Sentences with phrase «aggressive practices»

The current law on aggressive practices raises more fundamental problems.

The proposals on aggressive practices would, on the other hand, extend the scope of consumer protection from pressure selling by clarifying the rules on liability and damages.

Although the WHO introduced an international marketing code more than 30 years ago to prevent aggressive practices in formula milk promotion, the UK has never fully implemented it.

The federal finance minister publicly warned them to avoid imitating aggressive practices that led to the U.S. mortgage crisis, and thanked BMO's competitors for not lowering their own rates in response.

Armed with his trusty wrench, Frank puts into aggressive practice an uncompromising moral code, and is soon joined in this crime - crushing crusade by manic 22 - year - old comic shop clerk Libby (Ellen Page) who, in the guise of the exultantly ultraviolent Boltie, is all too ready to help.

The federal Fair Debt Collections Act makes it illegal for collection agencies to engage in many of the most aggressive practices that many of these firms resort to.

The 21 - year fight meant Microsoft was forced to curb aggressive practices in new markets.

Despite this, the report recommends continuing with the # 1 million investment, so profiting directly from these more aggressive practices.

Instead of the concept of «transactional decisions» used by the 2008 regs the Commissions propose that consumers must have entered a contract or made a payment following the misleading or aggressive practice in order to make a claim.

With Nestlé entering the UK market with its takeover of the SMA brand in 2012 we are seeing the aggressive practices used around the world being used in the UK.

Nestlé took over the SMA brand from Pfizer Nutrition / Wyeth in December 2012 and we have since seen the aggressive practices it uses around the world being brought to the UK.

Since then the aggressive practices it uses elsewhere have become more evident, particularly targeting of health workers.

Baby Milk Action has been raising concerns about conflicts of interest for many years and promoting a «Say No to Formula Company sponsorship» in the UK ever since Nestle bought the Wyeth SMA brand and introduced the sorts of aggressive practices we are used to in other countries.

The commissioners» report, Consumer Redress for Misleading and Aggressive Practices, published last week, recommends a new legal right of redress against traders that carry out misleading or aggressive practices.

Like the 2008 regs the misleading or aggressive practice must have been capable of influencing an average consumer.

Liability The Law Commissions propose a new Act to protect consumers from misleading and aggressive practices.

Strict liability offences are created by reg 9 (misleading actions), reg 10 (misleading omissions), reg 11 (aggressive practices) and reg 12 (unfair practices on the «blacklist» set out in Sch 1).