Friday, 9 March 2018

Arbitration and effective consumer protection: a field of tension

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The judgment of the EU Court of Justice (Grand Chamber) of 6 March 2018 in Slovak Republic v Achmea (C-284/16) , a case concerning investor-...
Wednesday, 7 March 2018

Reminder: 'Consumer Law in the Data Economy' conference

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A quick reminder: if you are thinking of attending the conference 'Consumer Law in the Data Economy' on 13 April in Amsterdam, ther...
Friday, 16 February 2018

Facebook and Twitter continue to defy EU consumer protection rules

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With the increasing popularity of often American-based social media companies in Europe, consumer organisations and consumer authorities st...
Thursday, 15 February 2018

International conference: The Responsible Consumer in the Digital Age - International and Nordic Perspectives on Consumer Financial Protection

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The conference is an exciting opportunity for everyone interested in consumer financial protection. It aims to provide a forum where lead...
Tuesday, 6 February 2018

EP votes on the geo-blocking regulation

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After a political agreement  on the proposed regulation prohibiting unjustified geo-blocking had been reached in November last year, there ...
Thursday, 1 February 2018

Time to let go of the services/goods distinction? - CJEU in X (C-360/15 & C-31/16)

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In an interesting judgment ( X , joined cases C-360/15 and C-31/16) the CJEU has decided to broaden the scope of application of the Service...
Monday, 29 January 2018

Report on the procedural protection of consumers

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The European Commission has published a long-awaited report (see our previous blog posts here ,  here and here ) on the impact of national...
Friday, 26 January 2018

Max Schrems is a consumer - with respect to his own claims, Court says

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Source: https://twitter.com/maxschrems Yesterday, on 25 January, the  judgment in the second high profile case concerning the battle o...
Thursday, 25 January 2018

E-cigarettes not the same as cigarettes - Commission decides against harmonisation of duties for e-cigarettes

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Consumption of e-cigarettes is on the rise with consumers using them as they consider them a ‘healthier’ alternative to traditional cigare...
Wednesday, 24 January 2018

Procedural autonomy and effectiveness - a delicate balance; Opinion of AG Wahl in C-483/16 Sziber

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For those who are interested in consumer credit agreements in a foreign currency , the legal consequences of unfair terms and  the 'pro...