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DM is one of the seven sectors where the OFT wants to see yet more codes, according to its recently published response to the feedback it got to February 2001…

The 1997 EU Distance Selling Directive is due for implementation June 2000.   Topic: Direct selling New development: The 1997 EU Distance Selling Directive is due for implementation June 2000.…

In EU states such as Germany, consumer groups have long since been given powers entitling them to apply to the courts for injunctions banning advertising which breaches laws and regulations.…

Although under existing UK law, advertisements will only in exceptional circumstances classify as a contractual offer, their content can still affect the responsibilities of the retailer to the consumer.  …

Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 Consumer bodies given enforcement powers. 10 October 1999   Topic: Consumer ProtectionNew development: The Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 Background: Elsewhere…