Consumer Protection
Proposed Changes To Credit Card Rules
This week has seen the government introduce proposals to change the way credit cards operate. Changes are proposed in the way payments are applied, what the minimum payments should be and preventing the credit card company raising credit limits without consulting customers first.
The changes suggested as to how payments are applied to the account mean [...]
The Difficulty Of Knowing The Law
The news that Baroness Scotland had employed a housekeeper who was working illegally in the UK came as something of a surprise. When you consider that she was working in government when the law was introduced, which required every employer to check the credentials of a prospective employee, and she advises government on matters [...]
New Consumer Protection Regulations Come Into Force
A new consumer law came into force yesterday. The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 is intended to clamp down on many sales practices that most of us would have thought should have been illegal years ago.
There are 31 specific offences such as
1. Claiming to be a signatory to a code of conduct [...]
