Business Law Library & Tracker
Consumer Law & Trading
Consumer rights, unfair terms, online sales, subscriptions and trading conduct.
Sources last reviewed 10 Aug 2026
Main law guides
122
Acts, regulations and codes worth reading first
Topics
60
Plain-English clusters
Published case explainers
143
Selected cases with a business lesson
Tracked updates
13
New, amended & reviewed
Plain-English explainers, not legal advice. Use the linked official source for section-level detail, and get advice for your situation.
Get legal helpMain laws
Alternative Dispute Resolution for Consumer Disputes Regulations 2015
SI 2015/542
Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008
SI 2008/1276
Competition Act 1998
UKPGA 1998 c 41
Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013
SI 2013/3134
Consumer Credit Act 1974
UKPGA 1974 c 39
Consumer Protection Act 1987
UKPGA 1987 c 43
Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
SI 2008/1277
Consumer Rights Act 2015
UKPGA 2015 c 15
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
UKPGA 2024 c 13
Enterprise Act 2002
UKPGA 2002 c 40
Equality Act 2010
UKPGA 2010 c 15
Food Information Regulations 2014
SI 2014/1855
General Product Safety Regulations 2005
SI 2005/1803
Misrepresentation Act 1967
UKPGA 1967 c 7
Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018
SI 2018/634
Sale of Goods Act 1979
UKPGA 1979 c 54
European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020
2020 c. 29
Tracker
- Case2 July 2026
CMA publishes Marks Electrical notice over pre-selected charges
Online sellers should require an active customer choice before adding a paid extra. Automatically selected services can lead to refunds, direct enforcement, reporting obligations and substantial penalties.
Consumer Law & TradingDigital & Ecommerce - Reviewed13 June 2026
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act kept on watchlist
Businesses should keep subscription journeys, cancellation flows, review practices and price presentation ready for updated consumer enforcement expectations.
Consumer Law & TradingDigital & Ecommerce - Case13 June 2026
Motor finance commission case added as a finance and disclosure explainer
Businesses using brokers, dealers, referral commissions or customer finance should review disclosure, responsibility split and customer fairness rather than treating commission as a back-office commercial setting.
Finance, Payments & SecurityConsumer Law & Trading
Cases
Hopcraft v Close Brothers; Johnson and Wrench v FirstRand
Commission disclosure and customer finance journeys need careful design. Even where broad fiduciary or bribery claims fail, regulated credit fairness can still bite...
Iconix Luxembourg Holdings SARL v Dream Pairs Europe Inc
Brand clearance should consider how signs look in real use, not just side-by-side at design stage. Product shape, angle, context and post-sale visibility can all...
Cavendish Square Holding BV v Makdessi; ParkingEye Ltd v Beavis
Liquidated damages, default charges, service credits and termination consequences need a legitimate commercial rationale. They should not look like punishment...