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La DGCCRF remet à l'ordre du jour sa volonté d'accompagner les professionnels quant à l'évolution de la réglementation sur le vin

Un rappel essentiel pour les professionnels qui ne se seraient pas encore mis à jour de l'évolution de la réglementation.

France Consumer

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Bignon Lebray

ASA Warns That If You Run A Promotion You Are Responsible For The Whole Thing

The ASA issued another warning earlier this month about making sure that promotions are run properly.

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

Planning For The Future: Why Mergers Are On The Rise In The Independent School Sector

Schools have had their fair share of challenges over the past few years, with the pandemic, high inflation, and an escalating cost of living putting additional pressure on school budgets...

United Kingdom Consumer

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Wrigleys Solicitors

3 Months In 3 Minutes – The First Quarter Of The New Consumer Protection Regime

We've had the longest day. It's July already. The Competition and Markets Authority has had its superpowers to enforce consumer law directly (under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024)...

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

Retail Promotions & Pricing: Legal Essentials For Retailers | Part 7 – Gift Cards: Legal Considerations And Recommendations

Belgium Consumer

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Altius

Drip Pricing – CMA Launches Much Anticipated Additional Consultation

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

ASA Rules On Masking Clarity In Price Claims

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

UK Petition Demanding Video Games Consumer Law Change Hits Debate Threshold

United Kingdom Consumer

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Duane Morris LLP

A Unified Approach To Accessibility: EU-Wide Consumer Protections Effective From 28 June 2025

European Union Consumer

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Michael Kyprianou Law Firm

Court Of Justice Of The European Union Clarifies Expectations On Consumer Protection And Mortgage Enforcement

Germany Consumer

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PwC Legal Germany

Consumer Products Corner - New Trade Realities Bite, As Geopolitics Plays Through The Consumer Products Ecosystem

United Kingdom Consumer

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AlixPartners

Goodwin Antitrust & Regulatory Shorts: Fashion Faux Pas; Misleading Green And Social Responsibility Claims

Belgium Consumer

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Navigating Green Claims: A Comparative Guide For Businesses In The UK And EU

United Kingdom Consumer

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Plesner

Ireland's First Representative Action: ICCL v Microsoft

Ireland Consumer

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McCann Fitzgerald

UK To Tighten Immigration Rules: Highlights From The 2025 White Paper

United Kingdom Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

Macaristan'da Yatırım Ve Yeni Şirket Kuruluşu

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Miran Legal

Is The World Adapting To The Digital Nomad? Part 1 (Video)

Italy Immigration

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Ius Laboris

Cyprus Launches One-Stop Business Support Centre, For Large Investments

Cyprus Commercial

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AGPLAW | A.G. Paphitis & Co. LLC

通过投资获得马耳他公民身份 (Video)

Malta Immigration

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CSB Group

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Dodd-Frank, Consumer Protection Act

3 Months In 3 Minutes – The First Quarter Of The New Consumer Protection Regime

We've had the longest day. It's July already. The Competition and Markets Authority has had its superpowers to enforce consumer law directly (under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024)...

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

Drip Pricing – CMA Launches Much Anticipated Additional Consultation

Drip pricing is when an initial price for a product or service is presented to a consumer only for additional mandatory charges to be added to it further along the customer journey.

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

UK Petition Demanding Video Games Consumer Law Change Hits Debate Threshold

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

United Kingdom Consumer

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Duane Morris LLP

A Unified Approach To Accessibility: EU-Wide Consumer Protections Effective From 28 June 2025

European Union Consumer

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Michael Kyprianou Law Firm

Court Of Justice Of The European Union Clarifies Expectations On Consumer Protection And Mortgage Enforcement

Germany Consumer

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PwC Legal Germany

Goodwin Antitrust & Regulatory Shorts: Fashion Faux Pas; Misleading Green And Social Responsibility Claims

Belgium Consumer

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Will We (A) See New Rules On Online Prize Draws And Competitions; (B) See No New Rules; (C) Neither; Or (D) Both?

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Lewis Silkin

Fighting Counterfeits Online: How The EU Digital Services Act Helps

European Union IP

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Triniti Jurex

FCA Sets Priorities For Financial Services Regulation

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Health & Safety

Individual Managers Facing Prosecution Over Four Firemen Deaths

We recently reported on the trial of three Warwickshire fire services managers charged with manslaughter.

United Kingdom Litigation

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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

International Comparative Legal Guide To Pharmaceutical Advertising 2012 Edition (Ireland Chapter)

The advertising of medicinal products is governed by a combination of legislation and codes of practice.

