The Law Commission has stated that it has started a joint project with the Scottish Law Commission to reform the remedies available to consumers when they buy goods that turn out to be faulty.
The law in this area currently consists of overlapping domestic and EU remedies: the UK remedies of rejection and damages co-exist with the EU remedies of repair, replacement, rescission and reduction in price. The 2006 Davidson Review on the Implementation of EU legislaton concluded that this state of affairs was unsatisfactory and recommended that the Law Commissions should be asked to produce a joint report on the reform and simplification of the remedies available to consumers relating to the sale or supply of goods. The Law Commissions intend to publish a joint consultation paper in Summer 2008.
The law in this area currently consists of overlapping domestic and EU remedies: the UK remedies of rejection and damages co-exist with the EU remedies of repair, replacement, rescission and reduction in price. The 2006 Davidson Review on the Implementation of EU legislaton concluded that this state of affairs was unsatisfactory and recommended that the Law Commissions should be asked to produce a joint report on the reform and simplification of the remedies available to consumers relating to the sale or supply of goods. The Law Commissions intend to publish a joint consultation paper in Summer 2008.
