Sunday, 6 April 2025

Do you really need my title? The CJEU says no – a win for consumer privacy in case C‑394/23

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(Source: Freepik) Have you ever been asked about your title while purchasing something online? It’s a common practice, but most of us (consu...
Thursday, 20 March 2025

"Young promise" or just a consumer? CJEU in C-365/23 [Arce]

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Today the Court of Justice has delivered a truly remarkable judgment that I am eager to share with readers of this blog (available here , ev...
Saturday, 15 March 2025

Information duties in consumer credit: the CJEU in C-677/23

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At the end of January, the CJEU delivered another judgment interpreting Directive 2008/48 on Consumer Credit. In  C-677/23 A. B., F. B. v Sl...
Sunday, 9 March 2025

Case CJEU, C-510/23: national procedural time limits, public enforcement and consumer law effectiveness

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In case CJEU, C-510/23, Trenitalia v. Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato , the Court of Justice took a stand on the necessity ...
Wednesday, 5 March 2025

Artificial intelligence in financial services - new report by Finance Watch

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Today, Finance Watch, a non-profit association dedicated to reforming finance in the interest of European citizens, published a new report: ...
Tuesday, 4 March 2025

Credit reference agencies, consumer profiling and the GDPR: the CJEU in C-203/22

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On February 27, 2025, the CJEU delivered an important judgment on the interpretation of   Article 15(1)(h) and Article 22 of Regulation (EU)...
Tuesday, 25 February 2025

"Initial commitment period" of two years in phone subscriptions - aka when is long enough long enough? CJEU in C‑612/23

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 Many readers will have had the experience - signing up for a new mobile (phone) contract and opting for the 2-year commitment in order to o...
Friday, 21 February 2025

Sanctions for Not Providing Essential Information in Credit Contracts - CJEU in Lexitor II (Case C-472/23)

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Foto von  Towfiqu barbhuiya  auf  Unsplash The case  concerned a debt collection agency (Lexitor), acting as an assignee of the rights of a ...
Thursday, 20 February 2025

Price calculation indications in online offers: Misleading or not? CJEU in NEW Niederrhein Energie und Wasser (Case C‑518/23)

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  On 23 January, the CJEU provided further clarity on what amounts to a misleading omission in an invitation to purchase under the UCPD ( Ca...
Thursday, 13 February 2025

Passenger rights when flights are cancelled - CJEU in flightright (C-642/23) and Qatar Airways (C-516/23)

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On January 16 the CJEU issued two judgments further interpreting Regulation 261/2004 on air passenger rights, in the cases flightright  ( C...