The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 ("DMCC Act") provides for two regimes for the enforcement of consumer law: a civil court-based regime, under which the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) and...more
Key provisions of the UK's Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 will come into force on 6 April 2025 What's happening? The UK government has published the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024...more
In the rush of the “wash-up” process before the UK’s forthcoming General Election, the Media Act 2024 has completed the final legislative stages and became law on 24 May 2024. This major piece of legislation is the biggest...more
The UK’s communications regulator, Ofcom, have provisionally concluded that stricter advertising regulations for commercially-funded public service broadcasting (“PSB”) channels are no longer ‘justified’ or ‘proportionate’...more
Advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) and blockchain technology represent two of the most promising current developments in the pharmaceutical and technology sectors respectively. This article considers the potential...more