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...
3/24/2026 7:10:42 PM From AI pricing algorithms to public procurement: UK Competition and Markets Authority publishes its 2026–27 annual plan By Victoria Yuan James Batsford On 23 March, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published its 2026-2027 Annual Plan (the Annual Plan): the first since the...
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...
3/16/2026 12:39:42 PM AI agents are starting to act for consumers: do the rules still work? By Antonia Kendrick Francion Brooks Consumers may soon start delegating everyday decisions to AI systems. From cancelling subscriptions to switching providers or negotiating...
2/4/2026 9:05:15 AM CMA reform proposals put consumers front and centre By Antonia Kendrick Francion Brooks The government’s recently launched consultation regarding the UK’s competition regime shows the watchdog remains focussed on putting...
11/26/2025 12:51:58 PM UK Competition and Markets Authority launches its first consumer enforcement action – what businesses need to know By Victoria Yuan Stephen Smith Sean Ibbetson On 18 November, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) used its direct enforcement powers under the Digital Markets, Competition...
11/21/2025 5:03:53 PM Bitter medicine for Cinven By Sophie Lawrance David Horner Victoria Yuan Oliver Alsop +1 more... Show less CMA reportedly seeking first Competition Disqualification Orders against PE fund directors Summary The UK Competition and Markets...
11/10/2025 10:38:54 AM ASA rules in favour of Shell again on green claims By Tim Heaps Haydn Walker For the second time in 2025 a greenwashing complaint has not been upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) against an entity...
9/18/2025 1:52:49 PM Travel sector cruises into trouble with misleading ‘green’ claims By Sean Ibbetson Earlier this month, the ASA ruled that four ads, each for cruise holidays, breached the CAP Code because they made environmental claims...
8/1/2025 11:16:44 AM CMA begins to take action on fake reviews By Rob Powell New rules which aim to crack down on the problem of fake or misleading reviews online came into force back in April 2025, as part of the...
7/21/2025 3:58:15 PM Stop Killing Games: EU and UK petitions reach signatory milestones By Luca Cericola Rob Powell The Stop Killing Games (SKG) EU petition has surpassed the requisite signatory threshold for it to be considered by the European...