First Voice


	August \| September 2001

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Small firms still suffering payment delays at the hands of large companies

Queen’s Speech brings limited cheer for members

FSB’s foot and mouth loans top £110,000

Small firms lukewarm on Brown

Scams continue to trap the unwary

Stakeholder pension deadline imminent

New service calls banks to account

Youth wage rises

FSB joins alliance to tackle care sector crisis

Number of start-ups falls...and it could get worse

Staff abscences still a problem

OFT lauches Stop Now Orders

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OFT launches Stop Now Orders

Using Stop Now Orders, which became law on 1 June, the OFT and other bodies can apply to the court for an injunction to stop unfair trading practices. The new regulations cover 10 different areas, including doorstep selling, package holidays, misleading and comparative advertising and timeshare.

Among the key points in the new law is a speeding up of the process of taking action against traders who breach certain already-existing consumer protection laws and an extension of injunctive powers to a much wider range of bodies.

For the full News, see pages 4-5, 7-8, 27 of the August/September 2001 issue of First Voice

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