The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has updated its consumer protection guidance in light of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCCA) 2024, which comes into force on 6 April 2025. The key updates are summarised below:

Section 49 of the Law of Property Act 1925 This Practice Note considers the procedure under section 49(1) of the Law of Property Act 1925 (LPA 1925), by which a buyer or seller of any interest in land (or their representatives) may, between exchange and completion, make a summary application to court in respect of: • any requisitions or objections • any claim for compensation, or • any other question arising out of or connected with the contract (other than a question affecting the existence or validity of the contract) The section applies to a contract for the sale or exchange of any interest in land. The court may make such order as appears just, including an order as to the costs of and incidental to the application. The court cannot award damages. For guidance on the court’s power to order return of a deposit under LPA 1925, s 49(2), see Practice Note: Return or forfeiture of a deposit. When is it appropriate to

This Practice Note explains summary procedure in Scottish Criminal proceedings and should be read in conjunction with the Scottish summary criminal procedure—flowchart. For an explanation of the criminal investigation and prosecution process in Scotland, see Practice Note: The investigation and prosecution of criminal offences in Scotland. For guidance on the appeal procedures in Scotland for summary crime, see Practice Note: Scottish criminal appeals—summary procedure Less serious offences in Scotland are prosecuted on a summary complaint. Summary procedure is regulated by Part IX of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (CP(S)A 1995) (sections 133–194). For information on solemn procedure in Scotland, see Practice Notes: Solemn procedure in Scottish criminal proceedings and Trials under the Scottish solemn procedure as well as Scottish solemn criminal procedure—flowchart. Note: practitioners should have regard to the requirements in Criminal Courts Practice Note No 1 of 2025: Summary Case Management. This has been implemented to increase efficiency at summary level. Update effective 1 December 2025: modernisation of criminal court procedure Several permanent reforms have been introduced by the Criminal

Arbitration analysis: Summary procedures in international arbitration mean procedures by which the arbitral tribunal determines certain points of fact or law at an early stage of the proceedings, potentially dispensing with the need for further arbitration proceedings. William Kirtley and Bendegúz Soós-Nagy, managing partner and associate at Aceris Law LLC respectively, provide an overview of the process.

ARCHIVED: this archived Practice Note is not maintained and is for background information purposes only. Further, some of the links may not direct you to the provisions as at the date the guidance in this Practice Note was published. On 1 April 2013, the Jackson Reforms introduced, among other things, amended case management provisions. The most important of these are summarised below. Note: • this Practice Note only gives guidance on the provisions implemented in April 2013. It does not provide guidance on any subsequent procedural amendments (whether to the CPR or any other procedural rules or guides). Neither does it provide guidance on the implementation or interpretation of the April 2013 (or any subsequent) procedural updates. For guidance on the Jackson Reforms one-year-on and on the April 2014 CPR updates see Practice Notes: Jackson Reforms—one year on [Archived] and CPR changes—April 2014 [Archived] respectively. The availability of so-called 'buffer agreements' pursuant to CPR 3.8(4) is also considered in our Practice Note: Agreements to extend time under CPR 3.8(4) (buffer

A document signed by a magistrate which sets out the charges against the accused and requires the accused’s attendance at court at the time and venue specified.

The document by which the divorce or dissolution proceedings in Scotland are initiated in the Court of Session. In England and Wales this would be termed a petition (or an application for a matrimonial order).

The process of lodging the summons for calling involves taking the summons up to court with a calling slip and a certificate proving effective service on the defender. Provided that effective service on the defender can be demonstrated, and the relevant period of notice (usually 21 days) has passed, the court will then ‘call’ the summons two days after it is lodged for calling. This commences the court timetable in terms of when the defender must enter appearance and lodge defences. When the summons calls, it appears in the calling list on the court rolls.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE FAMILY DIVISION [THE PRINCIPAL REGISTRY OR [location] DISTRICT PROBATE REGISTRY OR PROBATE REGISTRY OF WALES] In the Estate of [name] deceased SUMMONS LET [name],

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE FAMILY DIVISION [INSERT] REGISTRY In the Estate of [insert name of the deceased] (Deceased) ____________________________________________________________________________ SUMMONS ____________________________________________________________________________ LET ALL PARTIES concerned attend [one of the Judges of this

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This Practice Note covers the protections available to shop and betting workers under the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA 1996) in relation to Sunday working. It discusses how the law affects different categories of such workers, depending on when they started work and whether their contract requires Sunday working. It also covers: • the duty on employers to issue a written explanatory statement explaining the relevant rights within the first two months of employment • the procedures for opting in and out of Sunday working • claims that may be made where employees are dismissed or subjected to a detriment related to Sunday working It also discusses indirect religious belief discrimination rights, potentially available to all workers in all sectors, that may allow claims under the Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010) to be brought where a worker wishes to avoid working on any particular day of the week for religious reasons. Special rights relating to Sunday working are not found in the core working time legislation (the Working Time Regulations 1998, SI 1998/1833) and, unlike that legislation,