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Press releases 2002
- OFT increases consumer credit licence fees 18 December 2002
- OFT concludes BSkyB investigation 17 December 2002
- Newspaper supply should be liberalised 12 December 2002
- BA has not abused dominant position with lower booking payments 11 December 2002
- OFT announces liability insurance market investigation 10 December 2002
- Consumer IT market working well - but room for improvement 05 December 2002
- OFT/ Easycar - Distance Selling Regulations (DSRs) 05 December 2002
- DSA approaches OFT code approval 03 December 2002
- Shoppers' rights on the christmas list in Scotland 02 December 2002
- OFT fines Hasbro £4.95 million for price fixing for toys 29 November 2002
- OFT warns debt collectors about unfair practices 28 November 2002
- New OFT market study into payment systems 27 November 2002
- New directors for competition enforcement team at OFT 26 November 2002
- OFT issues further notice on replica football kits 26 November 2002
- OFT to keep accountancy and audit market under review 22 November 2002
- OFT responds to Lord Chancellor's paper on legal profession 21 November 2002
- OFT warns consumers to wise up to misleading ads 20 November 2002
- Misleading ads for data protection services halted 19 November 2002
- Amended insurance rules not anti-competitive 13 November 2002
- OFT launches doorstep selling investigation 12 November 2002
- New competition and consumer law responsibilities for OFT 08 November 2002
- Shopping rights and shopping wrongs 04 November 2002
- OFT stops two more misleading data protection mailshots 04 November 2002
- Airline alliance gets clearance from OFT 01 November 2002
- Motor trade tops league of consumer credit licences refused or revoked by OFT 29 October 2002
- VBRA code in pole position - on the road to OFT approval 28 October 2002
- OEA code on the home stretch to OFT approval 28 October 2002
- On the road to OFT approval 28 October 2002
- OFT sends banks' undertakings to Government 28 October 2002
- OFT advises shoppers to think before taking out extended warranties 22 October 2002
- Thomas Cook and ABTA to give fairer terms 21 October 2002
- OFT consultation on mergers launched 18 October 2002
- Companies House gets all clear 10 October 2002
- OFT closes investigation into milk supply in Scotland 09 October 2002
- Airtours, Thomson and First Choice give consumers fairer contracts 02 October 2002
- Standing up for shoppers' rights in Kent 30 September 2002
- BBC falls short of independent productions quota 26 September 2002
- OFT launches debt management compliance review 26 September 2002
- Protection for credit card holders when they shop abroad 19 September 2002
- OFT tells record companies to stay in line 17 September 2002
- OFT statement on the local newspaper industry 17 September 2002
- OFT sends Government further report on banks 17 September 2002
- OFT fines Scottish newspaper publisher for predatory pricing 16 September 2002
- More retailers stop misleading interest free credit ads 12 September 2002
- Can the scientific journals market work better? 09 September 2002
- Box Telecom agrees to call time on misleading directory enquiries ads 06 September 2002
- OFT action on doorstep selling complaint 03 September 2002
- OFT not to appeal BetterCare legal ruling 02 September 2002
- OFT appeals for timeshare victims 29 August 2002
- Misleading domain name ads stopped 29 August 2002
- Competition Act clarity for transport operators 27 August 2002
- Estate agents banned by OFT 22 August 2002
- OFT launches taxi study 21 August 2002
- OFT closes investigation into Wiseman Dairies alleged abuse of dominant position 09 August 2002
- Airline alliance could be good for consumers 09 August 2002
- Pest control under the microscope 05 August 2002
- Competition Commission Appeal Tribunal ruling on complaint by Bettercare against North and West Belfast Health and Social Services Trust 01 August 2002
- OFT proposes to find Genzyme's pricing policy breaches competition law 31 July 2002
- New branch directors to strengthen OFT's consumer protection operation 24 July 2002
- End of the line for misleading directory enquiries ads 23 July 2002
- OFT welcomes NJPC changes 17 July 2002
- OFT consults on Enterprise Bill cartel powers 15 July 2002
- OFT stops misleading ads for mailshot schemes 15 July 2002
- OFT orders investigation into extended warranties 02 July 2002
- More misleading data protection ads stopped 01 July 2002
- OFT proposes to find Bacardi exclusive agreements breach competition law 28 June 2002
- Spanish ruling protects UK businesses 27 June 2002
- North East shoppers urged to know their rights 18 June 2002
- OFT sends progress report to government on bank remedies 14 June 2002
- OFT launches study into estate agency market 11 June 2002
- Misleading data protection ads stopped 31 May 2002
- Misleading advertising claims stopped 30 May 2002
- Amazon and BOL agree to refund delivery charges 30 May 2002
- Escalator trade body lifts anti-competitive rules 28 May 2002
- Neville and Bernard Michaelson - OFT apology 24 May 2002
- New campaign urges Northern Ireland shoppers 'know your rights on the high street' 22 May 2002
- OFT shuts door on unfair trading practices 22 May 2002
- OFT continues case against Aberdeen Journals for predatory pricing 20 May 2002
- Commercial vehicle component companies fined for price fixing 17 May 2002
- OFT proposes to find that replica football kit prices have been fixed 16 May 2002
- Two estate agents banned by the OFT 14 May 2002
- Year of change heralds new role for OFT 09 May 2002
- OFT proposes to find that toy prices have been fixed 01 May 2002
- First aid kit scam stopped 29 April 2002
- OFT prevents misleading crime prevention claims 26 April 2002
- Competition in professions – improvement but more action needed 25 April 2002
- Companies amend misleading interest free credit ads 24 April 2002
- OFT helps tenants get fairer deal from landlords 23 April 2002
- First Stop Now Order 22 April 2002
- Liberalisation, not polarisation 19 April 2002
- Working out fairer fitness deals 04 April 2002
- OFT announces review of group licensing regime 22 March 2002
- Standing up for shoppers' rights in Yorkshire 20 March 2002
- Sweeping up bogus health claims 19 March 2002
- OFT stops misleading directory enquiries ads 07 March 2002
- New Director of Competition policy coordination at the OFT 06 March 2002
- OFT roadshow arrives in Bristol to launch new guide on shoppers' rights 27 February 2002
- OFT hits the road 26 February 2002
- Major credit card companies agree to change adverts 20 February 2002
- Estate agent banned 14 February 2002
- Helping government to assess impact of proposed policies on competition 13 February 2002
- OFT seminar leads Yorkshire businesses through competition and consumer law maze 13 February 2002
- OFT accepts new film deal 01 February 2002
- First fines for cartel activity 30 January 2002
- OFT publishes report into new car discounts and gives views on EC block exemption 29 January 2002
- OFT seminar to help south west businesses through competition and consumer law jungle 24 January 2002
- OFT launches major investigation into private dentistry 23 January 2002
- OFT competition ruling upheld - decision saves the NHS £2m a year 15 January 2002
- OFT to review newspaper supply code 14 January 2002
- New Director in OFT's Markets and Policy Initiatives Division 10 January 2002
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