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As the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launches a market study into how the modern-day music value chain operates, we ask what this means for the sector and who should be getting involved. What is the CMA proposing to cover ? Essentially, it will review the music value chain from...

In April 2021, 12 of the most powerful European football clubs announced the creation of a breakaway European Super League (ESL) in a bid to revolutionise modern football. However, the announcement was met with fierce opposition from fans, rival football teams and football's main governing bodies, which resulted in nine...

Key developments include: new sanctions against certain Russian entities and individuals; the European Securities and Markets Authority has started the process to regulate ESG ratings; and the new UK data transfer agreements come into force on 21 March 2022. Contents Advertising and marketing Bribery, fraud and anti-money laundering Competition Consumer...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published (26 July 2022) an update paper on its music streaming market study and is consulting on its proposal not to make a market investigation reference (MIR) at the end of the market study. It has also sought views on the evidence and...

Key developments this month include: The government has announced several key reforms to UK consumer law which suggests that its direction may diverge from the EU's approach Defra publishes proposal to reform the UK packaging waste regime European Commission presents package of European Green Deal proposals Contents Advertising and marketing...

Negotiations between relevant stakeholders regarding the EU’s Regulation on a Single Market for Digital Services - better known as the Digital Services Act (DSA) - have come to an end. After numerous and extensive discussions, the French presidency of the Council of the EU, the Commission and members of the...

EU: Digital Markets Act The Digital Markets Act (DMA) was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 12 October 2022. It will enter into force on 1 November 2022, 20 days after appearing in the Official Journal. Following this, the rules in the DMA will be applied after...

CMA launches review of artificial intelligence and competition law On 4 May 2023, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced that it has launched an initial review of competition and consumer protection considerations in the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) foundation models (a type of AI technology that...

The Science and Technology Framework published by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) earlier this year confirms the role of future telecommunications as a critical technology in the UK that needs to flourish to deliver the government's aim of becoming a science and technology superpower by 2030. The...