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Court of Justice considers the wording of order confirmation button under the EU Consumer Rights Directive (Fuhrmann-2-GmbH v B)

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Published on: 22 April 2022

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EU Law analysis: On 7 April 2022, the Court of Justice delivered its judgment in Fuhrmann-2-GmbH v B which considers the wording of order confirmation button on the travel website booking.com. The ruling is an important one, given that the court took a particularly strict view of the obligation imposed on traders by the second subparagraph of Article 8(2) of Directive 2011/83/EU, the EU Consumer Rights Directive. Written by Kevin de Haan QC, barrister at Gough Square Chambers.

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