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Comment: Rogue online sellers up against new UK consumer-protection weapon

By Simon Zekaria
  • 02 Jun 2020 10:27
  • 02 Jun 2020 10:27
Rogue traders using Amazon's marketplace, eBay, Etsy and other e-commerce platforms face an extra weapon in the UK's regulatory armory from today as new consumer-protection rules enter force — but not without judicial constraints that could blunt their edge.
The Consumer Protection (Enforcement) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2020, put before lawmakers in

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Simon Zekaria

Senior Correspondent


Simon Zekaria is a senior correspondent in London, covering UK regulation. Prior to joining MLex, Simon reported on business news for The Wall Street Journal, including on telecommunications, media, technology and consumer affairs. Simon was also a writer for the WSJ on diverse subjects such as Brexit, UK politics and global sport. Simon was previously a correspondent on competition issues and European politics for Thomson Reuters and Agence France-Presse in Brussels. Simon is a graduate of Edinburgh University, with Masters degrees in literature and law. A French speaker, he has studied at the Sorbonne University, Paris.

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