E-commerce
legal advice
that delivers
E-commerce legal advice
that delivers
We help you to establish and operate your e-commerce business in compliance with UK, EU and Swiss law
Setting up an e-commerce business is relatively easy. Navigating the laws that impact your on-line business can be complex.
Our technology lawyers will work closely with you to understand your e-commerce model and then advise on the key legal issues that impact your business. We will help you draft your on-line terms and conditions, your privacy notice and all other contracts that you need for e-commerce.
- Online contracting
- Terms and conditions for your website
- Contracts for the supply of digital content and digital services
- Advising on different e-commerce models
- Digital signatures
- Data protection
- E-commerce marketplaces
- On-line regulation
- Consumer protection law impacting e-commerce
Latest News on E-commerce
On 1 January 2025, the UK’s new regime for regulating digital markets, set out in the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Act 2024 (DMCCA), came into effect, bringing major changes to consumer protection law. The DMCCA gives the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) strong enforcement powers, including the ability to impose fines based on a business’s global turnover. If your business deals with UK consumers, it’s essential to understand the impact of these changes and prepare for compliance.
The Online Safety Act (OSA) places legal responsibility on businesses operating a wide range of online services to keep UK users safe online. All in-scope services (see more information below) with a significant number of UK users or targeting the UK market are covered by the OSA, regardless of where they are based. One of the first deadlines is for online service providers to complete an illegal content risk assessment by 16 March 2025. In this article, we’ll explain what this means and how your business can comply.
The UK’s Online Safety Act introduces new rules for implementing online age checks. It requires service providers offering pornography or other harmful content to implement ‘age assurance’ to prevent children from accessing it. If your service falls within this scope in the UK, there are specific rules you need to follow, which we’ll explain in today’s article.
