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    28/03/2024
    United Kingdom

    Greenwashing: lessons from the CMA’s fast fashion investigation

    In January 2022, the UK competition regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (the “CMA”), launched a review of green claims in the fashion sector. Six months following that, in July 2022, it launched an investigation into environmental claims made by three businesses, concerning fashion products (including clothing, footwear and accessories). The CMA expressed concern across the sector, but honed in on these businesses, in part, simply because of their size and visibility. Having worked with the CMA, on 27 March 2024, forward-looking commitments from the three fashion retailers...
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    28/03/2024
    England and Wales

    ASA wipes out cleaning ad showing harmful gender stereotypes

    The Advertising Standards Authority (the “ASA”) upheld a complaint against John Mills Ltd t/a JML Direct for their advertising of the Hurricane Spin Scrubber, as it presented gender stereotypes likely to cause harm.The Advertisement:The TV advertisement (the “ad”) for JML's Hurricane Spin Scrubber, aired on 7 January 2024, featured women using the cleaning tool in various household areas. The women shared their positive experiences with the scrubber, one of them mentioning gifting it to her mother. The ad featured both a male and female host, with the male host explaining...
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    13/03/2024
    England and Wales

    Not Frying So High: EU General Court Rejects “MYBACON” Trade Mark Appeal

    Introduction Food company Myforest Foods Co. sought to register the trade mark “MYBACON” for its plant-based food product. Both the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the EUIPO’s Board of Appeal rejected its application on the grounds that  the mark is deceptive (Myforest Foods Co. v EUIPO, Case T‑107/23). Determined to press on with its appeal, Myforest brought the case before the EU General Court (GC) but it has been unsuccessful. The EU General Court agreed with the EUIPO that the mark “MYBACON” was likely to mislead the public...
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    23/02/2024
    United Kingdom

    Latest UK consumer law developments

    In January 2024, the Department for Business and Trade published its response to a 2023 consultation entitled “Smarter Regulation: Improving consumer price transparency and product information for consumers” (“Consultation”). The Government consulted with the ultimate aim of improving the quality and accessibility of information provided to consumers and enabling them to make informed decisions about products they purchase. For more information about the Consultation, please refer to our previous Law-Now: UK Government announces Consultation on consumer protection reforms.Soon...
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    11/10/2023
    EU

    Adoption of the new consumer credit directive: impact for BNPL

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    On 9 October 2023, the Council of the European Union adopted the new directive on consumer credits (CCD) in its final and definitive version. This version was already approved by the European Parliament on 12 September 2023. The CCD introduces a new set of consumer protection rules, which impact Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) activities. BNPL is a frequently used payment method whereby a merchant enables its customers to postpone payment while purchasing goods or services, generally at the intervention of a third-party lender.Currently, BNPL falls outside the scope of the previous Consumer Credit Directive...
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    10/10/2023
    Polen

    Polish court rules that producers and importers of multifunctional devices (e.g. mobile phones or tablets) must pay copyright levy

    Do producers and importers of multifunctional devices (e.g. mobile phones or tablets) have to pay a copyright levy for their sale in Poland? According to the recent ruling and published justification of District Court in Warsaw of 31 May 2023, the answer is yes.The verdict ended ongoing litigation between a business responsible for the sale of electronic devices and carriers in Poland and a collective management organisation operating under the supervision of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage (CMO). The Court approved the request of the CMO for the payment of the copyright...
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