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By Neil Hickman2021-04-29T11:10:00+01:00 With the quashing of the convictions of 39 sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses, and the Post Office promising to compensate all those who lost money, reputation, and more in the Horizon scandal, we are no doubt due for another of the regular orgies of self-congratulation about the Wonders of British Justice. Forgive me if I do not join in the rejoicing. It seems to me that a familiar script is playing out. The Post Office fought tooth and nail to avoid accepting that there could be any problem with the Horizon accounting system, to the extent that t...

In brief Regulatory enforcement of consumer protection law in the UK is changing, even if the UK won’t be implementing the EU’s New Deal for Consumers (New Deal). Enhancements to existing laws are set to give the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) more tools that it can use to encourage – or force – businesses to comply. Currently the CMA’s powers are relatively limited when it comes to consumer enforcement (compared to those available to privacy and competition regulators, for instance). Whilst the future is uncertain, recent action taken by the CMA indicates an increased will...