EU Regulators Are Coming for Marketplaces: Is Your Online Business DSA-Compliant?
You sell products online. Maybe through your own website, maybe through a marketplace, maybe both. Either way, the European Commission’s decision last month to fine Temu €200 million should be on your radar, not because your business is Temu, but because the rules behind that fine apply to a wider universe of online businesses. In this article, we explain what happened, what the Digital Services Act actually requires of platforms operating in the EU, and what your business should be doing to stay on the right side of regulators.
The Content Creator’s Guide to Advertising Compliance in the UK
If you are a content creator, including a blogger, influencer, streamer, celebrity or social media personality, and you promote products or services online, the statements you make may be regulated by advertising and consumer protection laws. In the UK, content creators who fail to comply with these rules may be publicly named by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), which can cause lasting damage to their reputation and credibility. It can lead to platform penalties, regulatory scrutiny and in some cases personal liability and fines.
EU’s New Guarantee Notices: What Changes in September 2026 for B2C Sellers
From 27 September 2026, businesses selling goods to consumers in the EU will need to display two new standardised information tools at the point of sale: a mandatory legal guarantee notice and, where relevant, a new label called GARAN for commercial guarantees of durability.
CJEU Confirms Dual Liability for Misleading Food Labelling: What Food Businesses Need to Know
On 30 April 2026, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered its judgment in Lidl Italia Srl v Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (Case C‑301/25), confirming that a single instance of misleading food labelling can simultaneously breach two distinct EU regulatory frameworks, and attract penalties under both.
CMA moves against unfair cancellation charges
When did you last review your standard terms and conditions? If you can’t remember, now is the time. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has made unfair contract terms a top enforcement priority for 2026–2027, and with new powers to impose penalties of up to 10% of global turnover, it has never been better placed to act.
Who’s liable now? How the EU’s New Product Liability Directive expands the net
For decades, product liability in the EU centred on a relatively straightforward question: did the manufacturer put a defective product on the market? That framework served consumers well in an era of physical goods and simple supply chains. But products have changed. Today’s consumer products are often bundled with software, connected to the internet, and sold through online platforms by sellers based outside the EU. The old rules, adopted nearly 40 years ago in 1985, weren’t built for that reality.
The EU is going digital — and your company needs to be ready
The new Directive (EU) 2025/25 introduces new rules that affect European digital corporate law and will change how businesses are registered, managed, and administered across Europe. Here’s what it means for you, and when you need to act.
Force majeure and contractual performance in light of the Middle East conflict
As the conflict in the Middle East continues, growing disruption across global supply chains is placing increasing strain on businesses’ contractual rights and obligations. For companies with direct exposure to the region, or whose operations depend on goods, services or infrastructure affected by events there, the key question is often whether those events excuse delay or non-performance under existing contracts.
What the CMA’s latest green claims guidance means for businesses
Businesses making environmental claims about their products or services will need to pay closer attention to compliance at every stage of the supply chain following new guidance from the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The CMA’s updated consumer protection guidance takes a broader, end-to-end view of how environmental claims are developed, substantiated and communicated, making clear that responsibility may extend well beyond the business that ultimately markets the product.