All Articles in Consumer protection

Unphased by plans in Brussels to streamline EU consumer protection laws, the UK government has launched a semi parallel consultation on a proposed consumer “Bill of Rights”. The plan is…

HM Government is looking to simplify and consolidate the UK consumer law enforcement landscape. The objective is to make it easier for enforcement bodies such as trading standards to take…

The UK Government is consulting on proposals for radical changes to the machinery for enforcing consumer protection laws, including those impacting advertising. If implemented, these would mean curtains for the…

Advertisers and marketers should be aware that to bolster consumer confidence in buying elsewhere in the EU than their home country, the EC is looking to create new rights for…

In October 2008 the European Commission proposed a dramatic initiative to further harmonise consumer rights across the EU. Three years on, the end result is less dramatic, but the measure…

If an ad qualifies as an “invitation to purchase” (“ITP”), EU unfair commercial practice legislation requires minimum info such as price. Was a flight ad headlined “New York from SEK…

Nearly three years on, the measure first vaunted to revolutionise consumer rights across the EU has finally been signed off by EU Ministers. Scheduled for implementation in Autumn 2013, the…

“Winter Wonderland” promises in press ads for a Christmas theme park were criminally misleading, said Bristol Crown Court. Using powers under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 Judge…

Purely Creative Ltd and related companies encouraged punters by newspaper inserts and mailings to get in touch to claim a prize. The OFT claimed this practice multiply breached the Consumer…