This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: analysis 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 inconsistent provisions are contained in different contracts, the Commercial Court’s decision in GB Europe Management Services Ltd v RMH Asset GmbH which considered whether a facility agreement was secured by economic duress thereby giving rise to a right of rescission, and news that the Competition and Markets Authority has published a speech outlining its progress and future priorities under the consumer protection provisions of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: commentary on the European Commission's finalisation of a Code of Practice for general-purpose AI model developers, despite possible delays of the EU AI Act that underpins it, news that the Data (Use and Access) Bill is set to receive Royal Assent and become an Act of Parliament on 19 June 2025, and news that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs published its consultation outcome regarding proposed reforms to food labelling requirements.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: regulations bringing certain provisions of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 into force, a King’s Bench Division judgment in Real Assets (RA) Global Opportunity Fund Ltd (in liquidation) v Floreat Real Estate Ltd concerning the construction of a joint venture agreement and analysis of Ropa v Kharis Solutions Ltd where a poorly drafted dispute resolution clause was considered.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: analysis of the Competition and Markets Authority’s current investigation into Ticketmaster‘s dynamic ticketing practices, news that the Procurement Act 2023 commencement date has been pushed back to 24 February 2025, and news that the Competition and Markets Authority has published a compliance document to assist fashion retail companies adhere to the Green Claims Code.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: a High Court judgment in Car-Wizard Ltd v Vixen Surface Treatments Ltd concerning the commercial enforceability of contractual terms and the resolution of a business dispute over performance and liability in a supply/services relationship, announcement that the Department for Business and Trade has launched three consultations on proposed reforms to UK product safety laws, and the commencement of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, Part 4, Chapter 4 (Alternative dispute resolution for consumer contract disputes) on 6 April 2026.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: analysis of the Court of Appeal decision in FH Holding Moscow Ltd v AO Unicredit Bank confirming that competing dispute resolution clauses are construed within their whole contractual context, with no presumption in favour of arbitration; analysis of a Court of Appeal decision in Burger v Risk Solutions confirming that vicarious liability does not extend to torts committed by employees of a true independent contractor; and the Competition and Markets Authority's consultations on proposed conduct requirements for Apple and Google under the UK's digital markets competition regime.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: commentary on the decision in Ayhan Sezer v Agroinvest which sets out the approach for identifying the date of default for the purposes of the Grain and Free Trade Association standard form default clause in an anticipatory repudiatory breach situation, analysis of a case involving Meta Platforms and Austrian privacy campaigner, Max Schrems, where the Court of Justice of the European Union opined that under the EU General Data Protection Regulation social media companies cannot process data for personalised advertising indefinitely, and news that the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) Regulations 2023 have come into force.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: a judgment of the Court of Appeal where the court dismissed the appeal of a claimant and held that breaches of shareholders' agreement clauses by one party could be deemed capable of remedy depending on whether the situation could be corrected practically without ongoing prejudice for the future, news that the Committee of Advertising Practice has published its updated guidance on age-restricted online advertising to support compliance with the UK Code of Non-broadcast Advertising, and news that the Competition and Markets Authority has secured voluntary undertakings from Ticketmaster following an investigation into the Oasis ticket sales.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: analysis of the practical implications of extending the right to work regime; the Competition and Market’s Authority’s consumer protection investigations in Trainline, Virgin Atlantic and RED Driving School over drip pricing under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024; and news of the Advertising Standards Authority’s ruling upholding a complaint against Boots, confirming that promoters must ensure adequate availability of promotional items regardless of ‘subject to availability’ qualifications.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: commentary on the decision in EE v Virgin Mobile which considered the effect of a clause excluding liability for loss of ‘anticipated profits’ in a contract, analysis of the Information Commissioner’s Office response to Google’s decision to lift a prohibition on device fingerprinting, and news that the government will keep the Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993 unchanged after concluding its consultation.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: commentary on the Court of Appeal decision in Drax v Scottish Power which considered the approach to the interpretation of notification clauses, analysis of the decision in Kulkarni v Gwent Holdings Ltd which considered whether repudiatory breaches of a shareholders’ agreement by one shareholder were capable of being remedied, and news that the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has published the most recent ASA rulings which considered whether two ads discredited or denigrated another product.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: the Supreme Court’s decision in Recovery Partners GP Ltd v Rukhadze which considered whether there should be a change in the test for an account of profits where there is a breach of fiduciary duty, news that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published its Direct Consumer Enforcement Guidance outlining how it will use new powers granted under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, and news that the CMA opened a consultation on replacing the Assimilated Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation.