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It's now over a year since the Competition and Markets Authority gained a raft of tough new powers to enforce UK consumer law under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCCA). We look at the key takeaways for consumer-facing businesses from the CMA's early enforcement activity in this space.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon John Healey MP, will deliver his first Budget on Wednesday 28 October 2026.

Welcome to Frontline by Travers Smith – our series addressing the key issues affecting the defence sector. 

Alongside a number of other consultations launched this summer, HMRC has opened a consultation seeking views on the administration of treaty reliefs from the UK's withholding tax on interest payments.

Travers Smith is advising Peel Pepper (UK) Limited ("BidCo"), a company indirectly wholly-owned by Peel Holdings Group Limited, on its voluntary cash offer to acquire the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Harworth Group plc ("Harworth") not already owned by BidCo or other wholly-owned subsidiaries of Peel Holdings Group Limited.

Split trials have become a hot topic in securities claims brought under the provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. In particular, the question of when the issue of reliance should be heard in section 90A / schedule 10A cases has proved to be rather knotty, with the conclusions of judges appearing to vary from case to case.

Just before Parliament broke for summer recess on 16 July 2026, the Department of Work and Pensions published several papers and consultations, all focused on driving forward the changes affecting defined contribution (DC) pension schemes being introduced by the Pension Schemes Act 2026 (the PSA2026). This briefing summarises the main points for DC trustees and providers.