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Australia
Holman Webb
Issues with misleading advertising on social media have raised concerns about possible breaches of the ACL.
K&L Gates
On 12 March 2024, the Australian Treasury released for consultation an exposure draft legislative package that proposes to amend the current regulatory framework to regulate low cost credit contracts (LCCCs), including Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) arrangements and other types of credit contracts.
Carroll & O'Dea
Duty of care of a childcare centre and its management and rights and responsibilities of parents with child in care.
Canada
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
On February 29, 2024, McCarthy Tétrault proudly hosted our 14th Annual National Retail and Consumer Markets Summit. Each year, this gathering is carefully curated...
Cassels
In its recent decision in Desrochers v McGinnis, the Ontario Court of Appeal affirmed the broad application of a vicarious liability provision in Ontario's Highway Traffic Act (HTA) which renders...
China
Beijing East IP Law Firm
Recently, the Palace Museum discovered that a Sichuan liquor company and a Beijing trading company used the words "Supervised by the Palace Museum"...
France
Soulier Avocats
Le Conseil et le Parlement européen sont parvenus à un accord provisoire sur une directive qui promeut la réparation des biens...
Hungary
Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
From 28 March 2024, businesses operating in Hungary will be required to offer services by the state-owned enterprise Hungarian Post ("Magyar Posta") as a delivery option for consumers using their online stores.
India
S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates
We are currently living in an era where shopping trends have transitioned from bustling storefronts to the palm-sized screen of our smartphone.
NovoJuris Legal
The Reserve Bank of India ("RBI") has recently issued an amendment to the Master Direction – Credit Card and Debit Card – Issuance and Conduct Directions, 2022.
Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
The CESTAT Mumbai has held that strapping together of tyres, tubes and flaps, referred as ‘TTF', at the premises of logistics service provider, for dispatch to dealers...
Switzerland
Bär & Karrer
Product liability claims may be based on (1) the Swiss Product Liability Act (PLA), (2) contract law, (3) tort law, or (4) statutory provisions applicable to specific industries.
Logan & Partners
You're scrolling through your favorite dating app, hoping to find a connection, when suddenly you discover that the prices you see aren't the same as what others are seeing.
UK
Osborne Clarke
Update on the UK DMCC Bill | CMA consults on proposal to launch a market investigation of the UK vet sector | Delegated act on independent audits under the DSA enters into force...
Travers Smith LLP
After a software glitch incorrectly showed that a player had won £1 million in an online game, the Court of Appeal has ruled that former National Lottery operator Camelot...
Bates Wells
The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 is implementing new and more rigidly enforceable duties on students' unions (SUs). They require, among other things...
United Arab Emirates
Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal Consultancy
The Ministry of Economy in the UAE has recently introduced a comprehensive list of violations under Cabinet Decision No. 66/2023 concerning the Executive Regulation of Federal Law No. 15/2020 on Consumer Protection.
United States
Duane Morris LLP
On March 29, 2024, U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona heeded the call of a bipartisan group of senators, the American Council on Education and numerous other influential higher...
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
What trends are shaping consumer protection in 2024?...
Dickinson Wright PLLC
It is now spring, and if you are an educational entity, it is now the season to begin preparations for summer professional development for the upcoming school year.
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