Bristows

5/22/2026 2:56:54 PM

Avoiding a Turf War: a reminder of the dangers of anticompetitive information exchange when negotiating the acquisition of a minority shareholding

By Robert Vidal James Batsford

On 21 May 2026, the Commission issued a Statement of Objections concerning suspected anticompetitive conduct between competitors in the...

5/21/2026 8:45:42 AM

UK Court of Appeal issues guidance on online restrictions in selective distribution systems

By Robert Vidal Victoria Yuan

Restrictions in a selective distribution model affecting online channels or discounting are not automatically illegal but need to be...

5/14/2026 3:01:59 PM

Legal holds and document preservation: How to get on the front foot

By Sarah Hill

Identification and preservation of documentary evidence at the early stages of a dispute isn’t just best practice, it is a mandatory...

5/13/2026 9:51:24 AM

Ransomware injunctions: 8 key learnings when anonymous cyber attackers don’t engage

By Mark Brown Yen Hoe

Main takeaways The courts discourage blackmail to be rewarded.Evidence, evidence, evidence: ensure contemporaneous documentation and...

5/7/2026 1:47:15 PM

AI Act Omnibus: EU institutions agree political deal

By Charlie Hawes Vik Khurana Simon McDougall

The EU Commission, Parliament and Council have each announced this morning that a political deal has been reached overnight on the AI Act...

5/7/2026 1:42:02 PM

CPR 17.1(1) explained: what the High Court ruling means for claimants amending claim forms before service

By Robert Graham Yen Hoe

Summary In Beckett v Graham and Another ([2026] EWHC 920 (KB)), the High Court confirmed that amendment of a claim form pursuant to CPR...

4/28/2026 10:26:17 AM

Can AI be sued?

By Ben Coleman

The UK Jurisdiction Taskforce (UKJT) is consulting on a Legal Statement exploring how English private law might deal with harm caused by...

4/16/2026 11:42:05 AM

ASA’s first LHF rulings clarify “identifiable product” test in food advertising

By Kyrana Hulstein

Following its adoption of the new rules on advertising less healthy food (LHF) products earlier this year, the ASA has now published its...

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 +1 more...

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 +2 more...

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...