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Consumer protection law thought leadership, articles, podcasts, videos and webinars from expert sources across the legal world. Explore insights covering topics that involve consumer protection regulations and the developing law surrounding them from specialists working in this area.

Consumer Duty: How Can Wealth Managers Stay On The Front Foot In 2026?

Since coming into force on 31 July 2023, the FCA's Consumer Duty has raised complex questions about scope and compliance, especially for wealth managers...

United Kingdom Wealth Mgt

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Travers Smith LLP

European Commission Issues Responses To Digital Fairness Consultation

The European Commission has published a summary of feedback from its recent consultation on digital fairness. The summary highlights several key areas of concern...

European Union Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Retail & Consumer Risk Radar 2026

Keeping pace with legal and regulatory developments is essential in the fast-changing Retail & Consumer sector. Our new interactive Risk Radar is designed to help you anticipate industry trends, spot emerging legal risks...

United Kingdom Consumer

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Global Consumer Outlook In Focus: Competing For The Cautious Chinese Consumer In 2026

Chinese households are entering 2026 with tighter everyday budgets and higher expectations for value with every purchase.

United Kingdom Consumer

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AlixPartners

Not Fit For Purpose: Legal Remedies For Defective Products

United Kingdom Consumer

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LegalVision

The UK's New Subscription Contracts Regime: What, When And Why?

United Kingdom Consumer

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Travers Smith LLP

Agentic Commerce: Contractual Boundaries And Consumer Rights Under UK Law

United Kingdom Consumer

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Balogun Harold

FCA PS25/22—FCA's New Targeted Support Regime Snapshot

United Kingdom Finance

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A&O Shearman

FCA Initiatives For Retail, Wealth And Private Banking—FCA DP25/3 On Expanding Consumer Access To Investments

United Kingdom Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

Why Unlocking Volume Growth Is Retail's Defining Challenge

United Kingdom Consumer

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AlixPartners

U.K. Turnaround And Restructuring Update: December 2025

United Kingdom Insolvency

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AlixPartners

UK Consumer Protection Round-up 2025

United Kingdom Consumer

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Price Transparency Under The DMCCA: Key Takeaways For Businesses

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Logan & Partners

Client Categorisation: A Reset, Not A Relaxation

United Kingdom Finance

BP

Burness Paull

The EU's Digital Omnibus: Everything You Need To Know

European Union Technology

IL

Ius Laboris

Episode 23: Mergerspresso - Christmas Special (Podcast)

United Kingdom Finance

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

High Court Dismisses Claim By Danish Tax Authority Seeking Recovery Of £1.4 Billion Of Dividend Withholding Tax Refund Paid Under Invalid Claims From Cum-ex Trading

United Kingdom Tax

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Beyond The Buzz: What Is Driving Stablecoin Adoption? (Podcast)

United Kingdom Technology

AO

A&O Shearman

Building Safety Act 2022: What To Expect In 2026 - Levy, BSR Reform, Second Staircases And Remediation Bill

United Kingdom Real Estate

GW

Gowling WLG

CCI Final Rules: What You Need To Know

On 8 December 2025, the FCA published PS25/20, setting out final rules for the Consumer Composite Investments ("CCI") regime.

United Kingdom Consumer

BP

Burness Paull

Consumer Duty For Co-manufacturers: Clarity Now, Consultation To Follow

The statement was published on 8 December 2025 as part of a broader package of retail investment reforms...

United Kingdom Consumer

BP

Burness Paull

The CCI Regime: Five Strategic Questions Every Firm Should Be Asking

The FCA's new Consumer Composite Investments framework is more than a compliance exercise; it marks a fundamental reset of how the UK retail investment market communicates with consumers.

United Kingdom Consumer

BP

Burness Paull

Spending, Disrupted: AlixPartners' 2026 Global Consumer Outlook

Heightened caution and a renewed focus on financial discipline characterize the global consumer environment as we enter 2026.

Worldwide Consumer

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AlixPartners

Ahead Of The Curve: Consumer Duty – Is The Future Brighter For Wholesale Firms? (Video)

United Kingdom Consumer

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A&O Shearman

CMA Cracks Down On Pre-ticked Boxes: What Online Sellers Needs To Know

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

Consumer Duty And Client Categorisation

United Kingdom Consumer

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Ropes & Gray LLP

CMA Investigates Businesses Over Pricing And Finalises Pricing Guidance

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Browne Jacobson

The Digital Services Act: Recent Enforcement Actions And What They Mean For Retail

United Kingdom Media & IT

BJ

Browne Jacobson

Retail Law Roundup: November 2025

United Kingdom Media & IT

BJ

Browne Jacobson

Airbrushing To Authenticity: A Future Of Age Inclusive Advertising?

