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Brexit and ecommerce and the future DSM: what could it mean for you?
The conventional wisdom said it couldn't happen - but it happened; we have a referendum vote for the UK to leave the EU. The current political fallout introduces uncertainty. The likely state of future law has come into focus. In the online and ecommerce space however, we perhaps have more answers than you first think. In the famous words of once United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, there are some known knowns; but also some known unknowns!
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Further EU proposals to boost ecommerce
Electronic commerce in the EU is not functioning as smoothly as it could. Earlier this week, the European Commission announced a tranche of proposed laws to support its ambition to create a Digital Single Market across the EU. These include a proposal for an "EU Regulation" to promote cross-border ecommerce between EU Member States. If the proposed Regulation becomes law, it will affect any business that trades online with consumer or business end user customers in the EU, whether the trader is based in or outside the EU.
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EU Commission proposes modern digital contract rules under the DSM strategy
We've previously commented in some depth on the EU's Digital Single Market proposals, most of which are currently out to consultation. The European Commission today set out new plans for two proposals
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Europe's first ever EU-wide cyber-security rules "agreed"
On 7 December 2015 a European Parliament press release reported that EU MEPs had closed a deal with the European Council on the first ever EU rules on cyber-security. Though we're yet to see the full
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Digital Single Market: Making Value-Added Tax less taxing across the EU
BackgroundRecent legislation, which came into force at the start of the year, is under scrutiny as it has impacted smaller businesses trading across EU borders. Many such businesses have had to stop
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Payment method "Sofort" under attack in Germany
The Regional Court of Frankfurt recently decided that using "Sofortüberweisung" (www.sofort.com) as the only free payment service on a website does not constitute a reasonable free payment method for
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Competition and Markets Authority considering crackdown on fake online reviews and endorsements
Back in 2013 the New York Attorney General set up a fake yoghurt shop in Brooklyn and paid reputation management firms to enhance the image of the business. The Sham yogurt shop rapidly gained
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Europe seeks views on digital content and online purchases
When developing new legislation the European Commission consults widely with citizens and stakeholders throughout the EU. On the 12th June a new consultation was launched into "contract rules for
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Finally, some certainty around Europe's Single Digital Market Strategy
If you haven't already spotted it among the leaks, tweets and general pre-announcement noise, today the EU released its Digital Single Market Strategy. In an orchestrated tweet-fest the clunky machine
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European Parliament votes in favour of eCall Regulation
Earlier this week on 29 April 2015, the European Parliament voted in favour of a new eCall Regulation which makes it mandatory from April 2018 for all new passenger cars and trucks sold in the