The CMA Consumer Protection and Enforcement Regime Summit
The First Summit on the CMA’s New Consumer Enforcement Powers Granted Under the DMCC Act.
In Person | 22nd May 2025 | Central London
Complimentary Attendance for In-House Counsel
Agenda
Registration
9.00am
Chair's Opening Remarks
9.30am
Angelique Bret, Partner
Pinsent Masons
Keynote: Updates from the CMA on the Consumer Protection Landscape
9.40am
George Lusty, Interim Executive Director for Consumer Protection and Markets
Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Navigating the Augmented Investigations and Market Studies Process
10.15am
- Key changes and interactions with the CMA’s expanded consumer protection powers
- Handling increased data requests and the implications for business compliance
- Understanding timelines, remedies, and enforcement measures originating in market studies
- Strategies for anticipating and managing CMA interventions
Rona Bar-Isaac, Partner, Head of Competition, Co-Head of Retail & Consumer Sector
Addleshaw Goddard
Leonidas Theodosiou , Partner
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
Networking & Refreshment Break
11.00am
Managing Common Infringements of Consumer Protection Law
11.20am
- Overview of the CMA's new powers to impose financial penalties for consumer law breaches
- Preparing for CMA orders for corrective action and compensation
- Practices under scrutiny such as pricing transparency and subscription traps
- Dealing with misleading advertising claims and product misrepresentations
- Practical guidance on aligning marketing practices with consumer law
- The role of competition law in addressing unfair business practices
Neil Baylis, Partner
CMS
Michael Grenfell, Partner
Clifford Chance
Tim Blanchard, Partner
Slaughter and May
Analysing Digital Markets and Other Sectors Likely to be Investigated
12.05pm
- What is substantively covered by the Act?
- How digital markets and online platforms are shaping new consumer protection challenges
- CMA’s focus on tackling misleading environmental claims and greenwashing
- Consumer protection in the age of AI and digital data exploitation
- Online choice architecture
Tom Smith, Partner
Geradin Partners
Networking & Lunch Break
12.50pm
Exploring Litigation Arising from Consumer Protection Claims
2.00pm
- Trends in private enforcement and collective redress actions
- Managing litigation risks stemming from consumer protection breaches
- The role of competition law in consumer protection claims
- Practical advice for defending or initiating consumer protection litigation
- Navigating jurisdictional challenges in cross–border consumer claims
Sarah Houghton, Partner
Mishcon de Reya
Adele Behles, Associate
Willkie (UK)
An In-House View of the Practical Challenges of the New Enforcement Powers
2.45pm
- How in–house legal teams are adapting to the expanded regulatory landscape
- Strategies for integrating consumer protection compliance into corporate risk management
- Managing internal investigations and regulatory reporting
- Preparing for regulatory engagement: collaboration between legal and compliance teams
- Balancing commercial objectives with consumer law obligations
Sarah Turnbull, Senior Legal Counsel
Three UK
Pollyanna Tassell, Head of Legal
Carwow
Networking & Refreshment Break
3.30pm
Insights and Perspectives from The Sectoral Regulators
3.50pm
- How inter-regulatory cooperation augments consumer protection
- Best practices in responding to inquiries from multiple regulators
- Sector–specific consumer protection priorities and differences in enforcement
- The role of technology in regulatory investigations and enforcement
Wendy Martin, Director
National Trading Standards
Understanding International Trends in Consumer Protection
4.35pm
- Perspectives from consumer enforcement at the European Commission and from other jurisdictional regulators
- Preparing multi-national clients to navigate a global landscape of consumer protection
- Understanding jurisdictional nuances
Nafees Saeed, Partner
Weil (UK)
Chair's Closing Remarks
5.20pm
Angelique Bret, Partner
Pinsent Masons
George Lusty - Interim Executive Director for Consumer Protection and Markets - Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
- Key changes and interactions with the CMA’s expanded consumer protection powers
- Handling increased data requests and the implications for business compliance
- Understanding timelines, remedies, and enforcement measures originating in market studies
- Strategies for anticipating and managing CMA interventions
Leonidas Theodosiou - Partner - Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
- Overview of the CMA's new powers to impose financial penalties for consumer law breaches
- Preparing for CMA orders for corrective action and compensation
- Practices under scrutiny such as pricing transparency and subscription traps
- Dealing with misleading advertising claims and product misrepresentations
- Practical guidance on aligning marketing practices with consumer law
- The role of competition law in addressing unfair business practices
Michael Grenfell - Partner - Clifford Chance
Tim Blanchard - Partner - Slaughter and May
- What is substantively covered by the Act?
- How digital markets and online platforms are shaping new consumer protection challenges
- CMA’s focus on tackling misleading environmental claims and greenwashing
- Consumer protection in the age of AI and digital data exploitation
- Online choice architecture
- Trends in private enforcement and collective redress actions
- Managing litigation risks stemming from consumer protection breaches
- The role of competition law in consumer protection claims
- Practical advice for defending or initiating consumer protection litigation
- Navigating jurisdictional challenges in cross–border consumer claims
Adele Behles - Associate - Willkie (UK)
- How in–house legal teams are adapting to the expanded regulatory landscape
- Strategies for integrating consumer protection compliance into corporate risk management
- Managing internal investigations and regulatory reporting
- Preparing for regulatory engagement: collaboration between legal and compliance teams
- Balancing commercial objectives with consumer law obligations
Pollyanna Tassell - Head of Legal - Carwow
- How inter-regulatory cooperation augments consumer protection
- Best practices in responding to inquiries from multiple regulators
- Sector–specific consumer protection priorities and differences in enforcement
- The role of technology in regulatory investigations and enforcement
- Perspectives from consumer enforcement at the European Commission and from other jurisdictional regulators
- Preparing multi-national clients to navigate a global landscape of consumer protection
- Understanding jurisdictional nuances
Partnership
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