Friday, 21 December 2018

If it can be cleaned, it can be returned? - AG Saugmandsgaard Øe in slewo (C-681/17)

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Another opinion given this Wednesday was by AG Saugmandsgaard Øe in the case slewo ( C-681/17 ) concerning interpretation of Article 16e) o...

Crying over spilled fuel - AG Tanchev in Moens (C-159/18)

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On Wednesday AG Tanchev gave an opinion in the case Moens ( C-159/18 ) concerning interpretation of extraordinary circumstances that Regula...
Tuesday, 18 December 2018

2019 forecast: Sun shines on consumer sales contracts

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Over a week ago, on December 7, the Council has announced reaching an agreement on the revision of the sales of goods directive ( Consumer ...
Tuesday, 11 December 2018

Consumer organisations join forces against 'no show' practices by air carriers

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A recent communication from BEUC informs about a coordinated initiative by several national consumer organisations directed against the so...

Brexit and consumers: the Court in C-621/18 Wightman

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Dear readers, A quick update. Yesterday the Court of Justice delivered its judgment in C-621/18 Wightman . The Court confirmed that the UK...
Saturday, 8 December 2018

Italy fines Facebook for data related unfair commercial practices

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Yesterday the Italian Competition Commission fined Facebook 10 million EUR for breaching the relevant provisions of the Italian Consumer C...
Friday, 7 December 2018

Ex officio control of unfair terms presupposes an effective remedy: CJEU order in PKO Bank Polski

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On 28 November 2018, the EU Court of Justice issued an order in PKO Bank Polski ( C-632/17 ) , which concerns the same issue as Profi Credi...
Wednesday, 5 December 2018

Brexit and consumers: AG Sanchez-Bordona in C-621/18 Wightman

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Dear readers, Yesterday AG Sanchez-Bordona delivered his Opinion in a landmark case C-621/18, in which a group of citizens lead by Mr Wi...
Tuesday, 27 November 2018

Google tracks every step you take

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Norwegian Consumer Council and seven European consumer organisations have filed a complaint today against Google, arguing that Google uses ...
Thursday, 22 November 2018

‘Nuts and bolts’ of extraordinary circumstances - AG Tanchev in Germanwings (C-501/17)

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What happens when a tyre of an air plane gets punctured by a screw lying on a runway, damaging the plane? Is it an event that could be clas...