Sep 09, 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...
Jul 11, 2024 Right to Repair Directive published in the Official Journal By Mirjam Erb The Right to Repair Directive (R2RD) was published in the EU Official Journal yesterday. This triggers the transposition deadline for the...
May 23, 2024 Parliament passes the long-awaited Digital Markets, Competition & Consumers Bill: what you need to know By Verity Egerton-Doyle Jonathan Ford Natura Gracia Rachel Hetherington Bruce Kilpatrick Anna Mitchell +3 more... Show less The long-awaited Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer (DMCC) Bill has been approved by the UK Parliament today. The bill brings...
Mar 27, 2024 CMA sets out [green]print for environmental claims in the fashion sector By Jonathan Ford Verity Egerton-Doyle Bruce Kilpatrick Helen Crossley Emma Cochrane Kim Rust +3 more... Show less Tackling “greenwashing” - where firms overstate the eco-credentials of their products or services - is a clear priority for the UK's...
Mar 22, 2024 China: The wait for liberalisation of cross-border data transfers is over! By Alex Roberts Tiantian Ke Late September last year, tech and other multinationals with operations in the world’s second largest economy breathed a sigh of relief...
Feb 19, 2024 EU's Right to Repair Directive and its impact on the tech industry By Dr Rupert Bellinghausen Mirjam Erb Kathrin Bauwens Manufacturers spend billions in research and development to bring the most advanced products to market. But what happens to these...
Jan 25, 2024 Fair game for online shopping? New laws to target unfair trading practices By Emma Cochrane Following a consultation into consumer transparency launched in September 2023 (see here) and in the context of the Digital Markets,...
Nov 23, 2023 Competition Regulation and Digital Markets - Our 5 Themes in 5 Minutes Report By Emma Cochrane Verity Egerton-Doyle William Leslie Arthur Peng John Eichlin Jonathan Ford +3 more... Show less In 2023, competition-based regulation of digital markets continued to evolve at pace. The EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) came into force,...
Sep 20, 2023 The battle to better protect consumers online rages on By Kim Rust Emma Cochrane The UK Government has this month launched a consultation on improving transparency and product information for consumers. The...
May 11, 2023 DMU Insight #3: Digital economy - beware and prepare, consumer protection is growing teeth By Emma Cochrane Consumer protection in the UK has historically been underweight compared to the competition regime – the CMA has not had direct...
Nov 10, 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...