Thursday, November 01, 2007

UK Shoppers Protected

The House Of Lords has rejected an appeal by banks and credit card companies that they should not be liable for refunds on overseas card purchases. The Law Lords rejected an appeal brought by Tesco and Lloyds TSB who were challenging an earlier Appeal Court ruling.

The ruling confirms that people who buy goods and services from outside the UK, including online stores, are entitled to a refund of the purchase price on faulty or undelivered items costing between £100 and £30,000 under the Consumer Credit Act.

Source : The Inquirer

UK Surfers Shafted
All the conclusions on personal internet security produced by the UK House of Lords Science and Technology Committee have essentially been rejected outright by the Government. In a response (PDF file) released in the last few days each of the major recommendations made by the Lords has been dismissed out of hand.

Read the article HERE.

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