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Consumer protection in digital markets has become a major public concern in recent years, and the UK is the latest jurisdiction to introduce legislation aimed at enhancing protections online. The Digital Markets, Competition,...more
In a development that underscores the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) growing scrutiny of the “merchant of record” model, the commission announced a $5 million settlement with UK-based Paddle.com Market Limited (Paddle),...more
On 6 April 2025, the unfair commercial practices provisions of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCC Act) entered into force, ushering in a new enhanced consumer enforcement regime administered by the...more
An overhaul of the UK consumer law landscape is on the horizon, with the consumer law provisions of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 set to take effect on 6 April 2025....more
A new UK consumer protection regime comes into force on 6 April 2025 through the implementation of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2025 (SI 2025/272) (“the...more
The landscape of subscription contracts is changing around the world, with a heavy focus on consumer protection. In the United States, the recently released "Rule Concerning Recurring Subscriptions and Other Negative Option...more
Businesses now have the chance to influence the new UK rules governing subscriptions contracts by responding the Government’s consultation on the new legislation (and the secondary rules which are required to implement it)....more
In our last update on the Digital Markets Competition and Consumer Act (DMCC Act), we outlined some of the key consumer protection enhancements set to come into force in the UK. In particular, the DMCC Act sets out new rules...more
Ahead of the implementation of the new subscription contract regime set out in the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (“DMCCA”), which is due to come into force during 2026, the UK Government is consulting on...more
In May of this year, the UK Government passed the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC) into law. The DMCC is wide-ranging and covers three key areas: consumer law, digital markets, and merger and antitrust...more
The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCCA) has recently received royal assent, following the announcement of the July General Election. We examine the key developments in our previous article. One very...more
The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (the “DMCC Act”) received Royal Assent on 24 May 2024, just over a year after it was first introduced in the House of Commons. The DMCC Act introduces changes to digital...more
To help organizations stay on top of the main developments in European digital compliance, Morrison Foerster’s European Digital Regulatory Compliance team reports on some of the main topical digital regulatory and compliance...more
While unfair practices trapping consumers in unwanted subscriptions have been addressed under existing consumer law, the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill introduces a new set of requirements which are specific...more
On 25 April 2023, the United Kingdom (UK) government introduced the long-awaited Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Bill) into Parliament. Along with some significant changes to the enforcement powers of the UK...more
The draft of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (the “Bill”) was published last week, and among the many objectives, it aims to drive high standards of consumer protection. One area which has attracted much...more
On 10 May 2022, the UK Government announced that it intends to legislate on measures to promote competition, strengthen consumer rights and protect households and businesses as part of its Digital Markets, Competition and...more
The UK government is considering responses to its proposed reforms to auto-subscription rules for consumer contracts, as part of a broader consultation on reforming UK competition and consumer policy....more
A European privacy regulator has spoken on a key facet in its General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) interpretation. The UK’s enforcement office apparently believes that an EU data subject cannot give consent to a...more
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Tesla’s hoping that a manufacturing plant in China—the first in the country wholly owned by a foreign manufacturing company—will translate into big sales in the Chinese market. With the Chinese government loath to give up the...more