‘Nearly half of train firms are misleading passengers over their right to claim compensation for extra costs caused by delays, a Which survey has found.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th June 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘UK consumers are paying millions more than they expect for personal loans as the gap between advertised and actual interest rates on such borrowing grows.’
The Independent, 7th June 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A computer failure at TSB that caused up to 1.9 million people to lose access to online banking services is being investigated by the financial regulator.’
BBC news, 6th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The High Court yesterday rejected a group action claiming that a “metal on metal” (MoM) hip replacement implant was defective under the Consumer Protection Act 1987.’
Litigation Futures, 22nd May 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Hundreds of patients have lost the first round of a legal battle for compensation at the High Court over allegedly “defective” hip implants.’
BBC News, 21st May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘All estate agents will be required to hold a professional qualification under new government rules to crack down on “rogue” operators. Managing agents will also be forced to reveal the fees they receive for referrals to solicitors, surveyors and mortgage brokers.’
BBC News, 8th April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A recent ruling by the Court of Appeal in London highlights a gap in the law on software, and should prompt a change in UK legislation.’
OUT-LAW.com, 27th March 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Savvy travel bookers who click on low price adverts may find they are often lead to air, rail and bus websites which do not have any seats at the advertised reduced fares. The advertising watchdog has found that in at least one case this is because there were never many low fare seats available at all, and has banned Megabus from advertising its seats as “from £1” after it was found only three per cent of seats were available at that price.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th March 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The makers of Alpecin Caffeine Shampoo must no longer advertise that the product can reduce hair loss after a watchdog ruled there was no adequate evidence to support the claim.’
The Independent, 28th March 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The UK government has announced guidelines to make internet-connected devices safer to use following a spate of security breaches.’
BBC News, 7th March 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Standards committed to by three gambling operators on the terms and conditions applied to “bonus promotions” set a benchmark that the rest of industry must also meet, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and Gambling Commission have said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd February 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Gambling companies must end misleading online ‘free bet’ offers or face action, the competition watchdog has warned.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st February 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The government was accused yesterday of “pulling its punches” and “shilly shallying” over introducing a ban on cold-calling for personal injury (PI) claims.’
Legal Futures, 23rd January 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The government is creating a new Office for Product Safety and Standards to help manage large-scale product recalls and identify risks to consumers.’
BBC News, 21st January 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Legal Services Consumer Panel (LSCP) has warned that the second phase of reforms to the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Handbook would “compound existing complexities” and could further confuse consumers.’
Legal Futures, 9th January 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘In this article I shall introduce the basics of deploying consumer law to timeshare contracts. Before I do that, I need to recap or explain two matters. One is the central “mischief” of timeshare contracts. The second is the mechanics of such contracts.’
Park Square Barristers, 29th November 2017
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
‘Without the trust of consumers, third parties requiring consumer consent to use new rights of access to bank and payment account data will struggle to make an impact in the market.’
OUT-LAW.com, 7th December 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
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