Nov 27, 2024 CMA finds that supermarket loyalty schemes offer essentially genuine savings on your essentials By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Imagine walking into your favourite supermarket, loyalty card in hand, and knowing that the discounts you’re getting are not just a...
Sep 09, 2024 News: When will the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 come into force? By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Alex Meloy Fleur Chenevix-Trench A few weeks ago we wrote an update about the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, and when we thought it might be coming...
Sep 02, 2024 What's the story... with dynamic ticket pricing? By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Hands up (and lighters in the air) if you tried to buy Oasis tickets at the weekend. The Masterplan was of reasonably priced tickets and...
Sep 02, 2024 Don't put your foot in it. Avoid Hike's well-trodden advertising slip-ups. By Brinsley Dresden The ASA has recently considered complaints about three Facebook ads for HIKE footwear. The issues concerned claims about a money back...
Jul 05, 2024 The UK has a new government: so what kind of regulatory changes are on the agenda? By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Fleur Chenevix-Trench Alex Meloy Now that we know the result of the 2024 General Election, it's worth having a look at Labour's plans for updating regulatory rules in its...
May 16, 2024 ASA issues new guidance on signposting ads in podcasts By Helen Hart Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Many of you probably listen to podcasts on various topics, from politics to art, history to religion, from technology to health and...
Mar 25, 2024 Online Safety Act: Ofcom consults on a range of 'new duties' to be imposed on higher-risk platforms and services By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor As many regular readers will appreciate, under the Online Safety Act, all in-scope tech firms are required to put in place appropriate...
Jan 22, 2024 EVENT: Is your company ready for the UK consumer law REVOLUTION? By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor When it comes to UK consumer law, some big changes are coming. The changes are to be found less in the substance - though there are some...
Oct 19, 2023 Watching the watchers: New inquiry into independence and accountability of UK regulators By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor According to the Department for Business and Trade, there are 90 regulators across the UK, not including local authorities. They cover a...
Jan 11, 2023 Ad Regulation Horizon Scanner by Lewis Silkin By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor We are very pleased to announce the launch of our Ad Regulation Horizon Scanner. This is the first in a series of brand new, high level,...
Nov 29, 2022 Online Safety Bill - Once more unto the breach! By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor The Online Safety Bill will be returning to parliament next Monday. The government has announced several significant changes to it,...
Nov 29, 2022 End to end encryption: Will the Online Safety Bill breach human rights laws? By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor The Online Safety Bill is due to make a come-back – Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt has confirmed that it is provisionally due to be...
Oct 28, 2022 The Digital Markets & Digital Services double Act take the stage By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor As the Digital Markets Act comes into force and the Digital Services Act gets the green light, is your business ready for these radical...
May 12, 2022 Queen’s Speech 2022: What tech and commercial lawyers need to know By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor The UK government set out its plans for a new legislative programme via the Queen’s Speech on 11 May 2022. This article summarises the...
Feb 18, 2021 Power to the People: Calls for CMA to become even stronger consumer champion By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Britain’s competition regulator should have an enhanced role, becoming a new consumer champion, according to an government-commissioned...
Dec 22, 2020 The Italian Competition Authority Again Addresses Hidden Online Advertising By Fabiana Bisceglia Donata Cordone On October 13, 2020, the Italian Competition Authority (hereinafter the “AGCM”) issued three decisions regarding hidden advertising in...