Motor Law volume 13 number 11

Here are links to further information on some of the stories in the latest Motor Law:

OFT on consumer rights bill www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/reports/oft_response_to_consultations/OFT1502.pdf
TSI response http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/policy/policy-consitem.cfm/newsid/1297
www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/reports/oft_response_to_consultations/draft-cpr.pdf
www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/reports/oft_response_to_consultations/draft-consumer-contracts.pdf
Review of consumer protection co-operation http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/health_consumer/dgs_consultations/ca/consumer_protection_cooperation_regulation_201310_en.htm
Prize promotions http://www.cap.org.uk/News-reports/Media-Centre/2013/Promoting-our-promotions-guidance.aspx
'Made in EU' http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/imported/safety-claim-at-heart-of-tough-fight-over-made-in-eu-label/78575.aspx
The consequences of not mediating PGF II SA v OMFS Company 1 Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 1288
Spain: price-fixing in car market http://www.cncompetencia.es/Inicio/GestionDocumental/tabid/76/Default.aspx?EntryId=198842&Command=Core_Download&Method=attachment
Lookers merger with Shields http://www.oft.gov.uk/OFTwork/mergers/Mergers_Cases/2013/Lookers
Parts supply: antitrust investigations http://www.automotiveworld.com/news-releases/nsk-plea-agreement-with-respect-to-bearings/, http://www.automotiveworld.com/news-releases/jtekt-plea-agreement-with-the-united-states-department-of-justice-concerning-certain-automotive-products/, http://www.autonews.com/article/20130924/OEM10/130929955/panasonic-executive-charged-with-price-fixing-on-toyota-components#axzz2fyjC6LHx, http://www.autonews.com/article/20130925/OEM10/309259967/magna-iac-faurecia-part-of-german-price-fixing-probe#axzz2fyjC6LHx
South Africa: no spares protection Bayerische Motoren Werker Aktiengesellschaft v Grandmark International (Pty) Ltd and Another (722/12) [2013] ZASCA 114
CO2: Germany wants transition http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/2013/september/germany-tries-new-objection-as-car-co2-vote-returns/78294.aspx
Commission's Daimler dilemma http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/imported/commission-faces-daimler-dilemma/78106.aspx
EU van emissions targets move forward http://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/transport/vehicles/vans/
MEPs resist vehicle noise limits http://hy-tec.eu/2013/02/eu-parliament-votes-on-noise-level-of-motor-vehicles/
Restrictive covenants: wide but valid Coppage & Anor v Safety Net Security Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 1176 (11 October 2013) http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2013/1176.html
US: Ford Truck dealers http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-11/ford-didn-t-breach-truck-dealer-contracts-ohio-jury-says.html
CCTV for parking to be outlawed http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/10337749/Councils-using-CCTV-cameras-to-fine-motorists-to-be-made-illegal-within-months.html
Persistent fuel thieves will be prosecuted http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/10357320/Legal-loophole-closed-to-prosecute-persistent-fuel-thieves.html
Compensation for breach of Data Protection Act Halliday v Creation Consumer Finance Ltd (CCF) [2013] EWCA Civ 333
Phoenix: report of disciplinary hearing http://www.frc.org.uk/News-and-Events/FRC-Press/Press/2013/September/FRC-publishes-Final-Report-of-Disciplinary-Hearing.aspx
Cooper Tire appeals merger ruling http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bac43520-4bb4-11e3-8203-00144feabdc0.html
 Case C95/ Commission v Germany (Volkswagen Law case) http://curia.europa.eu/juris/documents.jsf?num=C-95/12
Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 (Prescribed Documents and Information for Verification of Name and Address) Regulations 2013 (SI no 2276)  www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/2276/pdfs/uksi_20132276_en.pdf