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OFT investigates pharma sector patent settlement agreements

25 November 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Office of Fair Trading has announced that it is investigating patent litigation agreements relating to paroxetine. Paroxetine is a medicine used in the treatment of disorders such as depression and...

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OFT publishes revised Debt Collection Guidance

16 November 2011 | Jackie Hanlon

Last month, following a consultation between 10 March and 2 June 2011, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) published a revised version of its Debt Collection Guidance. It was last revised in December 2006. The...

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OFT consults on new penalty regime of 30% of turnover for competition law breaches

31 October 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Office of Fair Trading, the UK’s competition law regulator, is consulting on proposals to revise its guidance as to the penalties for breaching the Competition Act 1998. Currently, organisations...

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ASA reiterates that card surcharges must be well indicated

26 October 2011 | Mark Weston

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint that it received in relation to a website that was not clear about credit and debit card surcharges. The website had added a £1 or £2...

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OFT attacks confusing Government plans to reform consumer protection bodies

6 October 2011 | Mark Weston

The Office of Fair Trading has attacked the Government’s proposed plans to reform the roles of various consumer protection bodies, in a response to a Government consultation. The OFT says the changes...

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OFT consults on draft guidance for estate agents and property developers

26 September 2011 | Richard John

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has recently launched a consultation on draft guidance to estate agents and property developers, which aims to help businesses that handle purchases and sales of property...

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Price comparison sites that only compared their own products told not to be misleading

26 September 2011 | Mark Weston

Two price comparison web sites have been ordered by the Office of Fair Trading to come clean and be clearer about whether they are in fact their comparing prices with those of third parties. One website...

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ECJ referral over interpretation of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive – Purely Creative Limited and others v The Office of Fair Trading, Court of Appeal

30 August 2011 | Simon Weinberg

The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (the Regulations) implement the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive in the UK. The Regulations prohibit commercial practices which treat consumers...

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OFT fines supermarkets and dairy processors £50m for exchanging sensitive price data

22 August 2011 | Mark Weston

The Office of Fair Trading has imposed fines totalling £50m on Asda, Safeway, Sainsbury’s and Tesco together with five dairy processors after the supermarkets had indirectly exchanged retail pricing...

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OFT tells travel companies to be clear about what they charge

6 July 2011 | Simon Weinberg

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has told travel companies that all debit and credit charges must be made clear from the start of an online booking, and a failure to comply could lead to the OFT taking...

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Latest news and views tagged OFT

OFT investigates pharma sector patent settlement agreements

OFT publishes revised Debt Collection Guidance

OFT consults on new penalty regime of 30% of turnover for competition law breaches

ASA reiterates that card surcharges must be well indicated

OFT attacks confusing Government plans to reform consumer protection bodies

OFT consults on draft guidance for estate agents and property developers

Price comparison sites that only compared their own products told not to be misleading

ECJ referral over interpretation of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive – Purely Creative Limited and others v The Office of Fair Trading, Court of Appeal

OFT fines supermarkets and dairy processors £50m for exchanging sensitive price data

OFT tells travel companies to be clear about what they charge

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