UK Subscription Contract Rules Now Start in January 2027
The government has moved the start date for the UK’s new consumer subscription rules. The regime in Part 4, Chapter 2 of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 will now take effect in January 2027 rather than the spring 2027 date announced earlier this year. The reasoning is seasonal: January is when consumers sign up to most new subscriptions.
Endeavours obligations in a contract: how hard do you actually have to try?
Endeavours clauses are the polite fiction of commercial contracting: a promise to try, sitting where neither party will promise to deliver.
DSA Risk Assessment Failures: Lessons from the €550M AliExpress Decision
On 20 July 2026, the European Commission fined AliExpress €550 million for failing to diligently assess and mitigate the systemic risk that illegal, unsafe and counterfeit products spread through its marketplace. It is the largest penalty issued under the Digital Services Act to date.
Ofcom Adds Two New Priority Offences Under the Online Safety Act: What Providers Need to Do Now
Ofcom has published a statement introducing new priority offences under the Online Safety Act (OSA), setting out fresh guidance for tech companies on reviewing their Illegal Content Risk Assessments (ICRAs) and updating their compliance frameworks. Regulated providers should treat this as a call to action: existing risk assessments, content moderation policies, and compliance positions all need to be revisited in light of these changes.
When Can Another EU Member State Regulate Your Online Service? The CJEU Redraws the Map
If your company provides online services from one EU Member State and another Member State is trying to enforce its media, youth-protection or platform laws against you, a recent judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union deserves your attention. In many cases, the answer to “does this foreign national law even apply to us?” is now: probably not — unless the law is built in a very specific way.
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.