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A consumer cannot be told he has already won a prize if he has to incur any cost to claim that prize

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • October 31 2012

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has issued a judgment clarifying the interpretation of provisions in the Unfair Consumer Practices Directive that relate to commercial practices that involve giving a consumer the false impression that he has won a prize when the consumer is required to make a payment or incur a cost in order to claim that prize

Advocate General's opinion in a case referred to the Court of Justice of the EU is that marketing and labelling of wine that suggests a temporary beneficial effect in relation to digestion is unlawful

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • April 2 2012

The Advocate General has given his Opinion in relation to questions referred to the Court of Justice of the EU, arising from a dispute over whether the marketing and labelling of wine that referred to the wine having reduced acidity amounted to a health claim

Consumer goods: update

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • China, European Union, Indonesia, Netherlands, United Kingdom
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  • February 29 2012

The Ministry of Commerce People’s Republic of China’s (“MOFCOM”) prohibition of CocaCola’s proposed acquisition of Huiyuan in 2009 generated significant controversy and prompted a fear that the Anti-Monopoly Law could be used to prevent foreign-multinational companies from acquiring well-known Chinese brands and businesses

"Mine's cheaper than yours" - price comparisons reviewed across EU

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union
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  • November 23 2010

The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has given guidance on the use of price comparison in advertisements for consumer goods