https://s1-uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/WLN-PLCUK-SC_2603.1.2004/productViews/plcuk/Legal updateshttps://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.comIn-househttps://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I349f19e92ddd11f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I349f19e92ddd11f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Cabo Concepts Ltd and another v MGA Entertainment (UK) Ltd and another [2026] EWHC 768 (Ch), the High Court refused to set aside or vary an indemnity costs order imposed after the defendants' failure to disclose around 800,000 documents resulted in the adjournment of a trial. While relief was not warranted here, the relevant provision in such cases was CPR 40.8A (the right of a party against whom a judgment has been given or an order made, to apply for a stay of execution or other relief) and not CPR 3.1(7) (the courts' general power to vary or set aside orders) on which the defendants had relied.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I349f19e92ddd11f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7345704e2d1c11f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7345704e2d1c11f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 31 March 2026, the government published two consultation papers proposing reforms to the UK product safety regime. The first consultation paper contains proposals to update the UK's general product safety framework, in particular to address emerging digital technologies and new supply chain models like online marketplaces. The second consultation proposes changes to the UK's market surveillance and enforcement regime.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7345704e2d1c11f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1b3517c92d4211f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1b3517c92d4211f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 CDTA round-up of the week's Brexit-related developments for the Practical Law Brexit current awareness alert to 2 April 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1b3517c92d4211f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I102af1322dac11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I102af1322dac11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 1 April 2026, the Home Office published statutory guidance for the police on the Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Act 2023, which came into force in England and Wales on that date.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I102af1322dac11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I154c89ee2dc911f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I154c89ee2dc911f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 1 April 2026, the CMA announced that it has decided to accept commitments, under the Digital Markets Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCCA) digital markets regime, from Apple and Google following their designation as having strategic market status for their provision of their mobile platforms. The CMA has also published a call for evidence to seek views on changes that Apple and/or Google have made (or propose to make) in relation to their app store rules in a number of jurisdictions, including the UK.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I154c89ee2dc911f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I3ec81b882d6a11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I3ec81b882d6a11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Digital Regulation Co-operation Forum has published a foresight paper on the future of agentic AI.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I3ec81b882d6a11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iabbc02e32dae11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iabbc02e32dae11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 1 April 2026, in Granville Technology Group Limited (In Liquidation) and others v LG Display Company Limited '( [2026] EWCA Civ 49) the Court of Appeal handed down a judgment partly allowing an appeal against the High Court's calculation of damages for losses suffered as a result of the defendants' involvement in a cartel for liquid crystal display (LCD) panels, as established by a European Commission decision.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iabbc02e32dae11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia16e40062dab11f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia16e40062dab11f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Eskander v General Medical Council [2026] EWCA Civ 372, the Court of Appeal allowed an appeal against the strike out of a statutory appeal under section 40 of the Medical Act 1983 filed on the last day for appealing without payment of the court fee.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia16e40062dab11f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I102af5a02dac11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I102af5a02dac11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 31 March 2026, the Judiciary published an announcement outlining court operating hours and arrangements over the Easter period.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I102af5a02dac11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iec592c422c7411f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iec592c422c7411f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published a new practice note on the Fair Work Agency, which is due to be established by the Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA 2025) on 7 April 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iec592c422c7411f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I62c3d3802ce111f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I62c3d3802ce111f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has launched a consultation on its draft guidance about automated decision-making, including profiling. This follows amendments introduced by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025. The consultation closes on 29 May 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I62c3d3802ce111f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibf80041d2c6d11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibf80041d2c6d11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) issued a monetary penalty in accordance with section 146 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 against an Irish-incorporated entity, Apple Distribution International Ltd, for breaching regulation 12 of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/855).https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibf80041d2c6d11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ida9695b02c7211f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ida9695b02c7211f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn LF v Sanofi Pasteur SA (Case C-338/24) EU:C:2026:248, the ECJ gave a preliminary ruling on the relationship of the Product Liability Directive (85/374/EEC) with national fault-based liability systems. It also ruled on when time starts to run in cases of progressive injury caused by a defective product.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ida9695b02c7211f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I62c3f8662ce111f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I62c3f8662ce111f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTPractical Law provides free training on how to use Practical Law more effectively. This is available in a variety of formats, including live webinars and training videos.