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FTC Settles with UK-Based Payment Processor Over Alleged Tech Support Scams

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​​​​​​​On June 16, 2025, the FTC announced ​it had reached a settlement ​with a UK-based payment processor, resolving allegations that the company facilitated deceptive tech-support schemes by processing payments for...more

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FTC Targets “Merchant of Record” for Unlawful Payment Processing, TSR, and ROSCA Violations

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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

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Update: Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Act - What can we expect from the CMA?

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2025 has already been a busy year in UK consumer protection law. With the CMA having issued its annual plan for 2025 / 2026 on 27 March 2025 and its new enforcement powers under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer...more

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New CMA consumer protection regime in force next week

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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

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Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Act - What can we expect from the CMA?

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2025 is set to be a busy year in UK consumer protection law. With the CMA issuing its annual plan for 2025 / 2026 on 27 March 2025 and its new powers to enforce consumer protection law under the Digital Markets, Competition...more

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New UK Consumer Protection Regime to Go Live in April 2025

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The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 is set to transform the UK’s consumer protection regime by empowering the Competition and Markets Authority to impose penalties of up to 10% of global group turnover for...more

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Price Gouging Restrictions Beyond the 50 States

We continue to cover the patchwork of price gouging laws and enforcement actions brought under them, providing an overview of the current legal landscape. We are also following and will report on the application of price...more

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CMA COVID-19 Update: Recent Measures to Protect Consumers

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On 10 July, the CMA announced that it was investigating suspected breaches of consumer protection law in the package holiday sector. The investigation was launched on the back of work carried out by the CMA’s COVID-19...more

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COVID-19: UK Antitrust Authority Launches Investigation Into Suspected Excessive Pricing for Hand Sanitisers, and Warns of Further...

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The UK Competition and Markets Authority on June 19 announced that it had opened investigations against four pharmacies and convenience stores in relation to suspected breaches of antitrust rules by charging excessive and...more

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