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 13 June 2026
Main law guides
91
Acts, regulations and codes worth reading first
Topics
16
Plain-English clusters
Published case explainers
21
Selected cases with a business lesson
Tracked updates
7
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- 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