United Kingdom Media & IT

BJ

Browne Jacobson

ASA Rulings Deep Dive: LED Facemasks

United Kingdom Media & IT

BJ

Browne Jacobson

Pricing And The CMA - The Highlights Of Our Webinar

United Kingdom Anti-trust

LS

Lewis Silkin

CMA Intensifies Consumer Law Enforcement Under DMCCA 2024: Key Actions Six Months On

United Kingdom Anti-trust

GW

Gowling WLG

Airbrushing To Authenticity: A Future Of Age Inclusive Advertising?

The ASA recently published its research on the portrayal of older people in advertising, with authenticity emerging as a key theme - particularly in how beauty and fashion retailers depict older women.

United Kingdom Media & IT

BJ

Browne Jacobson

ASA Rulings Deep Dive: LED Facemasks

These made online, either in paid-for social media advertising or on advertisers' own websites. According to Deep Market Insight, the UK market for LED face masks was worth $22.82 million...

United Kingdom Media & IT

BJ

Browne Jacobson

Pricing And The CMA - The Highlights Of Our Webinar

Yesterday we held a very successful webinar about the latest developments regarding pricing and the Competition and Markets Authority.

United Kingdom Anti-trust

LS

Lewis Silkin

CMA Intensifies Consumer Law Enforcement Under DMCCA 2024: Key Actions Six Months On

In October 2025 the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) issued guidance on how to make a competition or consumer law complaint.

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Gowling WLG

Client Guide: DMCC Act 2024 And Drip Pricing

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

CMA Launches Consumer Protection Drive

On 18 November 2025, the UK's Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") launched what it described as a "major consumer protection drive" targeting online sales tactics...

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Baker Botts LLP

Retailers And Brands Face A Deluge Of New Challenges, As CMA Intensifies Action On Drip Pricing

In 2025, consumer law has been pushed to the very top of many businesses' compliance agenda. Key parts of the Digital Markets Competition and Consumers Act (DMCCA) have come into force...

United Kingdom Anti-trust

GW

Gowling WLG

CMA Unleashes New Consumer Powers With Online Pricing Blitz: What's New And What's Next?

The UK Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") has launched a sweeping consumer protection drive targeting online pricing and sales practices...

United Kingdom Consumer

MB

Mayer Brown

UK Government To Ban Ticket Touting

According to analysis by the CMA, event tickets currently sold on the resale market are typically marked up by more than 50%.

United Kingdom Anti-trust

LS

Lewis Silkin

European Commission Launches 2030 Consumer Agenda To Shape A Fairer, Safer Market

European Union Consumer

LS

Lewis Silkin

Retail: Sector-specific Predictions And Implications

United Kingdom Consumer

BJ

Browne Jacobson

High Court Dismisses Challenge To FCA's Decision To Name Firm In Investigation Announcement

United Kingdom Finance

LS

Lewis Silkin

BREAKING NEWS: The UK's Consumer Law Revolution Starts Here! CMA Fires Starting Pistol On Its First Enforcement Work - Targeting Misleading And Unclear Price Claims

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

Infrastructure And Energy Spotlight – Autumn/Winter 2025

United Kingdom Energy

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Travers Smith LLP

AlixPartners Publishes 2025 UK Retail Christmas Forecast, Predicting Fashion Industry Will Lead UK Christmas Retail Growth

United Kingdom Consumer

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AlixPartners

Counterfeit Automotive Parts: Car Manufacturer And Dealer Risks

United Kingdom Consumer

BJ

Browne Jacobson

Tapping Into The Right Opportunity

United Kingdom Consumer

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AlixPartners

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Lewis Silkin

UK Subscriptions Rules Set To Be Delayed To Autumn 2026... And New EU Rules For Cancelling Contracts

United Kingdom Finance

LS

Lewis Silkin

Jingle Bell Rock – And A Hard Place – For U.K. Retailers And Consumers This Christmas

United Kingdom Consumer

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AlixPartners

The FCA's Consumer Duty And Wholesale Firms: A Road To Reform

United Kingdom Consumer

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Randy Chapman, Consumer Products Partner & Managing Director, Speaks With NPR Marketplace About Coca-Cola's Decision To Sell Soda In Mini Cans

United Kingdom Consumer

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AlixPartners

Small Print Won't Save You: Get Your Headlines Right

United Kingdom Media & IT

LS

Lewis Silkin

Clarity On The FCA's Approach To Naming Firms Under Investigation

United Kingdom Finance

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

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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

COVID-19 And Consumers – Guide To Cancellations And Refunds (Video)

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Wiggin

Business To Consumer (Video)

AP

Alpha Partners

Digital Transformation And The Digital Consumer (Video)

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Dentons

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