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Update: Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Act - What can we expect from the CMA?

2025 has already been a busy year in UK consumer protection law. With the CMA having issued its annual plan for 2025 / 2026 on 27 March 2025 and its new enforcement powers under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer...more

Shaping the Implementation of the UK’s New Rules on Subscription Contracts

Businesses now have the chance to influence the new UK rules governing subscriptions contracts by responding the Government’s consultation on the new legislation (and the secondary rules which are required to implement it)....more

RTI Ltd v MUR Shipping BV: Certainty v Commerciality

In this Insight, first published in PLC, James Clarke, Richard Shaw and Anna Blest consider the Supreme Court's decision in RTI Ltd v MUR Shipping BV [2024] UKSC 18, which confirmed that a party's obligation to exercise...more

The DMCCA: Taking a Closer Look at the Impact on Subscription Contracts

The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCCA) has recently received royal assent, following the announcement of the July General Election. We examine the key developments in our previous article. One very...more

Major Changes to Consumer and Competition Rules, a New Digital Regime and More Power to the CMA

On 23 May 2024, over a year since its introduction to Parliament, the DMCC Bill was rushed through before the proroguing of Parliament ahead of the July UK General Election. It received Royal Assent the following day....more

Digital Speaks - Don't Gamble on Your Consumer T&Cs

Online terms and conditions have long been a challenge for businesses. How can you simultaneously ensure a consumer is made aware of the key terms of an online contract (so they are incorporated into the contract) whilst also...more

The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill: Taking a closer look at the impact on subscription contracts

The draft of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (the “Bill”) was published last week, and among the many objectives, it aims to drive high standards of consumer protection. One area which has attracted much...more

The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill: what’s next for consumer rights in the UK?

On 25 April 2023, the UK Government unveiled its draft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (the “Bill”) with its stated aim to establish a modernised, pro-competitive regime for digital markets. The Bill aims to...more

How have UK and US outsourcing arrangements been affected by the COVID-19 outbreak?

With outsourced services capable of being provided (in many cases) far from a customer’s site, in the early stages of the COVID-19 outbreak, customers and suppliers may have been confident that their outsourcing strategy...more

European and US regulators consider efforts to combat counterfeit goods

Reducing sources of counterfeit or grey market goods is a perennial challenge for every brand owner. Recent parallel developments in the EU and the US show how legislators are tackling the issue of counterfeit goods on online...more

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