Handpicked Media Ltd, a blogging network which promotes the activities of its clients through online content, has become the first company to be subject to enforcement action by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (CPRs). The OFT’s actions illustrate how the rise of blogging and social networking sites … Read more
The largest piece of discrimination legislation which governs both the workplace and beyond came into force on 1 October 2010. The Equality Act 2010 harmonises discrimination legislation into a single set of rules and widens the scope of anti-discrimination law. The key changes affecting the workplace are: Protection from direct and indirect discrimination because of … Read more
In a decision last week the ASA has given guidance on just how visible small print needs to be. A PlusNet ad on the back of a bus claimed “BROADBAND ONLY £6.49* A MONTH” linking via an asterisk to small print at the bottom that stated “Broadband for £6.49 a month if you live in … Read more
The largest piece of discrimination legislation which governs the workplace and beyond came into force on 1 October 2010. The Equality Act 2010 consolidates all previous discrimination legislation, which was considered to be inconsistent and difficult to interpret, into a single piece of legislation using a single set of rules. This article summarises the discrimination … Read more
