Nearest Consumer Rights Law Firms & Services in Wigan

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Edgworth, Hindley, Golborne, Darwen, Croston, Parbold, Leigh, Skelmersdale, Whitefield, Prescot, Culcheth, Brinscall, Westhoughton, Bury, Radcliffe, +more >>

Wigan Information:

Wigan Pier, a wharf on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, was made famous by the writer George Orwell. At the end of the Middle Ages it was one of four boroughs in Lancashire possessing Royal charters; the others were Lancaster, Liverpool, and Preston. The Charter allowed taxes to be made on transactions made in the borough by tradesmen and permitted the local burgesses to establish a guild that would regulate trade in the borough. During the Industrial Revolution Wigan experienced dramatic economic expansion and a rapid rise in the population. No county will probably be forced to make any changes of governance and to have the powers that can come with such governance changes.' They're immediately reminded that as a response to devolution the Labour government made a half-hearted try and introduce a weak type of regional government for England. ... [snippet] Read more here »

Consumer Disputes Information:

The Consumer Rights Act came into force on 1 October 2015. The law is now clearer and easier to understand, meaning that consumers can buy and businesses can sell to them with confidence. On the rare occasions when problems arise, disputes can now be sorted out more quickly and cheaply. Alternative Dispute Resolution, for example through an Ombudsman, offers a quicker and cheaper way of resolving disputes than going through the courts. The changes are relevant to all consumers and every business which sells directly to them. UK consumers sp Consumer protection legislation in the UK has just lately undergone an entire overhaul. The two most important changes to UK (strictly speaking English) consumer legislation over the past two years, have been cut up between EU regulation within the form of the EU Shopper Rights Directive, applied into UK legislation by the Client Contracts Rules 2013 (CCRs) and domestically instigated regulation w ... [snippet] Read more here »

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