Tag: Consumer Rights
Collective re-dress: all talk and now trousers
Jamie Humphreys and Edward Turtle
Product manufacturers risk a significant increase in European-style “class actions” if proposals to amend the draft “New Deal for Consumers” are adopted.
New Deal for Consumers; Raw Deal for Businesses?
European Commission proposes consumer rights of collective redress, more transparency online and strong sanctions linked to annual turnover.
English Court clarifies test for forseeability risk
Rod Freeman and Jamie Humphreys
The ruling provides food for thought to those managing new risks.
EU starts discussion on further harmonisation of consumer protection laws
Jamie Humphreys and Carol Roberts
Proposals to ensure consistency in consumer protection across the EU were recently approved by a European Parliament Committee.
