“Large UK supermarkets which abuse their power in the marketplace and treat suppliers ‘unfairly’ could be fined by a new watchdog under changes announced by the Department for Business.”
The Guardian, 4th December 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Eight supermarkets have agreed to ensure that special offers and price promotions are fair. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has been investigating the way prices are displayed, advertised and promoted in stores.”
BBC News, 30th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The widely criticised Legal Education and Training Review is in its final stages. Opinion is divided on whether it will achieve its objectives.”
The Lawyer, 26th November 2012
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Behavioural advertising networks will be subject to UK advertising rules from February next year, the advertising regulator has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd November 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Financial services, mobile telecoms and energy companies will be compelled by law to provide consumers with data they hold about their transactions or consumption in an ‘electronic, machine readable’ format, upon request, if they do not do so voluntarily, the Government has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 20th November 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“The payday loan industry has been warned to improve the way it lends money and collects debts, or face sanctions.”
BBC News, 20th November 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) will investigate the use of ‘personalised pricing’ in a bid to discover if the practice treats consumers fairly.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th November 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“A ban on payment surcharges above the cost of processing a transaction should apply to all businesses, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 9th November 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“New powers that could make it easier for consumers to demand reimbursement from companies who have overcharged or mis-sold them products have been proposed by the Government.”
OUT-LAW.com, 7th November 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“The consultation sets out proposals to extend the range of remedies available to enforcers of consumer law.”
Department for Business Innovation and Skills, 5th November 2012
Source: www.bis.gov.uk
“The advertising watchdog will launch a crackdown next year on businesses that run misleading internet ads that rip off consumers.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Consumer watchdog the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has set out details of how it intends to use a new power which will allow it to suspend the licenses of rogue lenders with immediate effect in some circumstances.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th October 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Lenders are to be banned from discriminating against ‘mortgage prisoners’ who are unable to get new loans because of negative equity.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Head teachers are being told to overhaul school uniform policies after it emerged that parents were being hit by a punitive ‘tax’ on sweaters, shirts, blazers and ties.”
Daily Telegraph, 25th October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Companies tantalising consumers with ‘prizes’ which then cost money to claim or use are breaching EU law, judges ruled today.”
The Independent, 18th October 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A Boots ad for an ‘organic’ baby shampoo has been banned after a watchdog found that fewer than 5% of the ingredients in the product were natural.”
The Guardian, 17th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Government’s decision to repeal a law designed for regulating property sales and rely on general consumer protection legislation instead will expose housebuilders to new risks and increase their costs at a time when they can scarcely afford it.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th October 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“Will-writing, estate administration and probate should only be carried out by regulated legal professionals to give greater protection to consumers, the Legal Services Board has proposed.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 27th September 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“Retailers should make it clear from the outset when residents of remote areas will be charged extra for delivery in online sales, consumer protection regulator the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 20th September 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“The Office of Fair Trading today launched a review into whether reductions in the price of crude oil are being passed on to motorists.”
The Independent, 5th September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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