On 10 July, the CMA announced that it was investigating suspected breaches of consumer protection law in the package holiday sector. The investigation was launched on the back of work carried out by the CMA’s COVID-19...more
7/15/2020
/ Competition Act ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Holidays ,
Price Gouging ,
Relief Measures ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ,
Unfair Competition Law (UCL) ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
The CMA continues to field COVID-19 complaints concerning refunds and previously widespread excessive prices on day-to-day products.
The CMA continues to respond to complaints from consumers on COVID-19-related issues....more
The investigation is being carried out under the CMA’s competition law powers rather than under its consumer protection functions.
On 18 June, the CMA released an update noting that it had launched an investigation under...more
The new service encourages UK consumers to report exploitative sales and pricing practices.
On 4 April 2020, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched an online service called “Report a business behaving...more