New UK Consumer Laws on Fake Reviews, Subscription Contracts and Drip Pricing: Impact on US Businesses

In May of this year, the UK Government passed the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC) into law. The DMCC is wide-ranging and covers three key areas: consumer law, digital markets, and merger and antitrust law.  

In the first of our series of blog posts, we set out key points on the significant changes to consumer laws and regulatory enforcement powers of which US businesses selling to UK consumers need to be aware ahead of the law coming into force, which is expected to be later this year.