK’s advertising rules.
OUT-LAW.com, 20th February 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“The Financial Services Authority (FSA) was within it rights to close down two unauthorised extended warranty schemes, regardless of whether the cover involved the payment of money to customers, the Supreme Court has confirmed.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th February 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“The Legal Services Board is today [13 February] recommending to the Lord Chancellor that will writing activities should be made subject to regulation, so that the significant risks consumers currently face when using these critical services is reduced.”
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Legal Services Board, 13th February 2013
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
“The Solicitors Regulation Authority, Bar Standards Board and other regulators must consider whether action is needed to ensure that damages-based agreements (DBAs) are not mis-sold to consumers, the Legal Services Board has warned.”
Litigation Futures, 15th February 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
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