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Recent developments in European Consumer Law: Vouchers, an acceptable reimbursement? – Go Health Pro

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Recent developments in European Consumer Law: Vouchers, an acceptable reimbursement? – Go Health Pro

On March 21, the CJEU published the most recent judgment interpreting provisions of Regulation 261/2004 on air passenger rights in the case Cobult (C-76/23) concerning the possibility of reimbursing passenger’s ticket cost through a voucher. Many of our readers may have experienced a flight cancellation over the past couple of years, not limited to Covid-19-related causes. … Read more

Recent developments in European Consumer Law: May airlines use T&Cs to prohibit passengers from assigning their rights to claim damages? – Go Health Pro

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Recent developments in European Consumer Law: May airlines use T&Cs to prohibit passengers from assigning their rights to claim damages? – Go Health Pro

In today’s Air Europa Lineas Aéreas judgment (C-173/23) the CJEU looked into the application of the Unfair Contract Terms Directive (UCTD) to contracts concluded between air passengers and air carriers. Specifically, the passenger in case suffered damages as a result of a delay in receiving his checked-in baggage. He assigned his claim for damages against the … Read more

Recent developments in European Consumer Law: Unintentionally becoming an apparent producer – Go Health Pro

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Recent developments in European Consumer Law: Unintentionally becoming an apparent producer – Go Health Pro

AG Campos Sánchez-Bordona elaborated today on the notion of a producer under the Product Liability Directive (Directive 85/374) in the case Ford Italia (C-157/23). A consumer in this case purchased a Ford Mondeo car from Stracciari, Ford’s dealer in Italy. The car itself was manufactured by Ford WAG, a German company, which used another company, … Read more

Recent developments in European Consumer Law: Validity of limitation periods for claiming mortgage costs back from banks – Go Health Pro

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While many consumer lawyers are currently busy analysing the details of the opinion of AG Emiliou in Compass Banca case (C-646/22) (and we will add our own analysis of it in the coming days, too), on the same day (April 25) two judgments were issued by the CJEU clarifying the consequences of terms’ unfairness on restitution … Read more

Recent developments in European Consumer Law: Financial services concluded at a distance in digital age – Go Health Pro

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In 2023, European lawmakers were busy improving the protection of consumers in financial services. In addition to the new Directive 2023/2225 on consumer credit (on which we reported here), the regime distance marketing of financial service was also revamped. The new Directive 2023/2673 on financial services contracts concluded at a distance repeals the current Directive … Read more

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