Consumer Law

On 3 July 2025, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published a consultation on draft guidance which is intended to assist consumer-facing businesses to comply with provisions in the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCC Act). Read more.

Introduction On 6 April 2025, landmark new consumer protection provisions under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (the “DMCC”) came into force, including those giving enhanced enforcement powers to the Competition and Markets Authority. Read more.

New rules banning fake online reviews came into force on 6 April, breach of which could lead to hefty penalties of up to 10% of annual global turnover.Most of the consumer law provisions of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (the “DMCC Act”). Read more.

IntroductionAs of 6 April 2025, landmark new consumer protection provisions under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (the “DMCC”) have come into force, including those giving enhanced enforcement powers to the Competition and Markets Authority... Read more.

Parts of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (“DMCC Act”) came into force on 6 April 2025, including provisions to protect consumers from unfair trading. Read more.

With the consumer law provisions of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (“DMCC Act”) coming into force on 6 April 2025 (see here), the CMA has now published its final guidance on direct enforcement, setting out the framework and process. Read more

After much anticipation, it is now confirmed that next month the landmark consumer law provisions of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (“DMCC Act”) will come into force, following the enactment of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers. Read more

The long-awaited Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (“DMCC”) Act is scheduled to receive royal assent today (24 May 2024), in the wash-up period just before the dissolution of the current parliament and following the announcement of a snap UK general election for 4 July 2024. Read more

The draft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (the “DMCC Bill”) has recently been amended (on 13 March 2024) following the Report stage in the House of Lords to include measures that prohibit drip pricing and address fake and misleading reviews. Read more

On 4 September 2023, the Department for Business and Trade launched a consultation (“Consultation”) to assess how to improve price transparency and product information for consumers.      Read more

Everyone loves a well-thought-out surprise. And many consumers feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of products available in the cosmetics industry. Read more

10% fining powers confirmed in newly unveiled consumer law Bill: Highly-anticipated proposals for new consumer laws have today (25 April 2023) been published in the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill (the “Bill”).  Read more

Following the Government’s 2021 Consultation Paper on potential new consumer protection reforms, the Government has, on 20 April 2022, announced significant reforms to consumer protection laws in the UK and provided a response to the consultation. Read more

Despite promises that Brexit would be an opportunity to ‘slash the red tape’ and ‘unshackle’ the UK from unnecessary EU regulation, new consumer protection proposals seek to impose stricter controls than elsewhere in Europe. Read more