Out-of-court settlement of consumer disputes in 2017
On 10 January 2017 the Act of 23 September 2016 on out-of-court settlement of consumer disputes enters into force. The
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Identical press titles and misleading the consumer
On 16 November 2016 the Supreme Court was resolving a dispute concerning the use of identical press titles in the
Read moreCosts of transferring the vehicle from the manufacturer to the dealer is an integral part of the final price
The question referred for a preliminary ruling to the Court from the German Federal Court of Justice was whether an
Read moreAbusiveness of the index clause of the credit as a reason for invalidity of the credit agreement
In the judgment of 22nd August 2016 the District Court in Warsaw analysed how the abusiveness of the index clauses
Read moreRecovery of undue performance collected under flawed indexed credit agreement
In the judgment District Court in Warsaw took into consideration debtor’s claim that demanded payment for undue performance to the
Read moreA significant view on the case – the Financial Ombudsman and the President of Office of Competition and Consumer Protection standing on the side of the debtors
Recently both the President of Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (“UOKiK) as well as the Financial Ombudsman became interested
Read moreRequirements for advertising using quality marks
In the judgment of 21st July 2016, the German Tribunal of Justice defined/stipulated what criteria must be met so that
Read moreGeographic designation of the product „Himalaya Salz” can be misleading
The German Federal Tribunal of Justice [BGH] decided the important issue concerning the use of geographic designations to mark products
Read moreMarking of goods with a name of a place other than the place of production does not mislead an attentive consumer?
Such a conclusion was reached by the Appeals Court in Białystok who in the second instance was settling the dispute
Read moreA domestic court is obligated to examine ex officio conformity of the terms of a consumer credit agreement to the EU law
The request of the Czech court for a preliminary ruling related to the case where under bankruptcy proceedings spouses R.
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