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March 2026 – April 2026 EU-UK Regulatory Round-up

This Regulatory Round-up highlights a selection of significant EU and UK developments during March and April 2026 that are of relevance to asset managers, including...

United Kingdom Finance

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Renters' Rights Act: Landlords Face £7,000 Fine If They Miss May 31 Deadline For Vital Tenant Document (12 May 2026)

Landlords with existing tenancy agreements face a critical 31 May 2026 deadline to provide tenants with an official Government information sheet about the Renters' Rights Act, or risk fines of up to £7,000 per tenancy.

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

FCA Motor Finance Redress Scheme: Fresh Guidance Amid Legal Challenge

The Financial Conduct Authority has issued new guidance on its proposed motor finance redress scheme as legal challenges threaten to delay implementation until at least October 2026.

United Kingdom Finance

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Gowling WLG

Outsourcing Spotlight – Spring / Summer 2026

UK fire and rehire reforms under the Employment Rights Act 2025 could unexpectedly impact outsourcing arrangements where service providers don't take on customer employees.

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

The SECURE Data Act: How Does It Compare To The GDPR And What Might It Mean For UK And EU Businesses?

Worldwide Privacy

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Womble Bond Dickinson

Reviewing The Financial Promotions Rules For Consumer Credit

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

Matt Clark Comments On The April 2026 BRC-Sensormatic Footfall Monitor Statistics

United Kingdom Consumer

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AlixPartners

Unlocking Volume Growth—Fashion's Strategic Growth Reset: A Conversation With Jaume Miquel Naudí, Tendam (Podcast)

United Kingdom Commercial

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AlixPartners

ASA Finds Product Comparison Site In Breach Of CAP Code

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

Routes To Market Series: Consumer

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

Amazon's "Trustworthy Shopping Experience Report" Emphasises Use Of Predictive AI Tools To Protect Brands And Customers

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

Motor Finance Redress: The FCA’s Final Rules On The Industry-wide Redress Scheme

United Kingdom Finance

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Macfarlanes LLP

Investment Management Update - April 2026

United Kingdom Finance

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Macfarlanes LLP

Tobacco And Vapes Act 2026 Becomes Law

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

The IP Driven Start-up Podcast | From Lab To Market - The Real Story Of Commercialising University Research

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

From Soil To Shares: Professional Advisor Guidance For Farm Divorce (Video)

United Kingdom Family

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Lerners LLP

Tech 10 – NRF Reflections: The Future Of Retail Technology (Video)

United Kingdom Technology

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AlixPartners

A Global View Of International Arbitration Trends With Gary Born (Podcast)

United Kingdom Litigation

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WilmerHale

Investing In The Defense Sector: Procurement, Sanctions, And ESG (Podcast)

United Kingdom Government

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A&O Shearman

Tobacco And Vapes Act 2026 Becomes Law

A person born on New Year's Day 2009 turns 18 in January 2027. On that date, they will become the first adult in British history who can never legally buy a cigarette.

United Kingdom Healthcare

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Lewis Silkin

Driving Away Drip Pricing: How A £3 Booking Fee Turned Into A £5 Million Fine

The Competition and Markets Authority has imposed its first financial penalty under new direct enforcement powers, ordering the AA to refund over 80,000 learner drivers and pay a £4.2 million fine for drip pricing practice

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Duane Morris LLP

FCA Participates In Global Action To Stop Illegal Finfluencers

The FCA has participated in international action to stop illegal finfluencers putting consumers' money at risk. Finfluencers are social media personalities who use their platform to promote financial products...

Worldwide Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

From Assistant To Agent: Navigating The Legal And Regulatory Shifts In AI-driven Commerce

AI Agents are transforming commerce by autonomously selecting goods, comparing prices, and initiating payments on behalf of consumers. This briefing explores the complex regulatory challenges and opportunities that agentic commerce presents for businesses, from contract formation and payment regulation to consumer protection and strategic partnerships.

United Kingdom Consumer

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A&O Shearman

UK Businesses, Take Note: The UK Consumer Law Regulator Exercises New Consumer Enforcement Powers For The First Time

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Supreme Court Rules On Principal Liability Under Financial Services And Markets Act 2000

United Kingdom Finance

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Lewis Silkin

Price Savings And "Last In The World" Claims Fail Without Market‑wide Evidence

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

Open Finance: FCA Roadmap

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Fundraising Regulator Holds Consultation On Free Draw Operators

United Kingdom Consumer

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Withers LLP

Caps And Flaws: Ofgem’s Appraisal Of Long Duration Electricity Storage Projects And Lessons From Interconnectors

