Chesterfield FC, a Raffle and Consumer Law
July 20, 2016
As reported by the BBC a competition run by Chesterfield FC appears to have gone horribly wrong. A raffle, where the winner could win a place on Chesterfield’s pre-season tour, appears to not have been won by any of the legitimate entrants. This is obviously a public relations own goal for Chesterfield, but does it …
A Headache for Nurofen?
December 15, 2015
The Federal Court in Australia has found that Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) breached Australian consumer law by marketing Nurofen Specific Pain products as formulated to treat a specific type of pain, when the products were identical in terms of their active ingredient. The products in question were: Nurofen Back Pain, Nurofen Period Pain, Nurofen Migraine Pain …
Crowdfunding and the Consumer
November 17, 2015
Crowdfunding is the practice of obtaining investment for a project from a wide variety of individuals. Rather than going to institutional investors, and obtaining funding through traditional debt or equity, those who seek crowd funding appeal directly to the public, and ask for funding, often in small amounts. Whilst crowdfunding can be used to finance …
Happy Consumer Rights Act Day!
October 1, 2015
Today is the day that the Consumer Rights Act 2015 comes into force. According to the Government Press release, this will make the law easier to understand, and enable consumers to buy, and businesses to sell, with confidence. It puts a number of consumer rights into one place, and makes some important changes to the …
Enhanced Consumer Protection?
The much-trumpeted Consumer Rights Act 2015 comes into force today (1st October). The Act involves a major shake-up of consumer law. It brings together areas of law previously dealt with by different statutes (in particular the Sale of Goods Act, the Supply of Goods and Services Act and the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations) …
