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The UK Government has accelerated the implementation timeline for new subscription contract laws under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, moving the enforcement date from Spring 2027 to January 2027. This change significantly reduces the preparation window for businesses offering subscription services, requiring urgent review of sign-up processes, renewal notifications, and cancellation systems to ensure compliance with the new consumer protection regime.

The government has moved the start date for the UK’s new consumer subscription rules. The regime in Part 4, Chapter 2 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCCA) will now take effect in January 2027 rather than the spring 2027 date announced earlier this year.

The EU's Right to Repair Directive, which entered into force on 31 July 2026, introduces comprehensive measures to encourage product repair and extend consumer goods' lifespan as part of the bloc's circular economy strategy. Alongside the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation and the Green Transition Directive, these reforms impose new obligations on manufacturers, importers, and distributors to make products more durable and repairable while providing enhanced consumer information about repair opti

The UK Government has brought forward new rules to combat subscription traps, requiring businesses to provide clearer contract information, send renewal reminders, and simplify cancellation processes. These changes under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 will take effect in January 2027, with significant penalties for non-compliance including fines up to £300,000 or 10% of turnover.

The High Court has rejected the CMA's proposed fixed volume requirement for reference pricing in retail discounting, ruling that a mandatory 1:2 ratio between full-price and discounted sales was unworkable and failed to account for the average consumer's perspective. This landmark judgment in the Emma Sleep case provides crucial guidance for all businesses using "was/now" pricing strategies and reference pricing in their promotional activities.

The EU's Green Transition Directive introduces sweeping new rules on greenwashing, sustainability claims, and product durability that will impact all businesses selling to EU consumers from September 2026. With banned practices, mandatory pre-contractual disclosures, and new labelling requirements, companies must act now to audit their environmental claims and ensure compliance across both physical and digital channels.

The UK government has accelerated the implementation of new subscription contract rules under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, moving the enforcement date to January 2027. These regulations introduce stricter transparency requirements at sign-up, mandatory cooling-off periods including a new renewal cooling-off window, and simplified cancellation processes designed to eliminate 'subscription traps' that lock consumers into unwanted recurring payments.

The UK government has accelerated the implementation of new subscription contract regulations, moving the deadline from spring 2027 to January 2027. Businesses selling consumer subscriptions must now rapidly prepare for compliance with the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, which introduces stringent requirements around pre-contract information, renewal reminders, cancellation methods, and cooling-off periods to prevent subscription traps.

Who are online marketplace providers and what should they be aware of before the new regulation becomes applicable later this year?

Law firm Slater and Gordon warns parents about the serious health risks posed by asbestos contamination in children's toys and craft kits, following over 100 product recalls from major UK retailers since early 2026. Industrial Disease Solicitor Ryan O'Hara explains how contaminated play sand imported from overseas quarries can release dangerous asbestos fibres during normal play, potentially causing fatal lung cancer decades later.

This paper attempts to delineate various aspects of Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. Section 138 is the principal section dealing with dishonor of cheques.

Indemnity is a fundamental legal concept under contract law that provides protection against financial losses, damages, or liabilities.

On 28 December 2021, the Securities and Exchange Board of India ("SEBI") has decided to tighten norms for raising funds through Initial Public Offering ("IPO") and preferential issue.

The case revolves around a development project where originally in 2003, the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority ("YEIDA") granted a concession to Jaiprakash Industries Limited for developing 2,50,00,000 square metres of land along the Yamuna Expressway.

The Non-Banking Finance Company space has attracted the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) gaze, again, of late with the regulator releasing a statement and a discussion paper at different times in the

In a groundbreaking move, the Ministry of Communications has amended the Flight and Maritime Connectivity Rules, 2018 ("FMC Rules") to permit in-flight Wi-Fi on all domestic flights in India.

A writ petition was filed by Ambuja Cements Limited in the Delhi High Court challenging the imposition of stamp duty on a merger order under Article 23 of Schedule IA of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 ("Stamp Act").

The article discusses the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) revised guidelines for the private placement of Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs) with a maturity period of more than one year by Housing Finance Companies (HFCs).

The Competition Commission of India ("CCI") has passed an order dated 23 August 2021 against Maruti Suzuki India Limited ("MSIL") for indulging in the anti-competitive practice of Resale Price Maintenance.

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in an order dated June 8, 2021, (Order) has mandated that the food businesses shall, be required to declare the registered 14 digit FSSAI...