Tag Archives: Office of Fair Trading
“Life is not fair; get used to it.”
Yesterday for the first time the handing down of a Supreme Court judgement was a major news event. The outcome of OFT -v- Abbey National & ors was eagerly awaited. Many bank customers had hoped for some good news and some cash back from their banks – always handy … Continue reading
Filed under Commercial
Disgorgement of ill-gotten gains
Thanks to a twitter lead (HT @clarinette02), we were alerted rather late in the day to the action being taken by the Federal Trade Commission in the US against a Californian mail order company that had misused .co.uk domain names … Continue reading
Filed under Data Protection
Are bank charges fair?
This is the question the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) would like to ask, particularly in relation to unauthorised overdraft fees and associated charges imposed by leading banks on personal current accounts. The OFT has jurisdiction to enforce the Unfair Terms … Continue reading
Filed under Commercial
Please may I have my ball back?
The Football Association made an admirable offer to refund ticket holders who were unable, as a result of a widespread Tube strike, to go to the England -v- Andorra World Cup Group Qualifier on Wednesday, 10 June 2009 (for the … Continue reading
Filed under Commercial
Kicking a man when he’s down?
It’s no secret that estate agents are having a tough time in the current market, with the credit crunch popping the property bubble. However, the Court of Appeal might be accused of putting the boot in to an already stricken … Continue reading
Filed under Commercial
Andrew Sharpe
