Home Secretary takes further action to tackle knife crime – Home Office
‘The Home Secretary has today (18 July) announced plans to consult on new offences to toughen up knife crime laws.’
Home Office, 18th July 2017
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‘The Home Secretary has today (18 July) announced plans to consult on new offences to toughen up knife crime laws.’
Home Office, 18th July 2017
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‘Online shoppers buying knives could be forced to collect them in person in England and Wales, if plans to stop children purchasing blades go ahead.’
BBC News, 19th July 2017
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‘Touts who use computer software to harvest concert tickets in bulk and resell them at vast mark-ups face unlimited fines as part of a crackdown on highly profitable resale sites such as Viagogo, StubHub and GetMeIn.’
The Guardian, 10th March 2017
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‘A short-term promotion for the sale of Apple Watch devices at a discounted price breached UK advertising rules because the promotion was not fair and resulted in “unnecessary disappointment” for consumers, the UK’s advertising watchdog has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 8th March 2017
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‘The decision of the High Court in Microsoft Mobile Oy (Ltd) v Sony offers some helpful guidance as to when a competition law tort claim will be caught by an arbitration clause in a sale or supply agreement.’
Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 7th March 2017
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‘A judicial review that aims to halt UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia because they could be used to illegally kill civilians in Yemen is set to begin on Tuesday.’
The Guardian, 7th February 2017
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‘New guidance on price promotions has been issued by the UK Chartered Trading Standards Institute to replace the previous Pricing Practices Guide by BIS (now merged into the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy). The guidance applies to all consumer sales of goods, services and digital content, and includes online transactions as well as those in retail premises. Enforcers are likely to allow traders until April 2017 to bring their practices into line with the guidance.’
Technology Law Update, 2nd February 2017
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘The sale of puppies under eight weeks old is to be made illegal under plans to crack down on so-called backstreet breeders and puppy farms.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd February 2017
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‘Amazon launched its Dash button service in Europe this week, providing users with Wi-Fi connected ‘buttons’ to order products such as toilet paper and washing powder.’
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd September 2016
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‘A ban on the sale of so-called “zombie knives” is set to come into force in England and Wales later this week.’
BBC News, 15th August 2016
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‘A mother is suing Argos for a £20 million over an allegedly “unsafe baby car seat” she says “put her son’s life at risk.” ‘
Daily Telegraph, 5th August 2016
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‘Three people have been jailed for their roles in selling horses with physical ailments or behavioural issues to unsuspecting members of the public.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 11th July 2016
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‘Shoppers cannot legally be denied the right to buy goods online, the Government has ruled, as its consumer arm declared a major golfing retailers’ ban on shops selling its products online as unlawful.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th June 2016
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‘A defendant cannot withdraw an admission of liability because the value of a claim has increased, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 19th May 2016
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‘A man from Ceredigion has successfully sued Apple after his watch broke – forcing the company to change its product description.’
BBC News, 2nd February 2016
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Ramburs Inc v Agrifert SA [2015] EWHC 3548 (Comm); [2015] WLR (D) 505
‘Where a buyer of goods FOB nominated a substitute vessel pursuant to its right under the GAFTA FOB period of delivery clause appearing in GAFTA form 49, he was nevertheless required to comply with the terms of the contract of sale as to nomination and pre-advice in respect of the nomination of the substitute vessel.’
WLR Daily, 4th December 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘Poundworld has been fined over £63,000 for selling non reflective hi-vis jackets, sporting the logo “be safe, be seen”.’
The Independent, 24th November 2015
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‘A contract for the supply of marine fuel on credit was not governed by the 1979 Sale of Goods Act (SOGA), because full legal ownership of the fuel did not pass to the owners of the vessel before it was consumed, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 26th October 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The bulk of existing consumer rights legislation was enacted before the rise of the internet. Accordingly, it is hardly surprising that it is silent in relation to defective digital products. As the law stands, the legal status of digital content, particularly whether it can amount to “goods” within the meaning of the Sale of Goods Act 1979, is unclear. With the advent of theConsumer Rights Act 2015 this will all change – the Act introduces a new category of sales contract, namely contracts between a trader and consumer in relation to ‘digital content’ (as distinct from goods or services). The rights and remedies for digital content are found in Part 3 of the Act.’
Henderson Chambers, 10th September 2015
Source: www.hendersonchambers.co.uk
‘The UK’s health regulator has suspended sales of silicone implants made by Brazilian company Silimed and recommended that none of the devices be implanted until further advice.’
The Guardian, 24th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk