The Fordham Competition Law Institute at Fordham University School of Law has been organizing for the last 47 years its renowned “Annual Conference on International Antitrust […]
The Fordham Competition Law Institute at Fordham University School of Law has been organizing for the last 47 years its renowned “Annual Conference on International Antitrust […]
Consumer protection authority orders RAPPI to comply with consumer protection and e-commerce rules, given more than 750,000 complaints and claims were filed between April and October 2018 from […]
On 31 July, the Colombian National Authority on Metrology (SIC) hit pharmaceutical companies for failing to comply with Circular 04 of 2012, issued by the National Commission […]
The Constitutional Court recently unveiled a court decision (C – 165 of 2019) clarifying and reaffirming the inspection and surveillance duties performed by the Superintendence of Industry and […]
On 22 February 2019, the Peruvian Competition Office issued a bulletin reporting that the Peruvian Mass Transport Workers Union and the Consumers Association will request compensation in consequence […]
The Decree 282 of 2019 forces building developers and/or owners to establish collateral warranties covering all risk of latent structural defects in the 10 years after properties are […]
The National Authority on Consumer Protection (SIC) signed a cooperation agreement to strengthen citizen rights who use public transport. This initiative seeks to reinforce Colombia’s equality and legality […]
The SIC for the first time did not convict a businessman to maintain a price published by mistake, or impose administrative sanctions, even though the authority […]
On 21 December 2018, the Consumer Protection Office ordered Virgin Mobile Colombia S.A.S. to immediately abstain from issuing and disseminating advertising campaigns that violate fundamental rights, such […]
On December 26 and 27, 2018, the Government of Brazil enacted Provisional Measure # 869/2018, which creates the National Protection Data Authority (NPDA), a regulatory body […]
On 16 November 2018, the Peruvian Consumer Protection Office (Indecopi in Spanish) stated that in light of the Central Reserve Bank’s (BCR in Spanish) disposition to […]
On 22 May 2018, Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook CEO) attended the European Parliament, in order to answer the questions posed by several representatives of the European Union (EU) […]
On 27 February 2018, Visa has been battling accusations that it charges tourists excessive fees when they use their cards in the European Union. In the next […]
On 19 February 2018, the Peruvian Antitrust Authority (INDECOPI in Spanish) imposed antidumping duties on zipper imports and its original parts that are produced in China, after […]
On February 6 2018, the Peruvian Consumer Rights Authority (INDECOPI in Spanish) initiated an administrative proceeding against Cencosud –a Chilean retailer with important market share in […]
As in many countries, in Peru it has become commonplace for consumer’s rights protection associations to question the merchant practice of rounding cents (e.g. if your […]
In an important ruling dated May 27, the State Administrative Tribunal of Cundinamarca issued a first stance decision in an action for defense collective rights (“Acción […]