8/11/2026 9:07:24 AM Spotlight on agentic AI | Agentic AI and competition law By Victoria Yuan Tom Sharpe Vik Khurana Key takeawaysBusinesses are liable for commercial decisions made by agentic AI, including those made by third party AI systems. Systems...
8/10/2026 11:22:04 AM UK Government to bring forward new subscription rules By Jamie Cox-Deakins We have written previously on the changes to subscription contracts imposed by the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024,...
8/5/2026 10:43:04 AM Emma Sleep reference pricing judgment: CMA’s volume requirement put to bed By Matthew Hunt Antonia Kendrick The CMA’s investigation into Emma Sleep (Emma) has been running since 2022. In the latest twist, the High Court has rejected the CMA’s...
7/30/2026 12:31:32 PM Update: Court of Appeal hands down judgment in second-hand software dispute By Anna Cook The Court of Appeal has handed down a judgment relating to the ongoing Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) dispute between JJH Enterprises...
7/29/2026 4:54:08 PM Microsoft, Copilot and subscription transparency: CMA opens new consumer protection investigation By Naina Patel The latest UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigation has recently been announced, this time looking into Microsoft’s...
7/17/2026 11:47:08 AM Fine print, fines, and fairness: Consumer law lessons from the private parking sector By Jamie Cox-Deakins On 16 July the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published a suite of actions for the private parking sector aimed at ensuring...
7/17/2026 9:24:10 AM Say what you like about the competition! No fines for Sanofi in EC disparagement case By Sean-Paul Brankin On 26 June, the European Commission (EC) announced the opening of a competition law investigation into allegations of a campaign of...
6/25/2026 3:49:11 PM A bitter pill: Court of Appeal restores CMA’s Phenytoin excessive pricing decision By Edwin Bond Iva Gobac On 19 June 2026, the Court of Appeal (CoA) issued its judgment in Pfizer/Flynn v CMA, drawing a line under the long-running UK phenytoin...
6/24/2026 3:52:38 PM No encore for hidden fees – the UK Competition and Markets Authority fines StubHub UK for drip pricing and orders refunds By Victoria Yuan Summary On 23 June, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) fined StubHub UK, the online ticketing platform, £889,200 (including a...
6/18/2026 4:13:36 PM CMA fines Marks Electrical over consumer breach as bigger penalties loom By Francion Brooks Iva Gobac Antonia Kendrick The CMA has imposed a £720,000 fine on Marks Electrical and ordered the retailer to refund approximately £600,000 to customers. What went...
6/11/2026 2:04:01 PM Ryanair seating fees don't fly with the CMA: investigation launched By Iva Gobac Antonia Kendrick Francion Brooks The CMA has today announced an investigation into Ryanair over its practice of charging parents to sit next to their children on flights....
6/5/2026 9:49:34 AM Life Sciences disputes: navigating causation and damages in an uncertain world By Francion Brooks As part of London International Disputes Week 2026, Bristows and Oxera hosted a discussion on causation, counterfactuals and damages in...