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New CMA Draft Guidance on Price Transparency: What You Need to Know

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On 3 July, the CMA issued its draft guidance on the price transparency provisions in the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCCA), and launched a consultation on this draft guidance (to close on 8 September...more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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The UK Introduces Tougher Penalties for Consumer Protection Breaches

In May 2024 the UK passed the new Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC). Amongst other changes, the DMCC grants the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) new powers to directly impose fines of up to 10%...more

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Major Changes to Consumer and Competition Rules, a New Digital Regime and More Power to the CMA

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On 23 May 2024, over a year since its introduction to Parliament, the DMCC Bill was rushed through before the proroguing of Parliament ahead of the July UK General Election. It received Royal Assent the following day....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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Latest COVID-19 Taskforce Update Sets Out CMA’s Response to Principal Areas of Concern

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The taskforce continues to receive and monitor complaints about unfair practices in relation to cancellations and refunds and potentially unjustifiable price rises. On 21 May, the CMA released a further update setting out...more

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