May 2000
More action on fine print: Cellphone Accessories fined $6,000
24 May 2000
Commerce Commission action against fine print continued today, with the North Shore District Court fining Cellphone Accessories Mail Order Service Limited $6,000 for making false or misleading claims about prices.Relates to: Fair Trading
Shell admits misleading advertising of petrol prices: fined 10,000
10 May 2000
The Wellington District Court today fined Shell New Zealand Limited $10,000 after it admitted breaching the Fair Trading Act by making misleading claims about the price of petrol at its Franz Josef petrol station.Relates to: Fair Trading
Third Fair Trading Act prosecution of furniture retailer in a month:
1 May 2000
The Commerce Commission's prosecution of Waitemata Backcare Beds and Waterbeds Limited highlights one of the main concerns the Commission has about furniture retailing: "interest free" offers must be the same as the cash price.Relates to: Fair Trading
