Business Law Library & Tracker
Business Law Tracker
A recency-first tracker for new, amended and reviewed legal material with practical context for UK businesses.
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 help- Case22 July 2026
Supreme Court explains damages under an express termination clause
Businesses should draft termination triggers and financial consequences together, including whether compensation covers lost profit, loss of bargain or only direct expenses.
Contracts & Commercial - Case20 July 2026
Force majeure and post-employment restraint cases added
Businesses can use the cases to draft disruption workarounds expressly and tailor employee restraints to the interest and role that genuinely need protection.
Contracts & CommercialEmployment & Workplace - Commenced18 July 2026
Employment Rights Act rollout reaches its 2026 implementation phase
UK employers should use a dated implementation register. Payroll, family leave and redundancy changes are already relevant, while dismissal, guaranteed-hours and other reforms require preparation before later commencement dates.
Employment & WorkplaceRegulatory Compliance - Case18 July 2026
Three current Supreme Court business decisions added
The decisions give directors and contract managers current guidance on board authority, termination preconditions and evidence needed to calculate an insurance claim.
Contracts & CommercialCompanies & Startups - 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 - New13 June 2026
Flexible working request reforms added to the tracker
Employers should review request forms, response templates, manager guidance and hybrid work policies so flexible working decisions are handled consistently and recorded properly.
Employment & Workplace - Amendment13 June 2026
Sexual harassment prevention duty tracked under the Equality Act
Employers should check anti-harassment training, reporting channels, manager escalation and customer-facing risk controls instead of relying on policy wording alone.
Employment & Workplace - 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 - New13 June 2026
Data use and access reform added for UK digital businesses
Digital businesses should map customer data flows, vendor contracts and verification journeys now so commencement and regulator guidance can be actioned without rebuilding the product in a rush.
Privacy & DataDigital & Ecommerce - New13 June 2026
Procurement Act added for suppliers selling to public bodies
Suppliers should keep bid evidence, conflicts, exclusion declarations, insurance certificates and performance records organised before a tender deadline forces a scramble.
Contracts & CommercialRegulatory Compliance - Reviewed13 June 2026
Online platform and connected-product rules expanded
Founders should check scope before adding user-generated content, messaging, marketplace listings or smart-device features, because moderation and product-security controls need to be designed into the workflow.
Digital & EcommercePrivacy & Data - 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 - Amendment29 Apr 2026
Commercial rent review rule enacted but not yet in force
Businesses negotiating new leases, renewals or variations should keep the future rules in view without treating them as current law. Lease status, contracting out, review benchmarks, trigger mechanics and the narrower renewal rules can all affect the analysis.
Commercial Leases & PropertyContracts & Commercial