November 2007
Hill & Stewart guilty of 14 charges under Fair Trading Act
30 November 2007
An appliance retailer has been found guilty of charges under the Fair Trading Act 1986 for making claims that prices were interest free when in fact the prices were more expensive than the cash prices.Relates to: Fair Trading
Court injunction granted against Discount Premium Holidays
28 November 2007
A group of companies that has been telemarketing discount travel memberships and vouchers has been ordered to stop breaching the Fair Trading Act, as a result of an injunction sought by the Commerce Commission.Relates to: Fair Trading
ALT TV settles with Commerce Commission over text and competitions
26 November 2007
ALT TV, an independently owned television station based in Auckland, has settled with the Commerce Commission and agreed that not disclosing the cost of text messages, and misleading viewers over the nature of a prize offered in a competition, may have contravened sections 11 and 17 of the Fair Trading Act.Relates to: Fair Trading
Credit card users get over $24m back
22 November 2007
A sentencing in the Auckland District Court today has brought to a close three years of action by the Commerce Commission to expose and seek redress for undisclosed and inadequately disclosed overseas transaction fees.Relates to: Fair Trading
Discharge without conviction overturned
21 November 2007
The Commerce Commission has been successful in overturning the discharge without conviction of Naresh Shukla, Director of 230 Marua Limited, a leather furniture company.Relates to: Fair Trading
