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Office of Fair TradingThe Office of Fair Trading is a non-ministerial government department of the United Kingdom, established by the Fair Trading Act 1973, which enforces both consumer protection and competition law, acting as the UK's economic regulator.February 23, 2010
News Quote: "The OFT claims that Reckitt withdrew Gaviscon Original Liquid from the NHS prescription list before a generic alternative had been assigned The Office of Fair Trading has claimed that Reckitt Benckiser, one of the world's biggest consumer goods firms, abused its dominant position to stop doctors prescribing cheaper generic versions of its Gaviscon heartburn medicine." - United Kingdom11:23 AM
February 22, 2010
News Quote: "Bridgeman, who as director general of the Office of Fair Trading from 1995 to 2000 conducted official inquiries into the supermarket sector, said the large number of 1p decreases, promoted by Tesco and Asda as thousands of price cuts before the festive season, damaged the credibility of any marketing slogans they used "They are not in reality." - United Kingdom12:17 AM
February 14, 2010
News Quote: "Similar scams, including those online, currently cost three million UK consumers £35bn a year, according to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and email is now the most common scam approach." - United Kingdom12:07 AM
January 18, 2010
News Quote: "After being described as "puerile" and "almost childish" by the Office of Fair Trading in the UK, it was only a matter of time before Europe's most combative airline boss retaliated." - Ireland10:10 AM
December 23, 2009
News Quote: "They believe a European commission investigation will be far quicker than any review that is controlled by British regulators – the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and Competition Commission." - United Kingdom4:06 AM
December 22, 2009
News Quote: "Office of Fair Trading admits only limited chance of success in new legal case against fees levied on unauthorised overdrafts The Office for Fair Trading (OFT) has abandoned its legal fight against Britain's banking sector over unauthorised overdraft charges, after losing its landmark test case at the supreme court last month." - United Kingdom12:01 AM
News Quote: "The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) today said it would drop its investigation into bank overdraft charges but vowed to continue to press lenders to change their system of penalising customers for unauthorised borrowing." - United Kingdom7:19 AM
November 25, 2009
News Quote: "The ruling on the case between the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and seven banks and one building society was to determine whether the fees charged for unauthorised overdrafts could be tested under the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999." - United Kingdom10:29 AM
September 27, 2009
News Quote: "It was launched by the Office of Fair Trading a year ago." - Malta10:24 AM
September 10, 2009
News Quote: "The investigation follows a referral from the Office of Fair Trading, which has been secretly looking into the businesses since January." - United Kingdom5:25 AM
August 20, 2009
News Quote: "Controversial behavioural targeting firm hit by announcement of investigation into online pricing and advertisingThe share price of controversial behavioural targeting firm Phorm fallen by more than 20% in early trading today, after the Office of Fair Trading announced an investigation into how the habits and personal information of web users are used to target internet advertisingAim-listed Phorm has been criticised by privacy campaigners over its plans to roll out Webwise, which tracks the." - United Kingdom1:17 AM
April 23, 2009
News Quote: "The Office of Fair Trading, is considering relaxing the mechanism governing how much ITV can charge advertisers." - Croatia7:37 AM
March 28, 2009
News Quote: "Survival plan envisages new regional supergroups Local newspaper publishers will submit a report to the Office of Fair Trading on Tuesday calling for a massive shake-up of competition laws that could herald a wave of mergers and acquisitions once financial markets stabilise." - United Kingdom5:36 AM
February 26, 2009
News Quote: "The court of appeal ruled that fees for unauthorised overdrafts and bounced cheques are subject to regulation by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) under "unfair contract" rules, clearing the way for the watchdog to set a legal maximum on the fees which currently earn banks around £26bn a year." - United Kingdom7:29 AM
Office of Fair Trading is in the news with France Télécom, Tesco, Neelie Kroes, Orange, NHS, Christmas, Darren Hicks, Gaviscon, Craig Kieswetter plus more people, companies, organizations and other things. No Activity
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