Changes on the horizon: AI to be in scope and hints of a more pro-consumer balance The UK Law Commission has announced a new project to...
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On 25 July 2025, the Competition and Markets Authority (the CMA) confirmed a significant shift in its approach to fake or misleading...
The UK’s Product Regulation and Metrology Act (the Act) received Royal Assent on 21 July 2025, with the majority of the Act coming into...
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Introduction The new Product Liability Directive (PLD) marks a significant evolution in European liability law. While traditionally...
The UK’s advertising regulator, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), recently published its 2024 Annual Report (here). This...
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On April 9, 2025, the CDU, CSU, and SPD parties unveiled their coalition agreement, setting out the plans of the new government for the...
The majority of the consumer protection provisions of the landmark Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (the DMCCA) went live...
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The EU’s new Product Liability Directive (PLD), effective as of 8 December 2024, brings significant updates to the 1985 product liability...
The High Court’s recent judgment in Santander UK PLC v CCP Graduate School Ltd provides an important clarification of the duties owed by...
With just over two weeks to go until most of the Digital Markets Competition and Consumers Act 2024’s (DMCCA) consumer protection...
On 27 February 2025, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) published an overview of how advertising involving “dark patterns” is...
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The European Union's General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR), which came into force on 13 December 2024, marks a significant shift in...