Consumer law

Office of Fair Trading

www.oft.gov.uk

Information for both business and consumers on rights and responsibilities including guides, legislation, consultation papers, news releases and useful links. Free email alert service and RSS feed available.

Trading Standards Central

www.tradingstandards.gov.uk

The one-stop shop for consumer protection information in the UK maintained by the Trading Standards Institute. Loads of information aimed at consumers, business, schools and others.

EU law

europa.eu.int/comm/consumers/index_en.htm

For a huge selection of topics concerning the consumer and business interest in the context of EU law and policy.

europa.eu.int/scadplus/leg/en/s16000.htm

Category by category, a list of EU legislation (possibly comprehensive) affecting the consumer interest, together with full references and a detailed summary of the content of the legislation together with the implementation date and full references to follow-up work.

Trading Standards Institute

www.tsi.org.uk

The Institute represents Trading Standards professionals in local authorities and industry and commerce. The site provides a comprehensive set of resources for such professionals; useful for consumers and their advisors too.