TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to examine the concept of unfair commercial practices in advertising and marketing law.Design/methodology/approach– The differences addressed in the paper relate to the role or tasks of consumer law in regulating the marketplace.Findings– A comparison of the UK, German and Nordic approaches reveal interesting differences at least in nuances in the approach to omission of information as an unfair commercial practice.Originality/value– The paper provides useful analysis of the deeper understandings behind unfair commercial practices law. VL - 51 IS - 2 SN - 1754-243X DO - 10.1108/17542430910947103 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/17542430910947103 AU - Howells Geraint AU - Micklitz Hans‐W. AU - Wilhelmsson Thomas PY - 2009 Y1 - 2009/01/01 TI - Towards a better understanding of unfair commercial practices T2 - International Journal of Law and Management PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 69 EP - 90 Y2 - 2024/04/18 ER -