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The UK government has announced significant reforms to the Consumer Credit Act 1974, scrapping the phase two consultation and moving forward with changes that will remove automatic unenforceability sanctions while shifting many prescriptive requirements from statute to FCA rules.

On March 13, 2026, President Trump signed an executive order titled “Promoting Access to Mortgage Credit,” directing federal financial regulators to consider a broad set of revisions to the mortgage regulatory framework.

A UK government petition demanding changes to consumer law around the sale of video games has passed 100,000 signatures.

The ASA's recent Jaded London ruling demonstrates that advertisers can breach CAP Code Rule 1.3 through lifestyle imagery and creative choices alone, even without express harmful claims. This analysis examines how the rule operates, what businesses need to consider when reviewing campaign materials, and why social responsibility assessments should extend beyond headline copy to encompass the entire creative execution.

After a lengthy consultation, in December 2016 the Chartered Trading Standards Institute finally published its much anticipated new guidance on pricing practices, entitled The Guidance for Traders on Pricing Practices.

Fans will soon have clearer, fairer access to live event tickets following action by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA").

The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has recently released updated trademark guidance that aims to shed light on the intricate world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs)...

Recent enforcement actions by the European Commission (the Commission) demonstrate that the retail sector – from fashion marketplaces to social commerce platforms – faces unprecedented scrutiny on how they manage illegal content...

Product safety professionals from around the globe attended the ICPHSO Anunal Symposium in Orlando.

Online retailers targeting EU consumers face a critical compliance deadline requiring implementation of a two-stage withdrawal and confirmation system for distance contracts. The new Article 11(a) of the EU Consumer Rights Directive mandates specific technical and procedural requirements that must be integrated across all consumer-facing interfaces by June 2026.

Every month we survey ten Asian jurisdictions for legal developments concerning trust and estate planning which are of interest to the private wealth industry, and provide a succinct...

The Competition and Markets Authority has imposed its first financial penalty under new direct enforcement powers, ordering the AA to refund over 80,000 learner drivers and pay a £4.2 million fine for drip pricing practice

Ahead of the general election, Labour and Conservative manifestos outline differing approaches to retail sector issues, focusing on consumer law, advertising, digital regulation, business rates, and landlord-tenant reforms, with notable gaps in both parties' plans.

The UK has one of the toughest consumer law enforcement regimes in the world, with the prospect of fines of up to 10% of global turnover on B2C businesses for infringing UK consumer...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced that it will hold a series of public hearings examining whether changes in the economy

The Consumer Rights Bill is expected to enter into force on 1 October 2015, subject to Parliament's approval.

Holidays are usually a significant expense for UK consumers and ONS figures have indicated that UK spending on package holidays is rising again after a dip caused by the pandemic.

Businesses that manufacture products for onward supply have legal responsibilities to the end users of those products and to other entities in the supply chain.