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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

TUPE And Vicarious Liability: What Schools And Academy Trusts Need To Know

Vicarious liability is a legal principle which means an employer can be held responsible for the wrongful acts of an employee where there is a sufficiently close connection...

United Kingdom Consumer

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Wrigleys Solicitors

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

Retail & Consumer Horizon Scanner 2025

Worldwide Consumer

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Addleshaw Goddard

UK's New Consumer Protection Regime – What To Expect From Future Enforcement

United Kingdom Consumer

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

Consumer Credit Reform: What Housing Associations Need To Know

United Kingdom Consumer

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Devonshires

BEUC Files Complaint Against SHEIN For Dark Patterns Fuelling Over-Consumption

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

Amazon Gives Undertakings To CMA On Fake And Misleading Reviews

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

After A Consumer Crunch In Q1, Will Tariff Developments Improve The Outlook For CP Companies?

United Kingdom Consumer

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AlixPartners

Martyn's Law: What Academy Trusts Need To Know

United Kingdom Consumer

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Wrigleys Solicitors

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

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

FTC Implements Rule To Eliminate Hidden Fees In Pricing

United Kingdom Consumer

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IR Global

Regulation On General Product Safety: What You Need To Know

United Kingdom Consumer

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Signature Litigation

Financial Regulation - In The Know: Payments

United Kingdom Technology

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Addleshaw Goddard

Could Heart Transplant Waiting Lists Soon Be A Thing Of The Past?

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

Temu's Back On Top... But For How Long? 2025's Retail Growth Story

Worldwide Commercial

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AlixPartners

Energy And Infrastructure – Biofuels (Video)

United Kingdom Energy

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Travers Smith LLP

Business Reporter – Best Of British Business: Keeping The Engine Behind Your Market Data Running (Video)

United Kingdom Finance

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CJC Ltd

Consumer Law

FCA Sets Priorities For Financial Services Regulation

We highlight below the main aspects of the Strategy and Work Programme, and some important considerations for firms.

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Motor Finance Redress: What You Need To Know

The key issue to be determined is the nature and extent of a car dealer's duty to obtain the customer's consent to receipt of commission from the lender providing...

United Kingdom Finance

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Macfarlanes LLP

FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-Up - W/e 20 June 2025

The FATF has updated its standards on Recommendation 16 which covers payment transparency. The changes to Recommendation 16, which is referred to as the 'travel rule' in the context of virtual assets...

Worldwide Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

From Mooncakes To Machines: Maxim's COO Discusses The Future Of Sustainable Food Production

Worldwide Healthcare

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Withers LLP

CMA Issues Update And Guidance On Dynamic Pricing

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Temu's Back On Top... But For How Long? 2025's Retail Growth Story

Worldwide Commercial

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AlixPartners

Mortgage Reforms For Growth And Access And Upcoming Milestones

United Kingdom Finance

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Addleshaw Goddard

What You Really Need To Know About Packaging And Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) In The EU And UK

Worldwide Healthcare

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

APP Fraud Meets AI: A Smarter Threat Needs A Smarter Response

United Kingdom Criminal

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Devonshires

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Consumer Trading & Unfair Trading

Consumer Products Corner - Consumer Pulse: Strong 2024 Growth, But Will The New Administration Change The Mood?

The holiday season brought another consistent quarter of growth in retail and e-commerce sales, fueled by higher revolving consumer credit and rising consumer incomes.

United Kingdom Consumer

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AlixPartners

So This Is Christmas… How Will UK Retailers Fare?

UK retailers face a challenging Christmas, with moderate sales growth expected amid consumer caution, inflation, and rising costs. Strategic agility is essential to capture limited spending and prepare for 2025.

United Kingdom Consumer

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AlixPartners

Exploring Different Retail Models

The retail landscape is evolving with three primary models: bricks-and-mortar, online-only, and omnichannel. Emerging structures like pop-ups, subscriptions, and social commerce offer innovative ways for businesses to engage consumers.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Cripps

Consumers Cry Their Heart Out: CMA Investigates Ticketmaster's "Dynamic Pricing" Of Oasis Ticket

United Kingdom Consumer

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Macfarlanes LLP

News: When Will The Digital Markets, Competition And Consumers Act 2024 Come Into Force?

United Kingdom Consumer

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

What's The Story... With Dynamic Ticket Pricing?

United Kingdom Consumer

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Developments In The Regulation Of Digital Advertising – Online Choice Architecture (Video)

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Gowling WLG

Nationwide's Ad Campaign Promotes Competition And Consumer Choice. So Was The ASA Wrong To Uphold Santander's Complaint?

Worldwide Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

The Dekagram: 26th February 2024

European Union Consumer

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Deka Chambers

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Healthcare, Food & Drugs Law

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

Recent medical advancements have resulted in a growing elderly population.

United Kingdom Strategy

WB

Wedlake Bell

Voluntary Front Of Pack Food Labelling – UK Consultation Launched

United Kingdom Healthcare

CC

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

Changes To Regulation Of Social Workers

United Kingdom Litigation

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Bircham Dyson Bell LLP

Local Authorities' Payments To Care Homes

United Kingdom Healthcare

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DMH Stallard

Last Orders For Cheap Drink In Scotland?

United Kingdom Healthcare

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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang

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Product Liability & Safety

UK Product Safety Rules – Another EU Divergence Challenge?

Welcome to the inaugural issue of our UK Briefing: Chemicals, Products & Sustainability Newsletter.

United Kingdom Energy

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Steptoe LLP

What You Really Need To Know About Packaging And Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) In The EU And UK

The last few years have seen major reforms to the regulation of packaging in the EU and the UK which affect all businesses...

Worldwide Healthcare

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Retail & Consumer Horizon Scanner 2025

With the latest edition of our Retail and Consumer Sector Horizon Scanner, a powerful tool designed to enhance your decision-making and mitigate legal risks...

Worldwide Consumer

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Regulation On General Product Safety: What You Need To Know

United Kingdom Consumer

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Signature Litigation

Spotlight On Online Retailers: European Regulators SHEIN A Light On Suspected Breaches Of EU Consumer Law

United Kingdom Consumer

LS

Lewis Silkin

Andy Searle, EMEA Leader Of Consumer Products, Comments On The ONS' Consumer Price Inflation Data

United Kingdom Consumer

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AlixPartners

Funders Keepers: Growth In Litigation Funding In England Continues Despite Legal Challenges

United Kingdom Litigation

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Dechert

Product Regulation: New EU Toy Safety Rules

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

The Consumer Law Revolution Continues... In The EU

European Union Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

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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: Sexual Misconduct (Video)

MR

Mills & Reeve

Business To Consumer (UK) (Video)

AP

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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