11 Dec, 2024 Subscriptions wrapped – consumer contracts come under scrutiny throughout 2024 By Kim Rust John Eichlin Verity Egerton-Doyle Kris Ekdahl +1 more... Show less In 2024, subscription contracts have attracted significant scrutiny on both sides of the Atlantic, especially in digital markets. As 2024...
13 Nov, 2024 Clarity incoming – compliance advice and enforcement priorities become clearer as the UK's CMA prepares for direct consumer enforcement powers By Kim Rust Helen Crossley Tom Clare Bhavyakirti Singh +1 more... Show less This week’s new compliance advice for trade recommendation platforms (TRPs) and the launch of a project to explore dynamic pricing across...
09 Sep, 2024 DMU Insights #9: Mark your calendars - a timeline to implementation of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act By Jonathan Ford Verity Egerton-Doyle Judy Zhao The UK Government has today set out its expected timeline for implementation of the long-awaited Digital Markets, Competition and...
25 Jan, 2024 Fair game for online shopping? New laws to target unfair trading practices By Helen Crossley Following a consultation into consumer transparency launched in September 2023 (see here) and in the context of the Digital Markets,...
20 Sep, 2023 The battle to better protect consumers online rages on By Kim Rust Helen Crossley The UK Government has this month launched a consultation on improving transparency and product information for consumers. The...
10 Nov, 2022 Switching the ring light for the spotlight – CMA publishes guidance on consumer law compliance for social media endorsements By Kim Rust The CMA has recently published guidance for social media platforms, brands, and content creators to try to ensure that paid-for online...
02 Aug, 2022 Airing the laundry?: CMA targets fashion retailers in the UK over alleged greenwashing claims By Sara Feijao The UK Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) had warned for the last couple of years that it had its sights set on misleading...
13 Jun, 2022 Platforms and publishers: Rebalancing the relationship through an Australian style principles-based code? By Kim Rust While the timing for legislation to give the CMA’s Digital Markets Unit (DMU) a legislative footing and additional powers is uncertain,...
10 May, 2022 Has the UK Digital Markets Unit regime become a damp squib? By Linklaters While the UK was previously at the forefront of attempts to regulate digital markets following publication of the oft-cited Furman Review...
07 Apr, 2022 UK's CMA fires warning shot for further probes into tech By Linklaters As we anticipated, the CMA has confirmed that it will continue its scrutiny of digital markets while it awaits legislation to place its...
28 Feb, 2022 UK lawmakers tell CMA to get tougher on tech By Linklaters The UK House of Lords’ Communications and Digital Committee (the Committee) published two letters on Friday urging the Minister of State...
28 Oct, 2021 Show me the money: generosity toward CMA in yesterday's budget a signal of more regulatory intervention against big tech By Linklaters The UK's competition regulator the Competition and Markets Authority was a big winner in Rishi Sunak's budget yesterday with a grant of...
22 Jun, 2021 CMA sets its sights on mobile ecosystems with latest market study By Kim Rust The UK's Competition and Market's Authority has launched a market study into mobile ecosystems, continuing its focus on competition in...
25 May, 2021 Can regulators foster competition and data protection at the same time in digital markets? The UK says so By Juliane Guderian While data protection and competition policy are often viewed as creating tension between their respective policy objectives, a...