4/15/2026 2:26:13 PM ‘Drip pricing’ lands AA driving schools with £4.2 million fine as CMA makes use of its consumer enforcement powers By Francion Brooks Sean Ibbetson Antonia Kendrick Iva Gobac +1 more... Show less Earlier today, the CMA announced that it has fined the AA and BSM driving schools (both of which are owned by the AA) the sum of £4.2...
4/15/2026 2:12:07 PM A new chapter for Women’s Health: Reform, funding and opportunity By Anna Honey The UK government published a renewed Women’s Health Strategy for England today, signalling a continued push to address long-standing...
4/13/2026 8:30:59 AM Irides: Weekly global patent litigation update By Gregory Bacon Richard Pinckney Nadine Bleach Luke Norton Ewan MacAulay +2 more... Show less This edition features updates from: Russia, Argentina, China and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) The Irides Weekly Update is our round-up...
4/10/2026 10:54:48 AM Distribution issues: Italian Competition Authority fines Morellato for resale price maintenance and online marketplace restrictions By James Batsford Edwin Bond On 31 March 2026, the Italian Competition Authority (ICA) announced that it had imposed a fine of just under €26 million on Morellato, a...
4/9/2026 2:00:31 PM CMA ends vet services probe – key findings and what to look out for next By Robert Vidal Antonia Kendrick The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) recently concluded its 2-year investigation into the veterinary services industry. We...
4/9/2026 1:12:49 PM UK government confirms new subscription contracts rules for Spring 2027 By Francion Brooks Iva Gobac Antonia Kendrick On 2 April 2026, the UK government published its long-awaited response on the new subscription contracts regime. The announcement...
4/2/2026 9:17:45 AM The CMA’s crackdown on fake reviews continues By Iva Gobac Francion Brooks Antonia Kendrick On Friday 27 March 2026, the CMA announced five new investigations into businesses across the funeral, food-delivery, and automotive...
3/26/2026 3:58:33 PM Competition litigation: 'user damages' for the unlawful collection and use of data? By Matthew Hunt The cause of action in competition cases in the UK is usually the tort of breach of statutory duty. As a general rule, the damages to be...
3/26/2026 9:53:33 AM A bump in the road? US DOJ subjects automotive licensing negotiation group to antitrust scrutiny By Sophie Lawrance Edwin Bond The US Department of Justice is investigating car manufacturers for participating in a licensee negotiation group (LNG), MLex has...
3/24/2026 1:16:42 PM Hit Unsubscribe: Adobe’s exit fees subject to CMA investigation By Francion Brooks Antonia Kendrick Solomon Chann The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened an investigation into Adobe’s subscription terms, reflecting a continued...
3/20/2026 3:41:51 PM Changes announced to the UK FDI mandatory notification regime By Stephen Smith Victoria Yuan Nick Cross Oliver Alsop +1 more... Show less The UK government announces changes to the mandatory notification regime under the National Security and Investment Act. What are the...
3/18/2026 11:08:06 AM Delayed performance and failed renegotiations: key lessons from the case of UK Global HealthCare Limited v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care By David Durgan The judgement of Mr Justice Constable in UK Global HealthCare Limited v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care [2026] EWHC 561...