This paper outlines the main trends of the evolution of EU consumer legislation. It ends with some recent developments, in particular ADR and projects of standardisation organisations such as the CEN in the area of services. It draws the seemingly paradoxical conclusion that EU consumer law may...

The aftermath of the financial crisis has seen the formation of several new banking regulators and an onslaught of new financial regulation. In the area of consumer financial protection bureau these regulations have resuscitated the regulatory approach of prior eras, namely substantive...

The present study analyzes the attitude and perception of opposite parties towards consumer grievances redressal under Consumer Protection Act in Haryana. Examining viewpoints of opposite parties provided new insights into the subject. The unit of sample for this objective was individual...

In mid-2010, an amendment was passed to Regulation E, which implements the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, requiring financial institutions to ask consumers whether or not they want overdraft protection for automated teller machine (ATM) transactions and everyday purchases made with a debit card....

With the deregulation of the telecommunications sector in 2002, the sector has remained one of the fastest growing sectors of the Nigerian economy. Deregulation and the introduction of the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) have revolutionized telecommunications in the country. The...

There are inadequate consumer protections from harmful medical billing practices that result in unavoidable, unexpected, and often financially devastating medical bills. The problem stems from increasing cost shifting to patients underway in American health care and the inordinate complexity...

Assessing the potential economic impacts of aviation policy measures is a recurrent topic. Examples of such policy measures are public investments in aviation infrastructure, the liberalisation of air transport markets, the introduction of aviation taxes or environmental restrictions on airport...