‘UK regulators are warning they will take “robust action” against firms that are putting consumers’ mental health at risk by using threatening tones and inundating already-vulnerable borrowers with letters, calls and emails, about their debts.’
The Guardian, 18th March 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Britain’s competition watchdog has said ground rent is “neither legally nor commercially necessary” and that government may need to step in to protect consumers from soaring costs.’
The Guardian, 13th March 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The UK infant formula market is under investigation after regulators said parents could be saving £500 in their baby’s first year.’
BBC News, 20th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A judge has given the go-ahead to a mass legal action against Facebook owner Meta, potentially worth £3bn.’
BBC News, 15th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A recent decision by the High Court in London may diminish the confidence of firms looking to invoke registered trade mark rights in cases of lookalike products, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 5th February 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The vexed question of how to protect the public without unfairly burdening regulated solicitors is at the centre of a review of consumer protection announced by the Solicitors Regulation Authority today.’
Law Society's Gazette, 5th February 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Fake reviews and unavoidable hidden online charges – which cost consumers £2.2bn a year – are to be banned under new laws to force businesses to be more clear with shoppers.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government has acknowledged concerns that its legislative proposal to address the Supreme Court’s PACCAR ruling does not go far enough – but further change is not imminent.’
Legal Futures, 15th December 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) was wrong to identify a rule that prevents defendants communicating directly with legally represented members of an opt-out class action, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 11th December 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The UK’s biggest mobile phone companies face a £3.3bn class action lawsuit alleging that long-standing customers are being ripped off by “loyalty penalties”, under which the same services are offered to new customers at a better price to lure them from rivals.’
The Guardian, 7th December 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘AstraZeneca is facing legal action over its Covid vaccine, by a man who suffered severe brain injury after having the jab in April 2021.’
BBC News, 9th November 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK chancellor has announced new rules to restrict the practice of ‘de-banking’ amid reports that some banks may have closed customer accounts because of their political beliefs.’
OUT-LAW.com, 25th October 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The UK’s consumer product liability and safety regime is broadly derived from EU legislation, which imposes obligations on each of the players in the supply chain from manufacturer through to distributor.’
OUT-LAW.com, 18th October 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The father of a 13-year-old murdered by two schoolboys has welcomed a new law to make social media firms more responsible for users’ safety.’
BBC News, 21st September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘People should not assume a positive outcome from the artificial intelligence boom, the UK’s competition watchdog has warned, citing risks including a proliferation of false information, fraud and fake reviews as well as high prices for using the technology.’
The Guardian, 18th September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Google faces a new multibillion-pound lawsuit from UK consumers accusing the company of contributing to cost-of-living price rises.’
The Guardian, 7th September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
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