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As interest in, and demand for, sustainable goods and services continue to increase rapidly, so too has the volume of statements, assertions and claims...

The barriers to entry to the world of retail have reduced significantly with the rise of e-commerce.

Amid widespread concern about the workings of the housing market in the UK, in February 2023 the Competition and Markets Authority (the "CMA")...

The UK's King's Speech highlighted new policies affecting businesses, including updates for the financial services sector. The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) issued a policy statement on compliance with the FPS APP scams reimbursement requirement, detailing PSP obligations for reporting and consumer protection. Feedback is sought on draft guidance and a call for information on BigTech and digital wallets. The PSR also launched a consultation on assessing APP claims related to civil disputes...

On January 22, 2026, the United Kingdom Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published new guidance that clarifies how UK consumer protection law applies to environmental (“green”)...

This week's Dekagram focusses on the European Commission's proposals for reforming the Package Travel Directive from which the UK's Package...

In this regular update, we round-up FinTech-related financial services regulatory developments for the week ending 19 August 2022.

Following a protracted build-up, the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill (the Bill) is working its way through parliament.

On 21 February 2019, the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), at the U.K. government's request, set out ‘wide-ranging and radical' proposals to reshape U.K. competition enforcement and consumer protection regime.

The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 will result in a landmark overhaul of the U.K. consumer protection regime. It will dramatically increase the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)'s...

Joint V Law Societies show grave concern about PSYROC proposal and are urging the SRA to reverse their decision.

The European Commission published its adjusted Work Programme for 2020, following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Product safety and consumer law initiatives remain very...

Productwise 3-2-1, our monthly bite-sized digest of the current key issues in products law.

Implementing AI systems can be a great way to increase productivity in business and cut down on costs and resources.

The UK Government has this week announced what would be the biggest shake-up of the competition and consumer protection policy landscape for the last 20 years.

The prize draws and competitions (PDC) industry has grown rapidly in the UK in recent years. The market is smaller than the National Lottery but still significant. It is estimated that around 7.4 million adults (14% of the adult population) have participated in PDC's in the last year (as of November 2023), spending an estimated total of £1.3 billion.

Against the background of the UK's aim to achieve net carbon neutrality by 2050 and an increasing awareness of climate change and other ESG issues impacting consumer choices BCL partner...