Automotive retailers are facing aggressively pursued claims by thousands of consumers for alleged hidden commission fees paid by lender finance companies, and the issue is set to trouble the sector...

The new agency model heralds a significant change to the way in which new vehicles are sold – it bears the moniker of commercial disruptor with some justification. But it is a legal disruptor as...

James Brearley, Pendragon’s former Stratstone managing director and now Inchcape Retail CEO, has lost a case against his former legal team Higgs and Sons. Brearley and three others alleged...

Despite all the questions surrounding the possible move towards agency agreements there are several hard lines surrounding the concept that neither manufacturers nor retailers will be able to cross if...

In the second of a three-part series, our legal expert answers your questions on new data protection laws that will come into force next year Legal expert, Iain Larkins, director at Radius Law, has...

New data protection laws will come into force next year, and our legal expert has been answering your questions, in the first of a three-part series By Iain Larkins   The General Data Protection...

2016 was a bumper year for political and legal changes which saw big changes to company law by the implementation of parts of the Small Business Enterprise and Employment Act (SBEE); the biggest...

Car retailers have a crucial role to play in the implementation of innovative new technology into the market over the next few years. This is the view of Matthew Avery, Thatcham’s director of...

By Iain Larkins, Radius Law To date, data protection law has lacked the teeth that other regulatory laws have enjoyed, but that’s all about to change. The clock is now ticking on the countdown to the...

By Peter Groves We all know that an agreement to agree is unenforceable, but the Court of Appeal has recently shown that it’s easier than you might think to create a binding contract to supply a...

The stakes in the relationship between car buyer and car retailer have been raised by the introduction last October of the new Consumer Rights Act, which enshrined into law a raft of consumer...

Dealers should never rely on a single source to validate a mileage and crucially, must not rely on mileage disclaimers as a substitute for carrying out proper checks. Over 30% of dealers surveyed by...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that holiday pay must be calculated using overtime as well as regular hours. This could mean employers receiving significant claims for back-dated...

The Government has long been concerned about the £74 million annual cost of running the employment tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal. In attempt to discourage potentially frivolous claims,...

The Consumer Rights Bill is a major piece of legislation, consolidating and updating whole swathes of consumer protection legislation in the UK. The changes it will make to distance selling were noted...

Remember weights & Measures? The halcyon days of the paper credit licence, issued by your local Trading Standards bod. After Trading Standards centralised, you had to send off for a licence to...

The Sytner BMW dealership in High Wycombe has been ordered to pay nearly £40,000 following a pollution incident in 2011 that had a major impact on a 7km stretch of the River Wye. A dozen birds...

What businesses do with people’s data is always going to be developing faster than the law. It is a simple proposition that applies wherever technology is involved, but in the data protection...

Online retail operations are progressing at such a rapid rate that occasionally vital checks get missed, such as making sure your website is legally compliant. This step-by-step feature takes you...

An internet car broker in Derby has been prosecuted and fined under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (CPRs) for failing to inform consumers about the consequences of buying...