Vlada Gurvich5 min read
Carmen Cracknell2 min read
Anna Soilleux-Mills | CMS, Melissa McClean | CMS9 min read
Vlada Gurvich46 min listen
GRIP3 min read
GRIP2 min read

Principal milestones for the OSA that affect online platforms in the UK, and a look at key developments relating to UK online safety which are on the horizon for 2026.
Anna Soilleux-Mills | CMS, Melissa McClean | CMS9 min read

The regulator has also written to 100 businesses raising concerns over how they charge additional fees and the sales tactics they use.
Hameed Shuja2 min read

The UK competition watchdog has a crucial role to play in both UK competition law and updates to consumer protection law.
Debbie Heywood | Taylor Wessing4 min read

Antitrust laws prohibit agreements or concerted practices that restrict competition.

The CMA proposes sweeping changes amid concerns over pricing and corporate dominance in the UK’s £6.3 billion veterinary services market.
Jean Hurley3 min read

The CMA has said the decision was made following extensive consultation and after Google met legal tests.
Hameed Shuja2 min read

A defining feature of the Online Safety Act is its extraterritorial application: a service need not be established in the UK to fall within its scope.

Commercial and technical barriers to multi-cloud usage and provider switching highlighted by the regulator.
Martin Cloake3 min read