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I62c3f8662ce111f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I16ed87222ad911f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I16ed87222ad911f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Taking Control of Goods (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/366) were laid before Parliament on 26 March 2026 and will come into force on 1 May 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I16ed87222ad911f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1f9d2cd02bf911f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1f9d2cd02bf911f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Department for Business and Trade has published the UK's smart data strategy until 2035.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1f9d2cd02bf911f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibf7772312c3511f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibf7772312c3511f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Davies v Lettington and another [2026] EWCA Civ 364, the Court of Appeal allowed an appeal against the refusal to adjourn a committal hearing to allow the defendant to obtain publicly funded legal representation.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibf7772312c3511f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I8809c7fc282f11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I8809c7fc282f11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn March 2026, ISDA® published FAQs on the new selection process for standard reference obligations, new FX Definitions for the derivatives market as well as several legal opinions.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I8809c7fc282f11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0a4ffc3c246011f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0a4ffc3c246011f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published a new practice note on limiting liability by a notice.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I0a4ffc3c246011f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic5a5db8e2c3e11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic5a5db8e2c3e11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Presidents of the Employment Tribunals in England and Wales and in Scotland have issued the Ninth Addendum to the Presidential Guidance on employment tribunal awards for injury to feelings. The guidance sets out new Vento bands which apply to cases presented on or after 6 April 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic5a5db8e2c3e11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If214ef0723c211f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If214ef0723c211f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published episode 55 of The Construction Briefing podcast, featuring the Practical Law Construction editorial team.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If214ef0723c211f19e89beb9184c64d5/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibf77475b2c3511f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibf77475b2c3511f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published an article highlighting what's on the agenda for in-house lawyers in April 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibf77475b2c3511f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id275edaa29ce11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id275edaa29ce11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Procurement (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/360) have been made. One of the key changes under the Regulations, is that it makes provision about what information must be included in the contract payment information published under section 70(1) of the Procurement Act 2023.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id275edaa29ce11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic5fcb4dc295b11f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic5fcb4dc295b11f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe government has published the response to its consultation on further reforms to public procurement. However, despite the consultation's ambitious plans for reform, the government has confined itself for now to non-legislative options affecting only central government. It is assumed that more wide-reaching reforms will follow when the legislative timetable permits.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic5fcb4dc295b11f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1430c4162c1d11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1430c4162c1d11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 30 March 2026, the CMA provided an update on the progress of its investigation into suspected breaches of Chapter I prohibition of the Competition Act 1998 in relation to the supply of waste management services.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I1430c4162c1d11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I942c8d9d2b8011f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I942c8d9d2b8011f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTA round-up of the key developments for in-house lawyers to 30 March 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I942c8d9d2b8011f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id1020474289611f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id1020474289611f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Procurement Act 2023 (Specified International Agreements and Saving Provision) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/297), and equivalent Welsh regulations, have been made, implementing the procurement chapter of the UK's new trade agreement with India.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id1020474289611f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia4bcecc5291211f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia4bcecc5291211f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Austro-Mechana and another v Aufsichtsbehörde für Verwertungsgesellschaften (Case C-579/24) EU:C:2026:270, Advocate General Emiliou has considered whether an online content-sharing service provider (OCSSP) that stores works and other subject matter uploaded by users performs an act of reproduction within Article 2 of the Copyright Directive, which requires separate authorisation under Article 17 of the Digital Copyright Directive ((EU) 2019/790).https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ia4bcecc5291211f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic694c8bc292611f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic694c8bc292611f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Laboratorios Leon Farma SA v Comptroller-General of Patents [2026] EWHC 663 (Ch), the Patents Court dismissed an appeal against a refusal by the IPO to grant a supplementary protection certificate for Slynd.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic694c8bc292611f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I82cf10c829e611f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I82cf10c829e611f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Fauré Le Page Maroquinier SAS and another v Goyard ST-Honoré SAS (Case C‑412/24) EU:C:2026:250, the ECJ considered questions regarding Article 3(1)(g) of the Trade Marks Directive (2008/95/EC), which arose in a French dispute concerning whether national trade marks for "Fauré Le Page Paris 1717" were liable to deceive the public.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I82cf10c829e611f1839deddf1c806e4b/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29