UK Knowledge Collection | US trade tariffs, unfair commercial practices, and securities litigation
Published on 11th April 2025
Welcome to this week's Knowledge Collection
Businesses looking to mitigate the impact of the US's new tariffs on their commercial arrangements and supply chains will want to understand how their current and future contracts may be affected. Our Insight looks at some of the contractual options that may be available.
The "unfair commercial practices" elements of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act came into effect on 6 April, affecting all consumer-facing businesses. Just ahead of this deadline, the Competition and Markets Authority issued its final guidance on unfair commercial practices, and a number of other pieces of guidance that it consulted on last year. Our Eating Compliance for Breakfast webinar series includes a session on 1 May on responding to CMA information notices under the Act.
There has been an increase in shareholders seeking to pursue litigation against issuers under sections 90 and 90A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 – though the majority of cases brought to date have settled at preliminary stages. Our Insight considers how this may be about to change and recent case law, and our webinar on 15 May looks more broadly at group actions.
Recent Insights
US tariffs: how will these affect commercial contracts and what can be done to mitigate any impact?
Trade tariffs may significantly affect the contractual arrangements governing commercial transactions and supply chains.
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CMA publishes final 'unfair commercial practices' guidance under the UK DMCCA
Major changes to consumer law under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act have now come into effect.
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AIMing high: Europe's leading growth market responds to market challenges
A discussion paper on the future of AIM, London's junior exchange, poses 39 questions for the market on how best to sustain its status as a central feature of UK capital markets.
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Securities litigation in the UK: where are we now?
Shareholder claims relating to misleading statements to the market are on the rise, under sections 90 and 90A FSMA.
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Will the Planning and Infrastructure Bill deliver a faster and more certain consenting process for nationally significant infrastructure projects?
Fine tuning the consenting regime and a focus on infrastructure could help deliver 1.5 million houses and 150 NSIPs by 2030.
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Upcoming Events
For your eyes only: navigating legal privilege and keep negotiations 'subject to contract' in real estate transactions
30 April | 09:30-10:30
This webinar will help real estate professionals understand key legal principles of legal privilege and ensuring negotiations are non-binding until intended.
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Dipping into Data | A focus on advertising and marketing
30 April | 16:00-16:30
Recent data protection developments affecting the world of advertising and marketing.
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Life Sciences Academy | The new Trump administration and its impact on the life science industry
30 April | 16:00-17:00
The webinar features guest speaker Michael Strazella, co-head of government relations at Buchanan, on policy developments under the new administration and implications for life sciences and healthcare.
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