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The Council of the European Union has announced that it has agreed its negotiating position on the retail investment package and published the relevant texts. The package consists of an amending Directive, known as the...more
The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (“DMCC”) introduces a framework to govern ‘big tech’ in the UK, similar in aim to the EU’s Digital Markets Act (“DMA”). The bill is currently at report stage in the House of...more
Na początku maja 2023 r. Prezes Urzędu Ochrony Konkurencji i Konsumentów opublikował obszerne Wyjaśnienia dotyczące zasad informowania o obniżce ceny (dalej „Wyjaśnienia”). Wcześniej, w 2021 r., Komisja Europejska...more
In early May 2023, the Polish consumer protection authority (the President of the Office for Competition and Consumer Protection, the "UOKiK") published comprehensive Guidelines on the Rules for Price Reduction Information...more
This briefing links up some commonalities between the EU and US in terms of the AI march to regulatory change. Our global regulatory specialists have put their heads together for this update on EU, New York City (NYC) and...more
The European Commission has published three consultations on the revised EU Payment Services Directive and on open finance. The results of the consultations will help inform the Commission's review of PSD2 and proposed...more
We end 2020 with a heavy dose of antitrust/competition stories (which is a theme likely to continue into 2021), including updates from Russia, Croatia and the European Union. Those of you with properties in those markets may...more
Prior to the Coronavirus outbreak, the European Commission was making substantial progress with its Digital Single Market strategy, aimed at ensuring better access to online goods and services by limiting barriers to...more
Reducing sources of counterfeit or grey market goods is a perennial challenge for every brand owner. Recent parallel developments in the EU and the US show how legislators are tackling the issue of counterfeit goods on online...more
Last week, the European Parliament approved a resolution calling on the EU Commission (Commission) to protect individuals’ rights in the context of artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decision-making (ADM). The...more
Current rules fall short of providing a clear framework for a single European market for fintech companies. The development of a single market for fintech has recently been placed at the center of the EU financial...more
Recently, representatives of EU member states agreed on a mutual position regarding the Commission's Proposal for a Directive on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers, and...more
On 3 July 2019, the Competition & Markets Authority ('CMA') announced a new Digital Markets Strategy, which sets out the watchdog's new "road map" for policy development in a bid to keep pace with a rapidly developing digital...more
The Situation: After a lukewarm start since their introduction in 2014, class actions in France have gradually seen their field broaden. Still, while the regime of class action is already quite comprehensive in France...more
The Situation: In 2018, Germany introduced a model declaratory action giving qualified institutions the right to raise liability claims on behalf of groups of consumers in a representative action. Once the court has issued a...more
On March 26th 2019, the European Parliament approved in a plenary vote rules allowing groups of consumers harmed by illegal practices to launch collective actions and seek compensation....more
Partners Julia Smithers Excell and Stuart Willey, and associate Laura Kitchen of global law firm White & Case take a deep dive on the latest publications from EU and UK regulators aimed at providing supervisory clarity on the...more
On 7 December 2018, the European Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee passed a legislative proposal to allow collective redress, such as group or class actions, moving the European Union closer to having a bloc-wide regime....more
Despite 20 years of robust legislative activity in the field of consumer protection and the 2013 European Commission recommendation on collective redress mechanisms, a harmonized approach to collective redress such as group...more
The European Commission adopted a “New Deal for Consumers” aimed at strengthening existing consumer protection measures, including in data falsification matters. The New Deal will introduce a “European-style class action”...more
The Situation: The German Parliament has approved the Act on Model Declaratory Proceedings ("Act"), which introduces, for the first time, class action-style litigation for consumer claims. The Plan: The Act will give...more
The Situation: Currently, European law provides only for representative actions to stop or prohibit infringements of EU consumer law, but not for collective redress. As a result, significant differences exist in the...more
The Situation: As agreed in the Coalition Contract of the current German government, the Federal Ministry of Justice officially presented the Act on Model Declaratory Proceedings ("Draft Act") on May 9, 2018, after protracted...more
The Situation: The recent EU Commission proposal for a tightening of consumer protection regulations envisages, in one of its pillars, to step up government enforcement of EU consumer rules, including by introducing a...more
The European Commission has adopted a “New Deal for Consumers” package which aims to empower consumers, promote fairness and build trust across the single market. ...more