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OFT takes action against websites that ‘misled’ consumers into paying a fee for free European health card

18 August 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Office of Fair Trading has taken action against five websites that the OFT allege misled consumers into paying a fee for a free health card. When UK citizens go abroad within the European Union, they...

Tags on this discussion: brand branding brands consumer consumer laws Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations deception domain name e-commerce EHIC electronic commerce (EC directive) regulations Electronic Commerce Directive EU Europe European Union Internet misleading selling Office of Fair Trading OFT Online Website

OFT proposes greater powers for landlords in insolvencies

2 August 2010 | Laura Seaman

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has published a report recommending far-reaching reforms of the corporate insolvency regulatory regime. In the report, the OFT said that landlords, as unsecured creditors,...

Tags on this discussion: creditors Insolvency Landlords Office of Fair Trading OFT

E-tailers watch out: OFT on drive to increase consumer awareness and enforcement

23 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Office of Fair Trading is on a drive to increase the education of consumers shopping online, so that they are more aware of their rights and what to do if things go wrong. The OFT is also keen to ensure...

Tags on this discussion: e-commerce E-tailers Office of Fair Trading OFT Online online shopping web site web sites Website

Directors watch out: OFT vows to get tough with directors who should have known their companies were breaking competition laws

21 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Office of Fair Trading has vowed to get tough with directors who should have know that their companies were breaking competition laws. The OFT wants to use powers under the Company Directors Disqualification...

Tags on this discussion: anti-competition anti-competitive anti-trust Article 101 Article 102 Article 81 Article 82 Chapter I Prohibition Chapter II Prohibition competition Competition Act competition law EC Treaty illegal leniency Office of Fair Trading OFT TFEU Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union unlawful Whistleblower Whistleblowing

SMEs find it easier to sell services than goods online, says OFT report

21 July 2010 | Mark Weston

Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have found that barriers to entry have decreased when setting up online to provide services. This is not the case with selling goods, however. This is according...

Tags on this discussion: e-commerce Office of Fair Trading OFT Online SME SMEs web site web sites Website

BA executives cleared for their careers to take off following collapse of criminal competition law trial

17 May 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Four British Airways executives have been cleared of dishonestly agreeing to make or implement arrangements whereby different entities would engage in prohibited cartel activity. A person convicted of...

Tags on this discussion: anti-competition anti-competitive anti-trust Article 101 Article 81 competition law EC Treaty fine illegal Office of Fair Trading OFT Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union unlawful Whistleblower Whistleblowing

Retailers can’t charge customers delivery charges if they cancel contract under Distance Selling Directive – Handelsgesellschaft Heinrich Heine GmbH v Verbraucherzentrale Nordrhein-Westfalen eV, Court of Justice of the European Union

30 April 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Under European Union contract law, consumers are generally entitled to a cooling off period in which they may change their minds and obtain a refund for goods purchased at a distance. In this case, the...

Tags on this discussion: cancellation CJEU consumer law consumer laws contract contract law contracts cooling off period Court of Justice of the European Union distance selling directive Distance Selling Regulations ECJ European Court of Justice Office of Fair Trading OFT right to cancel

Airlines experience turbulence as OFT alleges illegal sharing of confidential information

28 April 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Office of Fair Trading has issued a statement of objections to Virgin Atlantic and Cathay Pacific over an alleged breach of the Chapter I Prohibition of the Competition Act 1998. Following a tip-off...

Tags on this discussion: Article 101 cartel Chapter I Prohibition competition law confidential information fine illegal Office of Fair Trading OFT statement of objections unlawful Whistleblower Whistleblowing

OFT sends out clear messages to avoid pricing agreements between different supply levels with £225m fine on tobacco companies and retailers

20 April 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Office of Fair Trading has imposed its largest ever fine for a single case on tobacco suppliers and retailers for unlawfully having an agreement or arrangement that had an anti-competitive object or...

Tags on this discussion: anti-competition anti-competitive competition Competition Act competition law fine illegal Office of Fair Trading OFT price price fixing resale price supply contract unlawful

OFT claims that 3-year gym membership contract with no get-out right was unfair on consumers and therefore unenforceable

16 March 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Office of Fair Trading is taking legal action against Ashbourne Management Services for AMS’s gym membership contracts that provided no opportunity for members to terminate before a minimum three...

Tags on this discussion: business-to-consumer Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations contract contract law contracts illegal Office of Fair Trading OFT unenforceable Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations unlawful

Latest input tagged OFT

OFT takes action against websites that ‘misled’ consumers into paying a fee for free European health card

OFT proposes greater powers for landlords in insolvencies

E-tailers watch out: OFT on drive to increase consumer awareness and enforcement

Directors watch out: OFT vows to get tough with directors who should have known their companies were breaking competition laws

SMEs find it easier to sell services than goods online, says OFT report

BA executives cleared for their careers to take off following collapse of criminal competition law trial

Retailers can’t charge customers delivery charges if they cancel contract under Distance Selling Directive – Handelsgesellschaft Heinrich Heine GmbH v Verbraucherzentrale Nordrhein-Westfalen eV, Court of Justice of the European Union

Airlines experience turbulence as OFT alleges illegal sharing of confidential information

OFT sends out clear messages to avoid pricing agreements between different supply levels with £225m fine on tobacco companies and retailers

OFT claims that 3-year gym membership contract with no get-out right was unfair on consumers and therefore unenforceable

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