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21 Nov 2012
Traders with Greece should ensure that their contracts include provisions for Greece withdrawing from the euro in order to ensure that payments continue, an expert has said.
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16 Nov 2012
The Government has outlined its opposition to EU plans to create a new contract law that traders and consumers could use to govern cross-border transactions.
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12 Nov 2012
The way that the Government intends to implement new EU consumer protection laws could result in some gambling contracts between operators and consumers going unregulated, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has said.
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09 Nov 2012
A ban on payment surcharges above the cost of processing a transaction should apply to all businesses, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has said.
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09 Nov 2012
Big businesses that do not publicly commit to pay their suppliers promptly could be named by the Government, the Business Minister has warned.
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09 Oct 2012
US companies should avoid using telecoms equipment made by two leading Chinese firms, a report by a committee of the US Congress has recommended.
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27 Sep 2012
The European Commission is to draw up new model contract terms that businesses could use in forming contracts and service level agreements with cloud computing providers.
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20 Sep 2012
The Government is planning a further review of existing business regulation in an attempt to remove the barriers to growth for 'challenger' businesses which do not necessarily follow traditional ways of working.
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10 Sep 2012
Consumers who buy goods direct from traders abroad can sue the traders in their home country's courts if certain conditions are met, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled.
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14 Aug 2012
Increasing numbers of manufacturers are bringing production back in-house or looking for "near-shore" local suppliers as economic and natural disasters increase disruptions to supply chains according to EEF, the manufacturers' organisation.
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