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Month: May 2018

The FDA’s planned reforms to credit regulations: how will they protect consumers?

May 31, 2018 Consumer and Society 0

Lenders who supply high risk credit to consumers have been under fire for many years. Some, including payday loan companies, have been accused of “legalised […]

Online scammers are using the new GDPR laws to target consumers

May 31, 2018 Liz Daunton 0

The new GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) laws have only just come into effect and were introduced to help consumers protect their own personal information. […]

Spotify agrees to settlement with musicians over royalties dispute

May 29, 2018 Liz Daunton 0

Spotify have been involved in a high profile court case for a number of years. The case involves a combined lawsuit from songwriter Melissa Ferrick […]

Workers in Las Vegas have voted in favour of strike action

May 25, 2018 Howard Crimsen 0

For the first time in over three decade, thousand of hotel and casino workers in Las Vegas are preparing to take strike action against their […]

How will recent crashes involving self drive vehicles affect public confidence in the technology?

May 23, 2018 Liz Daunton 0

The car industry has high hopes for the future of self driving cars. But, with several high profile crashes involving robot vehicles, including a recent […]

New Zealand Ministry of Health will not appeal court’s IQOS decision

May 17, 2018 Consumer and Society 0

They may have had a tough month, but tobacco giants Philip Morris International (PMI) have won a small but significant victory in the marketing battle […]

The impact of brexit on the UK’s pharmaceutical industry

May 17, 2018 Liz Daunton 0

There’s still a lot of uncertainty over the impact that brexit will have on the British pharmaceutical industry. The current system, whereby the single European […]

Npower criticised over energy price increase

May 15, 2018 Robert Lawson 0

One of the UK’s largest energy companies, Npower, has just announced that it will be increasing its prices next month. The average energy bill will […]

WHO prepares for Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo

May 13, 2018 Liz Daunton 0

According to a recent report from the WHO, there has been an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Tests have […]

IARC vacancy opens door for agency overhaul

May 9, 2018 Consumer and Society 0

With the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) scheduled to announce its new director this month, the body is at something of a crossroads. […]

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