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On April 6 2025, the Competition Market Authority’s (CMA) new enforcement powers under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill...

Following the leak of a draft European Commission white paper, it has been reported that the Commission is considering implementing a...

The European Parliament has voted in favour of a resolution which will require the European Commission to answer questions relating to...

The UK’s top law-enforcement agencies have warned that companies could face increased cybercrime and fraud as a result of the Covid-19...

The surge in Covid-19 related financial crime necessitates an urgent international response, a leading banking association has said. We...

The Court of Appeal has recently considered the meaning of “goodwill” in a commercial contract, continuing a long-standing discussion on...

In a bid to drive dynamism and competition among digital platforms, the UK Government has announced that it will establish a dedicated...

The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) has published new guidance on the advertising of delayed payment services (or "buy now pay...

Since 1 January 2021, EU trade marks have no longer been protected under the UK trade mark regime as a result of the UK leaving the EU....

In the recent UK High Court decision of Penhallurick v MD5 Ltd [2021] EWHC 293 (IPEC), the High Court ruled that certain copyright works...

The FCA has published its 2021/22 business plan. The publication of the plan was slightly delayed, which is perhaps unsurprising given...

Notices of a potential data breach have become facts of life. For companies sending those notices, so have lengthy letters threatening a...

Back in December 2020, just before the end of the Brexit transition period which marked the final withdrawal of the UK from the EU's...

The Competition and Markets Authority has published its much anticipated guidance on ‘greenwashing’ (misleading environmental claims made...

Today, the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the Government’s fiscal plans for the immediate and near future. Amongst the tax...

The Supreme Court has dismissed a claim by Richard Lloyd, a former director of Which?, against Google for unlawfully tracking the...