Consumer Rights
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Apr- 2020 -30 AprilBusiness Bites
Coronavirus treatment hopes push stock markets up, and ‘Spoons to reopen in June
Investors are chirpy this morning amid hopes of a new coronavirus treatment that has been described as promising by the USA’s top infectious disease official, Dr Anthony Fauci. The experimental drug, called remdesivir, is produced by an American biopharmaceutical firm called Gilead Sciences, and is reckoned by US regulators to…
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Jan- 2020 -3 JanuaryBusiness Bites
Volkswagen’s unceasing nightmare is a lesson in honesty
Readers will recall the scandal surrounding faked emissions tests conducted by the car-making giant, Volkswagen, in recent years. In case you have forgotten, the controversy surrounded the manufacturer’s attempts to depress the emissions readings on regulatory testing of its vehicles in order to artificially meet the standards on CO2 that…
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Oct- 2015 -1 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Compulsory 30-day refund rules take effect
The Consumer Rights Act 2015 has come into force today which aims to make the law clearer to businesses while offering consumers greater protection. Under the legislation, consumers who buy faulty goods will now be entitled to a full refund for up to 30 days after the purchase. Before the…
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Nov- 2014 -21 NovemberTrade Organisations
WFDB president calls for ‘immediate action’ on diamond grading
The president of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), Ernie Blom, has released an open letter claiming the diamond industry is facing a challenge to its integrity and lack of consumer confidence. The letter comes after laboratories from a specific laboratory group were recently found to have been overstating…
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Jun- 2013 -20 JuneCurrent Affairs
Draft Consumer Rights Bill cautiously welcomed by So Jewellery
So Jewellery says that it cautiously welcomes the measures taken to enhance consumer rights and make them easier to understand, as unveiled last week by Consumer Minister Jo Swinson.
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Mar- 2012 -7 MarchTrade Organisations
BRC urges greater urgency for single online retail market
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) will host its Multichannel Retailing conference today, lobbying the UK government to put pressure on Europe to create the single European online retail market.
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