Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
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178 Substantiation of claims
(1) This section applies where an application for a consumer protection order is made to a court in respect of a relevant infringement involving a contravention of Chapter 1 of Part 4 (protection from unfair trading). (2) The court may, for the purpose of considering the application, require a respondent to provide evidence as to the accuracy of any factual claim made as part of a commercial practice of the respondent. (3) The court may find that a factual claim of a respondent is inaccurate if— (a) the respondent fails to provide evidence of the accuracy of the claim in response to a requirement imposed under subsection (2), or (b) the court considers that any such evidence that is provided is inadequate. (4) In this section “respondent”, in relation to an application for a consumer protection order, means— (a) where the application is for an enforcement order or an interim enforcement order, the person against whom the order is sought; (b) where the application is for an online interface order or an interim online interface order, the person against whom the order is sought or another person who is a party to the proceedings.
178 Substantiation of claims
(1) This section applies where an application for a consumer protection order is made to a court in respect of a relevant infringement involving a contravention of Chapter 1 of Part 4 (protection from unfair trading). (2) The court may, for the purpose of considering the application, require a respondent to provide evidence as to the accuracy of any factual claim made as part of a commercial practice of the respondent. (3) The court may find that a factual claim of a respondent is inaccurate if— (a) the respondent fails to provide evidence of the accuracy of the claim in response to a requirement imposed under subsection (2), or (b) the court considers that any such evidence that is provided is inadequate. (4) In this section “respondent”, in relation to an application for a consumer protection order, means— (a) where the application is for an enforcement order or an interim enforcement order, the person against whom the order is sought; (b) where the application is for an online interface order or an interim online interface order, the person against whom the order is sought or another person who is a party to the proceedings.
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