Ireland Consumer

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Arthur Cox

Teeth Whitening Protection - A New Reason To Smile?

A new EU Council Directive was passed in the final quarter of 2011, which will control the use of hydrogen peroxide in teeth whitening products. The aim of the new Directive is to heighten patient awareness and safety in terms of the provision of teeth whitening treatments.

Ireland Consumer

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Matheson

Network Rail Fined £1 Million For Double Fatality In 2005

United Kingdom Employment

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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

Findings Announced In First Fatal Accident Inquiry To Be Re-Opened Twice

United Kingdom Employment

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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

Health And Safety Calendar - Winter 2011

United Kingdom Employment

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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

Hazardous Waste Threshold Questioned At Parliamentary Hearings

United Kingdom Government

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Bircham Dyson Bell LLP

Health And Safety Update - August 2011

United Kingdom Employment

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Charles Russell Speechlys LLP

Lord Young's Common Sense Common Safety Report Published

United Kingdom Employment

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Thomas Eggar

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Healthcare, Food & Drugs Law

Draft Law Of Ukraine "On The Newest Food Products"

On April 10, 2012 the Ministry of Healthcare of Ukraine submitted the Draft Law of Ukraine

Ukraine Healthcare

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Arzinger

Permitted Health Claims On Food

A list has been published of the health claims permitted to be made about food from 14 December 2012.

United Kingdom Healthcare

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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

EU Health Claims Regulation Published

Today, a new Commission Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 establishing a list of permitted health claims for use on foods (other than those referring to the reduction of disease risk and to children’s development and health) has been published in the Official Journal ("Health Claims Regulation").

European Union Healthcare

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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

Decline In State-Funded Care For The Elderly - Planning Ahead

United Kingdom Strategy

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Wedlake Bell

International Comparative Legal Guide To Pharmaceutical Advertising 2012 Edition (Ireland Chapter)

Ireland Consumer

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Arthur Cox

Voluntary Front Of Pack Food Labelling – UK Consultation Launched

United Kingdom Healthcare

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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

Pip, Breast Implants And Consumer Protection In Europe

European Union IP

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Winston & Strawn

Home Health Diagnostics, Microfluidics & IP

United Kingdom IP

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ClearView IP

General And Children’s Commercial Communications Codes

Ireland Healthcare

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Mason Hayes & Curran

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Consumer Credit

The Landmark Reforms Of The Consumer Credit Regime- HMT's Phase 1 Consultation On The Reform Of The Consumer Credit Act And Its Next Steps For The Regulation Of Buy Now Pay Later

Last month was significant for developments in consumer credit regulation. The two pivotal publications from HM Treasury (HMT) that we had been waiting for with bated breath were finally published on 19 May 2025.

United Kingdom Consumer

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Addleshaw Goddard

Financial Regulation - In The Know: Consumer Finance

Last month was significant for developments in consumer credit regulation. The two pivotal publications from HM Treasury (HMT) that we had been waiting for with bated breath were finally published on 19 May 2025.

United Kingdom Consumer

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Addleshaw Goddard

Mastering CCR009: Your Guide To Implementing The New Credit Broking Reporting Requirements

As part of its strategy to become a ‘more outcomes-based, assertive and data led regulator', the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published PS25/3, introducing new reporting requirements for Consumer Credit firms...

United Kingdom Consumer

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Addleshaw Goddard

Consumer Credit Reform: What Housing Associations Need To Know

United Kingdom Consumer

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Devonshires

Motor Finance Commission: What Happens Next After The Hopcraft Supreme Court Hearing Arguments?

United Kingdom Finance

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Addleshaw Goddard

Price Claims In The Travel Sector - What's The Latest?

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

UK Government Confirms Plans To Regulate "Buy Now Pay Later" Products

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

Goodbye Old Friend? HM Treasury Consultation On Consumer Credit Act 1974 Reform

United Kingdom Consumer

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A&O Shearman

Buy-Now, Pay Later - The Journey Continues (And The End Is Nearly In Sight)

United Kingdom Finance

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A&O Shearman

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Latest Videos

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GLP-1: Implications For Retail (Video)

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AlixPartners

Greenwashing: Don't Get Caught Out - ThinkHouse (Video)

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Gowling WLG

Talking HEds - Wellbeing On Campus: Managing Your Responsibilities (Video)

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Mills & Reeve

Business To Consumer (Video)

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Alpha Partners

How Product Liability Class Actions Are Growing In The UK (Video)

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DLA Piper UK LLP

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