Trading Standards Fine of £300,000 Against Tesco For Misleading Customers...
Tesco has been hit with a fine of £300,000 over the price of strawberries after maintaining a promotional price for so long that it became misleading. The fruit had been on sale at £3.99 for a week and...
View ArticleOffice of Fair Trading Investigating Misleading Furniture Pricing
Hot on the heels of the big fine imposed on Tesco by Trading Standards in Birmingham over misleading discount strawberry prices in 2011, the OFT has announced it is investigating a number of retailers...
View ArticleBusinesses Beware of Forthcoming Changes in Consumer Law
New laws governing contracts made between consumers and businesses are set to come into effect on 13 June 2014 replacing those currently governing both distance and doorstop selling. It is important...
View ArticleWhat the Dixons does ‘supply of goods’ mean?
Following a recent judgment by the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’), a retailer can be deemed to have supplied goods even where the customer has failed to pay for them. The recent case...
View ArticleConsumer Protection Regulations 2014 – Warning To Businesses With Yet More...
Consumers are set to gain yet more protection through the coming into force of the Consumer Protection (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (‘the Regulations’) later this year, providing them with the right to...
View ArticleWhat do the Consumer Protection (Amendment) Regulations 2014 mean for your...
The Consumer Protection (Amendment) Regulations 2014 come into force with effect from today 1 October 2014 and applies to any contract entered into on or after that date. Misleading and aggressive...
View ArticleThe Consumer Rights Act 2015
The latest piece of new legislation has been passed which consolidates a number of laws, including the rules on the sale of goods, the supply of services, and unfair contract terms involving consumers....
View ArticleGoing wireless is the future?
Ofcom, the independent regulator for the UK communications industry has launched a consultation on the use of the VHF spectrum by the Internet of Things (IoT). The aim of the consultation is to...
View ArticleApple Crumbles to Consumer Court Defeat
Apple have been successfully sued by a plucky consumer who challenged the technology giant’s claim that the sport edition of its Apple Watch was impact resistant. The result serves as a reminder to all...
View ArticleMandatory Information Requirement For Online Traders
As of 15 February 2016, consumers are able to present disputes with any online trader based in the EU to the online dispute resolution (‘ODR’) platform (http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr). The ODR...
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