The long awaited Federal Law No. 15 of 2020 on Consumer Protection has been issued on 10 November 2020 and is a major update which aims to revamp and repeal the old UAE consumer protection laws, being Federal Law No. 24 of 2006. Due to the rapid rise of e-commerce globally, including in the UAE, the Consumer Protection Law now acknowledges and captures e-commerce service providers. The Consumer Protection Law has also now imposed a restriction on using personal data of customers for marketing and promotion purposes.
Introduction
In August 2020 the Central District Court dismissed several requests for the certification of various class actions which had been filed against different airlines on the basis that statutory damages under the Israeli Aviation Services Law (ASL) (Compensation and Assistance for Flight Cancellation or Change of Conditions) 2012(1) cannot be claimed in class actions.
In all of the class action requests, similar responses were raised by the airlines. The main argument was that according to the Class Action Law 2016, the court cannot award compensation where proof of damage is not required.
Preliminary motions
In some of the cases, the airlines filed a preliminary motion to dismiss the certification motion prior to filing a response to the merits. In some cases, this preliminary argument was raised within the response.
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The investment will fund an innovative six-month incubation and training initiative and small-grants programme to help SMEs shift online. SMART AXIATA
Joint $500,000 fund to ‘fuel SME incubation’
Tue, 29 December 2020
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Cambodia on December 28 announced a new joint $500,000 investment in grants and e-commerce training for 125 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
The funds are backed by UNDP Cambodia, the Ministry of Commerce and the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF), UNDP Cambodia said in a press release.
The UN agency said the investment “will fuel an innovative six-month incubation and training initiative and small-grants programme to help SMEs move online, sell online, and, for some, sell to overseas customers through a new online marketplace [B2B2C] being developed by the” ministry.
2020-12-28 15:05:52 GMT2020-12-28 23:05:52(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
PHNOM PENH, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) Cambodia s Ministry of Commerce (MoC), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), and the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) have joined hands to boost online commerce as the COVID-19 pandemic has forced more businesses to move online, said a joint press statement on Monday.
Some 125 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are set to gain grants and training in online commerce through a joint investment of 500,000 U.S. dollars, the statement said.
The funds will fuel an innovative six-month incubation and training initiative and small grants program to help SMEs move online, sell online, and, for some, sell to overseas customers through a new online marketplace being developed by the MoC, it said.