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Consumer Rights Directive adopted to merge and enhance consumer rights

25 October 2011 | Simon Weinberg

The Consumer Rights Directive has been adopted by the European Union Council of Ministers and will become law across the EU. The Directive will combine rights of consumers in various situations into one...

Tags on this discussion: B2C business business-to-consumer businesses Consumer Bill of Rights consumer law consumer laws consumer protection Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations Consumer Rights Directive cooling off period distance selling directive Distance Selling Regulations doorstep regulations EU EU Directive EU law European Union European Union law new Directive On-line Online online content online shopping web web content web site web site content web sites Website website content websites

The Bribery Act: first person faces prosecution

1 September 2011 | Paul Gershlick

A Redbridge Magistrates’ Court employee has become the first person to face prosecution under the new Bribery Act. Munir Yakub Patel is due to appear before Southwark Crown Court on 14 October 2011...

Tags on this discussion: bribery Bribery Act Bribery Act 2010 business businesses commercial corporate corporate hospitality Corruption Employees Employers entertainment Fraud hospitality Munir Yakub Patel

Online sales continue to grow rapidly

28 July 2011 | Mark Weston

Online sales in the UK continue their rapid expansion. Latest figures show that purchases made over the Internet have now reached nearly 10% of all UK retail revenue. The sales from one June to the next...

Tags on this discussion: B2C business business-to-consumer businesses Internet Internet business Internet businesses Internet use Internet user On-line Online online content online shopping web web site web sites Website website content

Supplier must replace faulty goods that consumer installed even if cost of doing so is disproportionate to original supply – Weber v Wittmer, Putz v Medianess Electronics, European Court of Justice

6 July 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The European Union Directive on Certain Aspects of the Sale of Consumer Goods and Guarantees provides for consumers anywhere in the EU to have rights for goods to be repaired or replaced or have money...

Tags on this discussion: agreement agreements B2C breach breach of contract business business-to-consumer businesses CJEU commercial commercial agreement commercial agreements Commercial contract commercial contracts commercial law consumer consumer right consumer rights consumers contract contract breach contracts Court of Justice of European Union Court of Justice of the European Union Directive disproportionate ECJ EU EU law European European Court of Justice European Union European Union law material breach refund remedy repair repairs replace sale of goods serious breach supply agreement supply agreements supply contract supply contracts supply of goods

Minimum 12- to 36 month gym memberships were unfair – OFT v Ashbourne Management Services, High Court

27 June 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Office of Fair Trading has successfully obtained an injunction against someone who recruited new members for their gym and health club clients. In the standard agreements that X advised their clients...

Tags on this discussion: agreement agreements B2C business business-to-consumer businesses cancellation commercial commercial law consumer consumer agreement consumer agreements consumer contract consumer contracts consumer detriment consumer law consumer laws consumer protection Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations consumers contract termination CPUTR fair fairness High Court Office of Fair Trading OFT OFT investigation right to cancel term termination Terms & conditions unenforceable unfair Unfair Commercial Practices Unfair Commercial Practices Directive unfair contract terms unfair contract trading Unfair Terms Directive Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Directive Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations UTCCR void

The new Bribery Act – can you afford not to play ball?

12 May 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Emma Cameron and I gave a presentation on the new Bribery Act yesterday. A fascinating discussion ensued with some very real practical questions from the audience. It seems clear to us that this new...

Tags on this discussion: bribery Bribery Act Bribery Act 2010 Bribery and Corruption business business entertainment business to government business-to-business businesses commercial commercial law corporate corporate hospitality Corruption export facilitation payments Fraud and Corruption

Government announces reforms to reduce ‘red tape’ burden for smaller businesses

18 March 2011 | Michael Oberwarth

In a speech to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), Minister of State for Business and Enterprise Mark Prisk revealed government plans to free up to 4.6m micro-businesses from the burden of unnecessary...

Tags on this discussion: Budget businesses companies Employers Employment Federation of Small Businesses Growth Review micro businesses moratorium red tape regulation SMEs

Government slams proposed EU 28th contract law regime as the Esperanto approach

2 March 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Government has called a European Union proposal for an alternative voluntary new legal system for contract law as the Esperanto approach. This comment came in a response to a European Commission consultation...

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Contract formed despite signatory’s statement that further formal contract would follow – Immingham Storage v Clear Plc, Court of Appeal

15 February 2011 | Mark Weston

C sent D a quotation for providing storage facilities, attaching C’s general storage conditions. The quotation referred to a formal contract to follow. D confirmed in writing a faxed agreement to proceed...

Tags on this discussion: acceptance agreement agreements B2B breach breach of contract business business-to-business businesses commercial agreement commercial agreements Commercial contract commercial contracts commercial law contract contracts Court of Appeal damages e-mail e-mails email High Court loss of business offer quotation quote standard terms standard terms and conditions storage contract Terms & conditions

Former Information Commissioner says EU data protection law not fit for purpose

18 January 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Richard Thomas, who had been the UK’s Information Commissioner between 2002 and 2009, has called the European Union’s data protection laws not fit for purpose. He said that they have not kept pace...

Tags on this discussion: business businesses data data controller data protection data protection act data protection directive ICO Information Commissioner Information Commissioner's Office Regulator

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Latest news and views tagged businesses

Consumer Rights Directive adopted to merge and enhance consumer rights

The Bribery Act: first person faces prosecution

Online sales continue to grow rapidly

Supplier must replace faulty goods that consumer installed even if cost of doing so is disproportionate to original supply – Weber v Wittmer, Putz v Medianess Electronics, European Court of Justice

Minimum 12- to 36 month gym memberships were unfair – OFT v Ashbourne Management Services, High Court

The new Bribery Act – can you afford not to play ball?

Government announces reforms to reduce ‘red tape’ burden for smaller businesses

Government slams proposed EU 28th contract law regime as the Esperanto approach

Contract formed despite signatory’s statement that further formal contract would follow – Immingham Storage v Clear Plc, Court of Appeal

Former Information Commissioner says EU data protection law not fit for purpose

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