United Kingdom Energy

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NERA

It's Official: ASA Rules That Doner Kebabs Are Not Less Healthy Foods*

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Putting The Brakes On Drip Pricing

United Kingdom Consumer

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Gowling WLG

Consumer Law Revolution: CMA Issues First Fine Of £4.2 Million For Consumer Law Breaches

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

It's Official: ASA Rules That Donor Kebabs Are Not Less Healthy Foods*

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

It's Official: ASA Rules That Doner Kebabs Are Not Less Healthy Foods*

The Advertising Standards Authority has issued a landmark ruling on the nutritional classification of doner kebabs, determining whether they fall under the category of less healthy foods for advertising purposes.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

Putting The Brakes On Drip Pricing

The Competition and Markets Authority has issued its first financial penalty under new enforcement powers, ordering the AA and BSM driving schools to pay £4.2 million and refund over £760,000...

United Kingdom Consumer

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Gowling WLG

Consumer Law Revolution: CMA Issues First Fine Of £4.2 Million For Consumer Law Breaches

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has issued the outcome of one of the investigations that it launched in November about pricing transparency.

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

It's Official: ASA Rules That Donor Kebabs Are Not Less Healthy Foods*

The UK's Advertising Standards Authority has issued its first four rulings under new regulations restricting advertisements for "less healthy" food and drink products, offering crucial guidance on how these rules will be interpreted and enforced. These decisions reveal which promotional tactics pass muster and which cross the line, with implications for food brands, retailers, and influencers navigating the complex Nutrient Profiling Model requirements. The rulings demonstrate that while some food advertisi

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

FCA Finalises Motor Finance Consumer Redress Scheme

United Kingdom Finance

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Mayer Brown

Subscription Businesses Face A New Legal Reality

From Spring 2027, subscription businesses will need to operate under significantly stricter rules about how they sign customers up, remind them before renewals, and let them cancel

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Buckles Law

FCA Bans Claims Management Company's Misleading Advertisements

The FCA has banned misleading advertisements from claims management company Conclusive Financial Ltd that used unauthorised clips of Martin Lewis and made false claims about motor finance compensation. The adverts created a false sense of urgency and failed to disclose that consumers could make claims for free without using a CMC.

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Lewis Silkin

CMA Imposes First Financial Penalty Under New Consumer Powers In Drip Pricing Crackdown

The pace of enforcement action in the UK’s revamped consumer regime is picking up. On 15 April 2026, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced that it had concluded the first of a number...

United Kingdom Consumer

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Hidden Fees, Heavy Fines: The CMA's Consumer Protection Crackdown Gathers Pace

The UK Competition and Markets Authority has imposed its first financial penalties under new enforcement powers, fining two driving schools £4.2 million for illegal "drip pricing" practices that concealed mandatory booking fees until checkout.

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Jones Day

FCA Perimeter Report 2026: Key Takeaways

United Kingdom Finance

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Lewis Silkin

Britons Cut Trips, Not Spending, As Travel Demand Proves Resilient, AlixPartners Research Finds

United Kingdom Commercial

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AlixPartners

Matt Clark, EMEA Leader, Retail At AlixPartners, Comments On BRC-Sensormatic Footfall Monitor Statistics

United Kingdom Consumer

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AlixPartners

CMA Reiterates That It Will Get Tough On Unfair Terms In Contracts With Consumers

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

Five Stars, Zero Substance? The CMA Takes Aim At Misleading Reviews

United Kingdom Media & IT

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Gowling WLG

Consumer Law Update - Subscriptions Regime Delayed Again... To Spring 2027

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

Consumer Products Corner - Holiday Demand Lifts Apparel, Oil Prices Shake Freight, And Supply Chains Brace For Impact

United Kingdom Consumer

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AlixPartners

Crisis Management And Investigations Circular – Issue 1 – March 2026

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

The Post-Dodd-Frank Rollback Begins? New Executive Order Targets Mortgage Origination, Servicing, And Reporting Rules

United Kingdom Consumer

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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

CMA Steps Up Enforcement On Fake And Misleading Reviews: What Businesses Need To Know

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Stacked: The New Shape Of The Supplement Industry

United Kingdom Healthcare

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AlixPartners

The UK Consumer Law Revolution - CMA Targets Consumer Reviews, New Cases Opened

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

Potentially Misleading Black Friday Discounts Flagged In EU Sweep: What Should UK Businesses Know?

United Kingdom Consumer

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Lewis Silkin

UK Government Launches Consultation To Overhaul Existing Product Safety Regime

United Kingdom Consumer

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Mayer Brown

Contactless Payments: FCA Updates Payments Services Approach Document

United Kingdom Finance

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Lewis Silkin

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Alpha Partners

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Gowling WLG

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Dentons

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