Online Contracts in UK Law
- Forming Contracts Online
- Where Can We Be Sued?- The Implications Of The New Jurisdiction Rules Under The Brussels Regulation For Online Consumer Contracts
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Relying on Express Contractual Powers to Change Employees’ Terms
Three recent cases in the UK have highlighted the issues employers need to consider when they want to use express provisions in employment contracts to change employees' terms and conditions. ...... ... consider when they want to use express provisions in employment contracts to change employees' terms and conditions ... The key questions are ... This update was originally published online by People Management on 21 April 2015 ... Charles Wynn-Evans ... ...
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Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme – UK online service to be launched on 26 May 2020
Today, the UK government announced that a new online service will be launched on 26 May 2020 for small and medium-sized employers (with fewer than 250 employees) to recover Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)...... ... Sick Pay Rebate Scheme (part of a package of support measures for businesses affected by Coronavirus) covers all types of employment contracts, including full-time employees; part-time employees; employees on agency contracts and employees on flexible or zero-hour contracts ... Employers ... ...
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Significant Changes to UK Consumer Law
The Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 (the “Regulations”) come into force on 13 June 2014 and form the final stage of the UK’s implementation of...... The Consumer Contracts" (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 (the \xE2\x80" ... and digital content to consumers, whether from trading premises, online or off-premises (including doorstep selling), and will replace the ... ...
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Changing Online Terms Without Notifying Customers Is A Risky Business
...A recent US court ruling is a harsh reminder that unless customers are given sufficient notice of changes to online contracts (eg, subscriptions, website terms of use, conditions of sale) the changes will not be binding. The courts in many other countries, including the UK, ... ...
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Online Traders Falling Short of EU Law Standards for Consumer Protection
The EU Consumer Rights Directive (the Directive) came into force in 2011 and was implemented in the UK by the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellations and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013......The EU Consumer Rights Directive (the Directive) came into force in 2011 and was implemented in the UK by the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellations and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013. Its aim is to protect consumers when shopping away from business premises, and ... ...
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Click Yes to Accept: Fairness and Transparency in Consumer Contracts in Europe
Companies contracting with consumers have to take care to ensure their agreement terms are enforceable. In one of the first post-Brexit decisions on issues in an online consumer contract, a UK cour...... ... In one of the first post-Brexit decisions on issues in an online consumer contract, a UK court recently showed that principles of fairness and transparency remain vital in the terms and conditions of consumer ... ...
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Retailers must be ready for new laws on 13 June
On 13 June, UK consumer laws are changing. The Consumer Protection (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 come into force on that day. The Regulations make changes to...... ... Regulations make changes to the information which retailers (both online and offline) must give to consumers both pre and post contract, introduce enhanced rights for consumers to cancel contracts, prohibit hidden additional charges and ban premium rate helplines. There ... ...
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Traders Must Provide Information to Consumers About Alternative Dispute Resolution
As the Department for Business Innovation & Skills succinctly puts it: - Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) refers to ways of resolving disputes between consumers and traders that don’t invo...... ... (b) in the general terms and conditions of sales contracts or service contracts of the trader, where such general terms and ... Information requirements for ODR apply to online traders, which means a trader who intends to enter into online sales ... ...
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