This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: analysis of the Competition and Markets Authority’s open letter to the fashion retail sector on misleading environmental claims, publication of the decision in Tata Consultancy Services Ltd v Disclosure and Barring Services which considers the interpretation of delay provisions in a contract, and news that the Department for Business and Trade has opened a consultation on plans to reform the Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: analysis of the Court of Appeal decision in Kulkarni v Gwent Holdings Ltd where the court provided guidance on the interpretation of contractual clauses, including remediability of repudiatory breaches in shareholders' agreements, analysis of the Court of Appeal decision in Hitex v Uniserve Ltd which considered termination of a supply contract, repudiatory breach and ongoing performance, and news that the Competition and Markets Authority has announced plans to update its 2015 guidance on unfair terms and notices under Part 2 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: commentary on the decision in EE Ltd v Virgin Mobile Telecoms Ltd 2023 which considered a claim for breach of exclusivity provisions, analysis of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s response to its consultation on the Online Advertising Programme, and news that the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team has published its revised guidance on supplementary terms used when advertising properties.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: judgment of the Supreme Court in Stevens v Hotel Portfolio II UK Ltd where the court allowed the appeal, finding that the respondent was jointly liable for the loss caused by the dissipation of unauthorised profits in breach of fiduciary duty to the appellant, judgement in Trans Trade v State Food and Grain Corp of Ukraine where the court determined that the seller’s claims for the price under section 49(2) of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 were unsuccessful as the conditions of the sub-section were not satisfied, and news that the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill has received Royal Assent becoming the Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: commentary on the importance of creating a product-safety framework that gives regulators more flexibility to respond to emerging risks, news that the Lords Select Committee on the Constitution has published its second report of session 2024–25 on the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill and news that HM Treasury has launched a public consultation on draft legislation to regulate Buy-Now Pay-Later products.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: news that the International Chamber of Commerce's, Digital Standards Initiative has published a report which sets out a framework to digitalise all key trade processes along the supply chain, news that the Advertising Standard Authority has published the findings from its consumer research into environmental claims in food advertising, and news that the European Parliament has adopted a proposal to revise rules to tackle late payments and boost the competitiveness of companies.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: an announcement that the Supreme Court has granted permission to appeal in MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co SA v Stolt Tank Containers BV & Ors which considered whether a claim to limit liability fell within the scope of art 2 of the 1976 Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims, analysis of the decision in Innovate Pharmaceuticals Ltd v University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corp which considered the question of exclusion and limitation clauses and fraud, and news of the publication of the updated UK Conformity Assessed marking guidance which includes information on the government’s intention to legislate to continue recognition of the European conformity marking.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: analysis of the decision in Sundorne Products v Geminor UK which considered whether a contract had been formed between the parties in a contractual joint venture, commentary on the EU’s Consumer Protection Cooperation Network’s complaint about Meta’s requirement that consumers consent to the use of their personal data for personalised advertisements or pay a subscription fee, and news that Ofcom has announced new consumer protection rules to prohibit inflation price increases in consumers’ contracts.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: a High Court decision in Songa Product and Chemical Tankers IV AS v Gardsea Shipping Inc holding that whether payment was made on the final banking day is determined by midnight local time at the place of performance, not the most western time zone, analysis of a Court of Appeal decision in RTM v Bonne Terre Ltd confirming that consent under data protection legislation is assessed objectively, not by reference to a data subject’s subjective state of mind or personal vulnerability; and the Competition and Markets Authority’s final infringement notice to Marks Electrical Limited imposing a £720,000 penalty for automatically opting customers into paid services without express consent under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: analysis of the High Court decision in Campeau v Gottex Real Asset Fund which considers a jurisdictional clause which allows service out of the jurisdiction where the defendant is party to a jurisdiction clause, news that the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office has published a starter guide to UK sanctions aimed at helping businesses and organisations understand sanctions, and how to comply with them, and news that the Cabinet Office and Government Legal Department have published a new document collection gathering existing contract templates and associated guidance for use by government departments when procuring goods and services under the Procurement Act 2023.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: a Court of Appeal decision in WH Holding Ltd v London Stadium LLP (formerly E20 Stadium LLP) regarding an alleged manifest error in an expert’s determination, analysis of the Court of Appeal ruling in Sahara Energy Resource Ltd v Societe Nationale de Raffinage SA (SONARA) on claims of non-payment for cargoes of crude oil and a High Court decision regarding the construction of contract terms.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: judgment of the Court of Appeal in KSY Juice Blends UK Ltd v Citrosuco where the court allowed the appeal, finding that the 2018 contract included an implied term that the price for 800MT of water extracted soluble orange solids would, in the absence of agreement, default to a reasonable or market price, news that the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 came into force on 19 June 2025, and news that the Competition and Markets Authority has detailed its new enforcement powers under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Act 2024 regarding dynamic pricing practices.