Europe: Consumer Protection

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The Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) consultation reflects the ongoing governmental and regulatory push to encourage wider retail participation in private and public capital markets and the benefits of seeking higher financial returns over pure cash savings.

The ASA ruled that Pets Corner's Pet Food Expert website misled consumers by claiming to be "100% unbiased" while failing to adequately disclose its ownership by a pet food retailer with commercial interests in the products it compared.

The Financial Conduct Authority is undertaking a comprehensive review of its financial promotions rules for consumer credit, seeking to simplify overly complex regulations that date back as far as 2004.

The FCA’s publication of its final rules in PS26/3 marks a significant milestone in the regulation of motor finance, establishing a formal consumer redress scheme for customers...

The Financial Conduct Authority has introduced a comprehensive Motor Finance Consumer Redress Scheme aimed at compensating consumers affected by historic failings in motor finance agreements...

Before filing an early Swiss C permit application, the key question is not simply whether you have lived in Switzerland for five years. It is whether the correct legal route has been identified and whether the evidence is strong enough for the canton to treat you as successfully integrated.

The High Court has overturned a £585,000 fine imposed by the Office for Students against the University of Sussex, finding significant errors in the regulator's interpretation of freedom of speech obligations and its investigatory approach.

A person born on New Year's Day 2009 turns 18 in January 2027. On that date, they will become the first adult in British history who can never legally buy a cigarette.

This monthly legal update examines critical developments across pension scheme compliance, artificial intelligence governance, ESG fund marketing regulations, environmental law precedents, payment services legislation, and defined benefit pension surplus management. Each article addresses pressing regulatory challenges and strategic considerations for legal practitioners and corporate decision-makers navigating Ireland's evolving legal landscape.

In a world where social media influencers have become demigods and authority figures for millions of consumers, it seems that questions of legal accountability have moved from the realm of marketing into the domain of tort law.

En este vídeo, Pilar Carrasco, asociada sénior en la práctica de derecho de la competencia y comercio, expone el marco de coordinación a nivel de la Unión Europea para la investigación de posibles infracciones en materia de consumo con impacto en varios Estados miembros (Red CPC). Asimismo, aborda los supuestos de activación de estas actuaciones y sus principales implicaciones para las empresas con actividad transfronteriza.