This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: a High Court decision in Cit Group Finance (Ireland) Unlimited Company v SpiceJet Ltd granting summary judgment on amounts due under an aircraft lease and holding that no Braganza duty was implied into an early termination agreement; analysis of news that EU governments are being asked to provide guidance on plans for simplifying digital rules and news concerning the Advertising Standards Authority's enforcement notice requiring advertisers to review and withdraw gambling ads with strong appeal to under-18s.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: analysis of the High Court decision in Peter Dunn v Kostas Kazolides which addresses questions about limitation periods, insolvency, formal requirements for the execution of deeds, and how variation to the contract between the principal debtor and creditor may discharge a guarantor, news that the Competition and Markets Authority has published new guidance for businesses that host online reviews, outlining how to comply with consumer protection law, and news that the European Commission has imposed a fine of €2.95bn on Google for breaching Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: news that the Supreme Court has granted permission to appeal in Johnson v FirstRand Bank and other cases relating to motor finance commission, commentary on the Data (Use and Access) Bill which sets out key takeaways for data protection and privacy practitioners, and news that the Competition and Markets Authority has launched a consultation on draft guidance regarding the unfair commercial practices provisions in the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: announcement of the Court of Appeal decision in Tyson International Company Ltd v Gic Re, India, Corporate Member Ltd which confirmed the court’s approach where parties acknowledge a potential inconsistency in an agreement, announcement of the Court of Appeal decision in Sahara Energy Resource Ltd v Societe Nationale de Raffinage SA which considered whether a Joint Report signed by the parties constituted a legally binding agreement extending to all categories of undisputed claims, and news that the Advertising Association has published a Best Practice Guide for the Responsible Use of Generative AI in advertising.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: commentary on the Court of Justice decision in Verbraucherzentrale Hamburg v Bonprix which considered the meaning of 'promotional offer' under the EU E-Commerce Directive, news that the Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025, SI 2025/Draft, are due to come into effect on 1 July 2025, and news that the Competition and Markets Authority has secured formal undertakings from Amazon to strengthen its systems against fake reviews and catalogue abuse on its UK online store.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: the Competition and Markets Authority analyses consumer impacts of agentic AI and issues compliance guidance for businesses, a King’s Bench Division (Commercial Court) judgment in Gama Aviation FZC v Bin Otaiba Investment Group concerning termination of an aircraft management agreement in the context of a contractual lien relating to maintenance procedures and a Chancery Division decision concerning restraint from terminating contractual agreements.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: news that the Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally found that Google has abused its dominant position in the UK adtech market, news that the government has published two written statements on the implementation of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, and news that the Competition and Markets Authority has launched a consumer protection law investigation into Ticketmaster.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: the Prime Minister's Office's announcement bringing forward the subscription contract regime under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 to January 2027 and launching a consultation on banning misleading pricing practices; the Department of Health and Social Care's publication of updated guidance on tobacco, vaping and nicotine product restrictions, including new age of sale requirements and enforcement powers taking effect from 29 October 2026; and the Advertising Standards Authority and Trading Standards' joint enforcement action resulting in the removal of 14 illegal offensive weapons websites from the UK market.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: commentary on the decision in WH Holding v E20 Stadium which highlights the court's approach to balancing the finality of expert decisions with the need to correct obvious errors, analysis of the Information Commissioner’s Office’s guidance on ‘consent or pay’ models, and news that the City of London Law Society's financial law committee has published a comprehensive note addressing the execution of legal assignments under section 136 of The Law of Property Act 1925.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: publication of the Court of Appeal decision in Eternity Sky Investments Ltd v Zhang which considers the definition of consumer within the meaning of the Consumer Rights Act 2015, publication of the decision in Kulkarni v Gwent Holdings which considers whether a repudiatory breach is capable of remedy, and commentary on VT, UR v Conny GmbH Case C-400/22 which considers the requirement under the EU Consumer Rights Directive that for distance contracts the trader must ensure that when a consumer places their order the consumer explicitly acknowledges that the order implies an obligation to pay.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: analysis of the current regime under the EU Product Liability Directive (PLD), the abandoned AI Liability Directive, and the Revised EU PLD which is set to take effect on 9 December 2026, news of the Competition and Markets Authority’s announcement of the implementation plans for the new digital markets and consumer protection powers, and news that certain provisions of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCCA 2024) come into force on 6 April 2025 and 1 January 2026.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: analysis of the Supreme Court decision in King Crude Carriers SA v Ridgebury November LLC which held that where a party wrongfully prevents the fulfilment of a condition precedent to its obligation, that condition is not deemed to be fulfilled; announcement of the Court of Appeal’s decision in URE Energy Ltd v Notting Hill Genesis which considered whether a party will be held to have affirmed a contract if it had no knowledge of the right to terminate and the facts giving rise to that right; and news that the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has introduced the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill to Parliament which aims to strengthen the UK’s cyber defences against cybercriminals.