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Nuisance call complaint levels prompt Ofcom report
Written Osborne Clarke on 10 Jun 2013
Who: OFCOM When: May 17 2013 Where: London Law stated as at: June 4 2013 What happened: Phone calls down; nuisance calls up Telecommunications reached a turning point in 2011. …
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PhonepayPlus launches digital marketing consultation
Written by Anna Williams on 10 Jun 2013
Who: PhonepayPlus When: 16 May 2013 Where: United Kingdom Law stated as at: 4 June 2013 What happened: PhonepayPlus (PPP) has certainly been busy drafting consultation papers! After launching a…
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“Bid” and “Price drop” channel operator referred to Ofcom
Written by Ben Dunham on 10 Jun 2013
Who: Sit-Up Limited (“Sit-Up”) trading as ‘Bid’ and ‘Price Drop’, the Advertising Standards Authority (“ASA”) and Ofcom When: 21 May 2013 Where: UK Law stated as at: 3 June 2013…
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OFT reports on personalised pricing
Written by Nick Johnson on 10 Jun 2013
Who: Office of Fair Trading Where: UK When: May 2013 Law stated as at: 5 June 2013 What happened: In May 2013 the UK’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) published…
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Consumer Rights Bill on the way
Written Osborne Clarke on 10 Jun 2013
Who: UK Government Where: London When: 8 May 2013 Law stated as at: 31 May 2013 What happened: The promise of a Consumer Bill of Rights fit for the 21st…
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Was Talk Talk’s free YouView box really free?
Written Osborne Clarke on 14 May 2013
Topic: Prices Who: Advertising Standards Authority, TalkTalk Telecom Ltd trading as TalkTalk Where: UK When: 17 April 2013 Law stated as at: 2 May 2013 What happened: The ASA prevents…
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US exercised over two credit card issues
Written by Ben Dunham on 14 May 2013
Topic: Privacy Who: MasterCard, Inc. (“MasterCard”), Melissa Tyler and Michaels Stores Inc When: Late 2012 – April 2013 Where: USA Law stated as at: 2 May 2013 What happened: Towards…
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Trial offers with strings irk ASA
Written Osborne Clarke on 14 May 2013
Topic: Distance selling Who: The Advertising Standards Authority and Izef LLC t/a Powerprecisiontrials.com and Beyond Nutra Ltd t/a beyondraspberrykeytone.co.uk When: March 2013 Where: UK Law stated as at: 1 May…
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Record mis-selling fine
Written Osborne Clarke on 14 May 2013
Topic: Telemarketing Who: Ofgem Where: UK When: 3 May 2013 Law stated as at: 8 May 2013 What happened: Energy regulator Ofgem has imposed its largest ever fine of £10.5m…
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Premium rate line regulator consults again on “ICSS” service ads
Written by Anna Williams on 14 May 2013
Topic: Telecoms Who: PhonepayPlus When: 24 April 2013 Where: United Kingdom Law stated as at: 8 May 2013 What happened: PhonepayPlus (PPP) has decided to publish a second public consultation…
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OFT finally loses many of its functions and powers
Written Osborne Clarke on 14 May 2013
Topic: Regulatory Who: OFT Where: UK When: With effect from 28 March 2013 but the process of reform will continue until 2014 Law stated as at: 1 May 2013 What…
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Excessive payment surcharges now banned
Written Osborne Clarke on 14 May 2013
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