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Commercial weekly highlights—26 January 2023

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Published on: 26 January 2023
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Table of contents

  • Advertising, marketing and sponsorship
  • ASA rulings—25 January 2023 
  • MEPs adopt stricter rules for political advertising
  • Agency and distribution
  • CMA launches consultation on its draft guidance on horizontal agreements
  • Brexit
  • Lords version of Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill published
  • Consumer protection
  • BEUC releases position paper on Cyber Resilience Act
  • Three credit card companies agree to amend recurring subscription payment rules

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Article summary

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: an analysis of the Supreme Court’s decision in Barton and others (Respondents) v Morris and another in place of Gwyn-Jones (deceased) (Appellants) which considers whether it is possible to imply a term into an oral agreement to give the contract business efficacy and also considers an unjust enrichment claim, commentary on the case CCI v CPA (Saudi Arabia) which confirms that a special term with clear words in a contract will be required to change the usual position, and news of the publication of a consultation on the CMA’s draft guidance on horizontal agreements.

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