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1 month ago | lexology.com | Tom Harding |John Davidson-Kelly |Ben Dunham |Nick Johnson

Government's 'strategic steer' for the CMA includes focus on consumer protection The Department for Business and Trade is consulting on a new draft "strategic steer" to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The government will set out its expectations of the consumer protection and competition regulator in supporting and contributing to economic growth – a main focus of the Labour government.

1 month ago | lexology.com | John Davidson-Kelly |Chloe Deng |Ben Dunham |Nick Johnson |Tom Harding

UK updates Ofcom publishes guidance on age assurance and children's access assessments under OSA As part of the second phase of implementation of the Online Safety Act (OSA), Ofcom has published its statement on age assurance and children’s access assessments. This comprises three sets of guidance and marks the first step in the UK regulator's implementation of the child protection provisions of the OSA.

Oct 30, 2024 | lexology.com | Tom Harding |John Davidson-Kelly |Ben Dunham |Nick Johnson

UK government requests Ofcom to prepare report on designation of Tier 1 services under Media Act 2024The secretary of state for culture, media and sport has written to Ofcom asking it to prepare a report on the operation of the UK market for on-demand programme services, following commencement of the video-on-demand (VoD) regulation provisions in the Media Act 2024 via the Media Act 2024 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2024.

Oct 24, 2024 | lexology.com | John Davidson-Kelly |Ben Dunham |Tom Harding |Chloe Deng |Louisa Morrison

Long-awaited 'fitness check' of EU consumer law is finally published, paving the way for a new Digital Fairness ActThe European Commission's digital fairness "fitness check" was launched in 2022 to assess whether the current EU consumer law framework is fit for purpose in the digital environment and consider whether any new regulation is needed to ensure digital fairness for consumers.

Jul 25, 2024 | mondaq.com | Tom Harding |John Davidson-Kelly |Ben Dunham |Nick Johnson

CMA publishes issues statement in its market investigation into veterinary services for household pets | CMA consults on draft consumer law compliance advice for trader recommendation platforms | CMA publishes response to consultation on marketing green heating and insulation products The area of consumer law that businesses should be keeping a close eye on is the implementation of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Act (DMCCA).