The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation (SC RF) will have to decide the dispute over the terms of return of gift certificates. Despite the practice of courts of general jurisdiction emerging in favor of consumers, retailers often prohibit the issuance of money for gift cards. The dispute over the legality of such conditions was first brought before the economics board. On the eve of the new year, the question of the legality of store rules limiting the possibility of refunds for a gift certificate was referred to the Supreme Court. For Kommersant - Elena Gladysheva, Attorney, Partner of RI-Consulting, Moscow law firm, about how interesting this case referred to the Supreme Court is. What are the terms of non-refundability on other gift cards of retailers? If the same, how will the SC's decision affect other chains as well?
More details on the precedent and expert opinion of the Attorney https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5157642
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