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Guernsey
Appleby
The Trading Standards (Fair Trading) (Guernsey) Ordinance, 20231 (Ordinance) came into force last October and created a new statutory framework for consumer protection and fair trading in Guernsey.
UK
Fieldfisher
The UK's consumer connected product security regime comes into effect a week on Monday (29 April 2024).
WTW
As the FCA and many market commentators have been keen to stress, the passing of the July 2023 deadline to comply with Consumer Duty rules (for new and open products)...
Herbert Smith Freehills
Over the Easter weekend, it has been reported that a data compression library called XZ Utils contained a sophisticated backdoor (vulnerability CVE-2024-3094) which enabled remote code execution.
Osborne Clarke
On 6 March 2024, the ASA after careful considerations, republished its ruling on Calvin Klein's April 2023 marketing campaign.
Osborne Clarke
Update on the UK DMCC Bill | CMA consults on proposal to launch a market investigation of the UK vet sector | Delegated act on independent audits under the DSA enters into force...
Marks & Clerk
Lidl, a discount supermarket with a presence in the UK since 1994, has been successful in an infringement and passing off claim against Tesco, the largest supermarket chain in the UK.
Herbert Smith Freehills
On 27 March 2024 the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published an "open letter" to all businesses in the fashion retail sector highlighting the need to consider obligations...
Osborne Clarke
Treasury Committee highlights levels of SME bank account closures by major banks | FCA's key findings of review of claims management companies carrying...
Travers Smith LLP
From smart TVs, fridges and washing machines to baby monitors and cameras, household devices are increasingly offering connectivity and data exchange functionalities using the internet or other networks to create the 'Internet of Things'...
Travers Smith LLP
After a software glitch incorrectly showed that a player had won £1 million in an online game, the Court of Appeal has ruled that former National Lottery operator Camelot...
AlixPartners
European consumer M&A activity mirrored much of the dealmaking environment when it posted a notable slowdown in 2023 – a year-on-year fall of 32.9% at the end of Q3 2023 according to MergerMarket.
Marks & Clerk
In a judgment handed down yesterday, 6 March 2024, the UK Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed Amazon's appeal in their fight with Lifestyle Equities...
WTW
In the midst of shifting market dynamics, the retail sector faces unparalleled challenges, grappling with online competition and evolving consumer behavior.
Travers Smith LLP
On 1 March 2024, the FCA issued an interim update (Update) to its August 2022 and February 2023 portfolio letters (Portfolio Letters) to alternative asset management firms setting out its updated supervisory priorities.
AlixPartners
Decidedly mixed weather conditions over the festive period proved to be an appropriate metaphor for retailers' 2023 Christmas trading results, with the former also having a marked impact on sales figures during this period.
European Union
Norton Rose Fulbright
On 24 May 2023, the European Commission (Commission) published its Retail Investment Strategy (RIS), a legislative package intended to empower retail investors...
Osborne Clarke
Following its consultation on measures to create a smokefree generation and tackle youth vaping, the government has, on 20 March, introduced the new Tobacco...
Deka Chambers
Further confusion reigns this week over additional fees charged to air passengers for de-packaged services ancillary to flights. This time the spotlight is on Wizz Air, the Hungarian low-cost airline.
Brown Rudnick LLP
Yesterday, Wednesday 6 March, the U.K. Supreme Court released its judgment in the case Lifestyle Equities v Amazon.
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