26 Nov, 2024 Eventim Case: Hungarian Competition Authority Enforces Consumer-Friendly Compensation for Dark Pricing Practices By Aniko Keller Dorottya Moldovan According to the practice of the Hungarian Competition Authority (HCA), businesses that provide compensation to consumers affected by...
13 Nov, 2024 Spar Avoids Fine with Commitments to Boost Local Economy: Hungarian Competition Authority Launches Follow-Up Investigation By Aniko Keller Dorottya Moldovan In December 2020, the Hungarian Competition Authority (HCA) concluded its investigation into SPAR Magyarország Kereskedelmi Kft (Spar), a...
28 Oct, 2024 Triple Trouble for Wizz Air: Hungarian Competition Authority Fines Airline Amid Two New Investigations By Aniko Keller Dorottya Moldovan In 2022, the Hungarian Competition Authority (HCA) carried out a fast-track comparative analysis which showed that most airlines use...
05 Oct, 2024 The Hungarian Competition Authority Has Imposed the Highest Ever Fine on Booking.com in a Follow-up Investigation By Aniko Keller Dorottya Moldovan In 2018, the Hungarian Competition Authority (HCA) launched a competition investigation against Booking.com B.V. for engaging in unfair...
09 Sep, 2024 News: When will the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 come into force? By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Alex Meloy Fleur Chenevix-Trench A few weeks ago we wrote an update about the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, and when we thought it might be coming...
02 May, 2023 New era for UK consumer protection By GALA The new Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill will, according to the government, “crack down on rip-offs, protect consumer cash...
31 Mar, 2021 Fighting ‘Greenwashing’ – Extensive Sweep Conducted by the Consumer Protection Cooperation Network By Aniko Keller Lilla Szabo Sustainability plays a pivotal role in the decision-making process of today’s consumers. They tend to opt for products with labels such...
09 Nov, 2020 Portuguese Advertising Agencies Association Fined for Restraining Competition in Advertising Services By Ricardo Henriques Margarida Castillo Silva On the 19th of July of 2020, the Portuguese Competition Authority issued a Statement of Objections in which the Portuguese Advertising,...
03 Sep, 2019 Substantial reform of Competition Law in Costa Rica By Uri Weinstok On August 29, the Law for the Strengthening of the Competition Authorities was adopted in its second and final voting session. This Law...