There are now just days to go before a decision on the EU 'Vertical Restraints' Regulation. If approved in its current draft form, this legislation would allow brand manufacturers to impose restrictions on sellers who do not have a physical, 'brick and mortar' shop.

Earlier this month we examined proposed European legislation concerning large suppliers’ possible ability to insist their retailers have bricks and mortar premises that customers can visit. eBay has been campaigning on this for over a year, with Amazon joining the fray in public recently. eBay has been examining the latest draft: “The direction of the general [...]

Buying items online in Europe should be straightforward. You search for the product you want, you might well use a price comparison site, you check your favourite sites to see whether it’s available even less expensively and you buy. This works as long as someone discloses their price.