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Driving away drip pricing: How a £3 booking fee turned into a £5 million fine

United Kingdom - April 15 2026 Today, the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) ordered the AA, which owns both AA Driving School and BSM Driving School, to refund more than 80…

UK petition demanding video games consumer law change hits debate threshold

United Kingdom - July 3 2025 A UK government petition demanding changes to consumer law around the sale of video games has passed 100,000 signatures. This milestone triggers…

Once More Unto the Breach - the UK’s anti-corruption enforcement charges back into life

United Kingdom - May 6 2025 The UK’s anti-corruption enforcement has, of late, not been as active as it once was. Over the last few weeks, however, the space has charged back…

Reforms to the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 - the right to renew business tenancies

United Kingdom - January 31 2025 The Law Commission is currently consulting on the much-awaited reforms to the Landlord and Tenant Act (‘the 1954 Act’) and the security of tenure…

FCA Crypto Roadmap Published

United Kingdom - December 2 2024 Following the keynote speech of Tulip Siddiq MP (Economic Secretary to the Treasury) at the Tokenisation Summit in London on 21 November 2024, the…

Watch this (Digital) Space: The Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill and D’Aloia v Persons Unknown

United Kingdom - October 2 2024 September was an exciting month in the digital asset space with developments in both Parliament and the Courts. Both venues have made strides to…

LAX SA v JBC SA - WFO applicant that could not fortify cross-undertaking ordered to give asset disclosure

United Kingdom - August 16 2024 A recent case in the Commercial Court in London saw the successful recipient of a worldwide freezing order (WFO) ordered to provide an asset…

RTI Ltd v MUR Shipping BV: a party required to use reasonable endeavours to mitigate a force majeure need not accept non-contractual performance

United Kingdom - May 21 2024 On 15 May 2024, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in RTI Ltd v MUR Shipping BV [2024] UKSC 18. The appeal centred around the issue of whether a…

Does a limitation clause apply to a claim in debt? A recent English decision

United Kingdom - March 19 2024 A recent case turned on the question of whether a limitation clause limited liability just for damages or also for debt. The clause read: “the total…

English court ordered disclosure - an “information imbalance” not a reason to order the defendant to provide additional disclosure

United Kingdom - March 15 2024 The English court decision in Alame & Ors v Shell PLC (formerly known as Royal Dutch Shell PLC) & Anor [2024] EWHC 510 (KB), is relevant to the way…