This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: analysis of the new Competition and Markets Authority draft guidance on the price transparency provisions in the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, and commentary on the UK Law Commission's project to review the current UK product liability regime for defective products.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: commentary on the decision in Your Lawyers Ltd v Capital Interchange Ltd & Therium Capital Management Ltd which considered the prospects of success in a claim for breach of a non-disclosure agreement following the disclosure of confidential information, publication of the Court of Justice’s ruling in IAB Europe v Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit which clarified the concepts of personal data and (joint) controllership, and news of the publication of the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs’s consultation on how to improve transparency and consistency in food labelling.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: a Court of Appeal decision in J.P. Morgan Securities plc v VTB Bank PJSC upholding anti‑suit injunctions restraining a Russian bank from pursuing proceedings in Russia brought in breach of an arbitration clauses and aimed at circumventing English law‑governed contractual arrangements; a Court of Appeal decision in Kassem v Bank Audi SAL confirming that comprehensive replacement banking terms give rise to a new consumer contract; and a Court of Appeal decision in Deckers UK Ltd v Up & Running (UK) Ltd confirming that a sportswear brand’s selective distribution arrangements for certain products do not amount to a restriction of competition by object under the Competition Act 1998.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: analysis of the Supreme Court decision in SkyKick UK Ltd v Sky Ltd in which Sky was held to have applied for its trade marks in bad faith, analysis of the Supreme Court decision in Fimbank plc v KCH Shipping Co Ltd which clarified that the time bars set out in the Hague Rules and Hague Visby Rules apply to breaches of duty by carriers occurring after discharge but before or at the time of delivery, and commentary on the recently published guidance on the offence of failure to prevent fraud.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: news that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has secured undertakings from Worcester Bosch to change its marketing practices, news that the CMA has published working paper 7 and a report relating to its Mobile Browsers and Cloud Gaming Market Investigation, and news that the Advertising Standards Authority has published its latest ruling which considers whether ads for the treatment of symptoms of menopause made medicinal claims for an unlicensed product.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: commentary on the Supreme Court decision to allow the appeal in Armstead v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company where the court held that the amount of a contractual liability that the claimant owes to a third party, when the contractual liability results from the defendant negligently damaging the claimant’s property, is not pure economic loss, and can be recovered in the tort of negligence, analysis of the challenges manufacturers of small products in the UK may face once the UK product security regime comes into force, and news that the Competition and Markets Authority has announced that it will not recommend the renewal of a block exemption to replace the existing Liner Shipping Consortia Block Exemption Regulation.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: announcement that the Commercial Court has published its decision in Moeve Trading SAU v Mael Trading FZ LLC which considered whether the defendant’s payment obligations were discharged by letters of credit and whether shipping documents had to be delivered before payment, news that the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner has published its proposed draft for the new UK forced labour legislation, and news that the Crown Commercial Service has published guidance on subcontracting for small and medium-sized enterprises in public procurement.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: analysis of the High Court's decision in Illiquidx Ltd v Atlana Wealth Ltd where it ruled that the defendant had breached the terms of the non-disclosure agreement by misusing confidential information, commentary on the Supreme Court's rejection of Dyson's application to challenge jurisdiction in a forced labour claim, and news that the Advertising Standard Authority published its 2024 Influencer Ad Disclosure monitoring report.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: analysis of the Competition and Markets Authority’s consumer protection enforcement action against five UK businesses in relation to fake and misleading online reviews, analysis of the government’s response to the late payment consultation ‘Time to Pay Up’ which sets out the most significant reforms to tackle late payments in over 25 years and news of the Competition and Markets Authority’s final infringement notice to Automobile Association Developments Limited and BSM Driving School for breaches of consumer protection law relating to drip pricing practices.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: analysis of the decision in Zaha Hadid Ltd v The Zaha Hadid Foundation which considered whether an agreement with a unilateral termination right operated in restraint of trade, commentary on the BBC’s investigation into forced labour imports which sets out key takeaways for UK businesses, and news that the Department for Business and Trade and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport have launched a public consultation on measures to regulate the ticket resale market.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: a High Court decision in Convrgnt Value Engineering LLC v Kennedys Dubai LLP confirming that a contractual liability cap in an international legal services retainer is enforceable and can be applied to claims for failure of consideration and money paid by mistake, analysis of selective distribution systems and UK competition law in Deckers UK Ltd v Up & Running and news of the Department for Culture, Media & Sport’s consultation on proposals to ban unlicensed gambling sponsorship and advertising in Great Britain.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: commentary on the Supreme Court decision in RTI Ltd v MUR Shipping BV which considered whether a refusal to accept non-contractual performance constituted a failure to exercise reasonable endeavours in the context of force majeure, summary of the Court of Appeal decision in Drax Smart Generation Holdco Ltd v Scottish Power Retail Holdings Ltd which considered whether notice was sufficient to satisfy the contractual requirements, and news that the new rules on alcohol alternative product advertising have come into force on 14 May 2024.