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...
03 Dec, 2024 Competition regulation in digital markets: 5 Themes in 5 Minutes By James Hunter In 2025, enforcers will have more tools at their disposal than ever before. But “with great power comes great responsibility”, meaning...
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...
04 Oct, 2024 10 things to note about Indonesia's new franchise regulations By Sher Hann Chua Adrian Fisher Teguh Arwiko Indonesia’s Government Regulation No. 35 of 2024 on Franchising (GR 35/2024) entered into force on 2 September 2024, replacing Government...
03 Oct, 2024 The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act: what you need to know about the risk of private litigation By Tom Cassels Harriet Ellis Sarina Williams James Hennah Rebecca Dickie Jason Shardlow-Wrest Alice Chung +4 more... Show less In May this year, the long-awaited Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC Act) became law, introducing the most significant...
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...
11 Jul, 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...
23 May, 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...
27 Mar, 2024 CMA sets out [green]print for environmental claims in the fashion sector By Jonathan Ford Verity Egerton-Doyle Bruce Kilpatrick Helen Crossley Kim Rust +2 more... Show less Tackling “greenwashing” - where firms overstate the eco-credentials of their products or services - is a clear priority for the UK's...
22 Mar, 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...
19 Feb, 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...
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,...
23 Nov, 2023 Competition Regulation and Digital Markets - Our 5 Themes in 5 Minutes Report By Verity Egerton-Doyle William Leslie Arthur Peng John Eichlin Jonathan Ford +2 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,...
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...
11 May, 2023 DMU Insight #3: Digital economy - beware and prepare, consumer protection is growing teeth By Helen Crossley Consumer protection in the UK has historically been underweight compared to the competition regime – the CMA has not had direct...
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...