Anna Blest

Dec 11, 2024 | mondaq.com | Richard Shaw |Anna Blest

Businesses now have the chance to influence the new UK rules governing subscriptions contracts by responding the Government's consultation on the new legislation (and the secondary rules which are required to implement it). The UK government's impact assessment, published with the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill in 2023, provided a vivid snapshot of the way consumers now buy goods and services.

Nov 26, 2024 | mondaq.com | Marcus Pearl |Matthew Baker |Anna Blest |Samantha Paul

The FCA, PRA, and Bank of England have published their finalised critical third party (CTP) rules (and accompanying guidance) in PS24/16 Operational resilience: Critical third parties to the UK financial sector.1 The new rules, which come into force on 1 January 2025, will see designated technology providers whose failure is deemed to pose a systemic risk to the UK financial system become subject to new principles-based, outcomes-focused rules and requirements overseen by the financial...

Nov 26, 2024 | mondaq.com | Marcus Pearl |Matthew Baker |Anna Blest |Samantha Paul

The FCA, PRA, and Bank of England have published their finalised critical third party (CTP) rules (and accompanying guidance) in PS24/16 Operational resilience: Critical third parties to the UK financial sector.1 The new rules, which come into force on 1 January 2025, will see designated technology providers whose failure is deemed to pose a systemic risk to the UK financial system become subject to new principles-based, outcomes-focused rules and requirements overseen by the financial...

Jul 19, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Anna Blest |Kate Brimsted |Jennifer Csik Hutchens

The stakes are high for FemTech – as Benjamin Franklin noted: ‘it takes many good deeds to build a good reputation and only one bad one to lose it.’ As technology continues to outpace regulation in this sector, there is a pressing need for improved practices and standards.

Mar 26, 2024 | lexology.com | Richard Shaw |Anna Blest

Online terms and conditions have long been a challenge for businesses. How can you simultaneously ensure a consumer is made aware of the key terms of an online contract (so they are incorporated into the contract) whilst also not testing a consumer’s patience with a dense thicket of online terms / website pages which must be navigated before a purchase can be made? Creating a frictionless customer ‘journey’ (in website architecture parlance) is the holy grail for consumer-facing businesses.