Long arm of OFT stretches into Europe

This follows an OFT announcement it has used its cross-border powers to take court in another European Member State for the first time since new legislation was introduced in 2002 . The action is against Belgian company D Duchesne, which stands accused of sending unsolicited letters to UK consumers implying they would win a large sum of money, but only if they made a purchase from an accompanying catalogue. The law as it stands now allows the OFT to take action against businesses in other European countries it they break certain EU-based consumer protection legislation. When a busi...