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The FTC is Turning the Lights On: Dark Patterns Aren't in the Shadows Anymore

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The continued growth and dominance of e-commerce has ushered in a new frontier for businesses. In response to the progressive evolution from brick-and-mortar marketplaces to the current e-commerce dominant landscape,...more

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Amazon added to CMA’s shopping list of grocery retailers

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The way in which we buy groceries has vastly transformed over the last few years given the increasing prominence of online sales and delivery services, a trend exacerbated by the global pandemic. As society’s buying habits...more

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Senate passes online country of origin labeling requirements under the USICA

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On 8 June 2021, the Senate passed the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA), which contains a wide range of provisions aimed at improving the United States’ global economic competitiveness, particularly toward China. ...more

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Regulators Unveil Guidance On Best Practices for Internet Vehicle Sales

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Acknowledging that “[c]onsumers are clamoring for the opportunity to purchase the vehicles of their choice online because it expands the options available and enables them to save a considerable amount of time and possibly...more

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Court Stays CBD Class Action Until FDA Rolls Out Regulation

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A class action lawsuit alleging that Green Roads of Florida LLC misrepresented the amount of CBD contained in various products has been stayed pursuant to the primary jurisdiction doctrine because the plaintiffs’ claims...more

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Financial Daily Dose 12.02.2019 | Top Story: US Restores Metal Tariffs on Argentina and Brazil

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The White House will again slap tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Argentina and Brazil in an apparent reaction to “massive devaluation” of  currencies in both South American nations....more

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Third party payment licences in China – are they within the grasp of foreign investors?

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China is marching on to be the world's pioneering cashless society but unfortunately there is an almost complete absence of foreign counterparts in the huge Chinese domestic or cross border transactions initiated from China. ...more

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The New EU Geo-Blocking Regulation

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“Geo-blocking” is the practice whereby traders operating in a country block or limit access to their online interfaces, such as websites or apps, by customers from other countries wishing to engage in cross-border...more

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Antitrust, Competition, and Economic Regulation Quarterly Newsletter - Summer 2018

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Read the latest news on antitrust, competition, and economic regulation in this summer edition of our quarterly ACER newsletter. ...more

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Selective Distribution & Online Sales: Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt confirms CJEU findings and provides further guidance

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After the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) had issued its landmark judgment in the Coty case on reference for preliminary ruling, the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt (HRC Frankfurt) has issued its now...more

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The impact of the Geo-blocking Regulation after Brexit

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In anticipation of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union, the European Commission has released a Notice to Stakeholders on the impact of Brexit on the incoming rules on geo-blocking (the “Notice“)....more

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Cross-border parcel delivery – European Parliament approves the regulation proposal

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Some time ago now, the European Commission launched an initiative to improve transparency and regulate the cross-border parcel delivery sector as part of its aspiration to create a real Digital Single Market. Clearly, no...more

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The Digital Single Market: Geoblocking regulation ready to be enacted!

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The new provision on the banning of unjustified geoblocking in online sales is at the heart of the EU Commission’s aspiration and effort to create a real Digital Single Market within the European Union....more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Samsung, beset by top-level resignations and a mess of bribery allegations reaching the former South Korean President and the crown prince of the family’s chaebol, has announced a new slate of execs “In an effort to bring...more

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Advertising Litigation Report: Vol. 2, No. 2 - Regulatory

Negative Option Marketing Enforcement Actions in Federal Court - A negative option is a provision in an offer or agreement to sell or provide any goods or services “under which the customer’s silence or failure to take...more

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