Press Release: OFT wins first ever European cross-border action

In the first ever cross-border court action taken in Europe to stop a trader in one country deceiving consumers in another, the commercial court in Brussels ruled in favour of the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), preventing Belgian company D Duchesne SA sending misleading mailings to UK consumers. D Duchesne SA had been trading in the UK as 'TV Direct Distribution' and 'Just 4 You'.