Consumer Hub
The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCCA) fundamentally changes the landscape of consumer law with relevance to all businesses offering products and services to UK consumers.
This is our information hub on the DMCCA and related developments in consumer protection, advertising and marketing.
This page will be continually updated to reflect recent developments.
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Latest developments
Supermarket Asda has issued an apology after failing to include legally required information on the…
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The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld that an advertisement published by Healthbio Ltd…
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Following the conclusion of the consultation on the implementation of the…
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The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that retailer, Lacoste E-commerce t/a…
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The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that clothing retailer, Nike…
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The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has published a snapshot report on how…
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The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled that hotel company…
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The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld a complaint made against…
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The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCCA) has introduced…
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The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and The Committee of Advertising…
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published guidance for…
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced that it…
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The Advertising Standards Authority (‘ASA’) upheld three complaints made against…
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The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld a complaint made against…
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The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) upheld a complaint against travel…
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The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) did not uphold the complaint…
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The Advertising Standards Authority (‘ASA’) has published its 2025 mid-year…
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Guidance for Traders on Pricing Practices was originally produced in…
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The UK Government has opened a ‘call for evidence’ by…
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The Advertising Standards Authority (‘ASA’) upheld a complaint against Sweet…
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The Advertising Standards Authority (‘ASA’) upheld a complaint against WHG…
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The Minister (Kate Dearden) joined representatives from the Approved Code…
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These Regulations extend the deadlines for the use of non-organic…
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A YouTube advert for Betway received a complaint challenging whether…
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Back in November 2022, the Competition and Markets (CMA) opened…
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The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) (which publishes advertising guidance…
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The Office for Product Safety and Standards has asked a…
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On 9 October 2025, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) published…
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A furniture company used a countdown timer on its website…
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Key developments this year include: 259,00 fake toys worth over…
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A supermarket chain has been convicted and fined £36,000 and…
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Despite the UK Government announcing in July 2025 that they…
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On 5 September 2024, the CMA opened an investigation into…
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The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP), the sister organisation of…
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Two prominent influencers were engaged by AU Vodka to promote…
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The ASA upheld a complaint against Currys for promoting an…
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The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP and BCAP) are issuing…
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A new exemption from restrictions on TV, online and on-demand…
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will be actively looking…
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The ASA has published guidance for businesses when engaging third…
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On 28 August 2025, in anticipation of the CMA ramping…
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The ASA upheld a complaint against BrewDog for a poster…
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On 21 July 2025, the Product Regulatory and Metrology Bill…
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The drink company’s website claimed its product could prevent or…
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An in‑app advertisement for a large online fashion retailer was…
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The CMA has published its draft guidance for businesses on…
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The complaint for a TV and video‑on‑demand ad for a…
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Amazon has given undertakings to the CMA committing to enhance…
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