Click and you shall receive: using hyperlinks *

European Union - July 17 2012
In the recent case of Content Services Ltd v Bundesarbeitskammer [2012] Case C-49/11 (link), the ECJ held that providing consumers with hyperlinks to a website containing the information required to be given to consumers by Article 4 of the Directive 97/7/EC did not constitute the consumer being ‘given’ or having ‘received’ the information within the meaning of Article 5(1).

Co-authors: John Armstrong .

High Court warning to online traders: make sure your terms are binding and fair *

United Kingdom - June 20 2012
The recent High Court case of Spreadex Limited v Colin Cochrane [2012] EWHC 1290 (Comm) is a stark reminder to online traders, and indeed to other businesses, to exercise caution when imposing liability on consumers in contracts.

Co-authors: Odette Orlans, John Armstrong .