Brussels, 16/03/2012 (Agence Europe) - National legislation may provide for a contract between a consumer and a trader which contains an unfair term to be annulled if that ensures better protection of the consumer. While, in principle, the EU directive aims only to eliminate unfair terms, it nonetheless allows member states to give consumers a higher level of protection than it provides for.
With this ruling on case C-453/10, delivered on 15 March, the Court responded to the District Court,...