Can liquidators or their firms contractually limit their liability? This was the issue considered by the High Court of England and Wales (Court) as a preliminary question in Pagden v Fry [2025] EWHC 2316.

Following on from the UK Supreme Court decision in Sequana (discussed here), the recent UK High Court (UKHC) decision in Hunt v Singh [2023] EWHC 1784 (Ch), further considered the duty of directors to take into account the interests of creditors in certain circumstances.

The High Court (Court) had to determine whether proceeds from two investments in the estate in the bankruptcy of Bernard McNamara (McNamara) were payable to NALM under its security package, or whether they should be retained in the estate in the bankruptcy of McNamara for the benefit of creditors generally (substantive question).

At a glance for businesses: The European Commission’s 2030 Consumer Agenda (published on 19 November 2025) (the “Agenda”) sets the direction of EU consumer policy for the next five years, with potential implications for digital platforms, retailers, financial institutions and manufacturers.

On 18 March 2026, the European Commission presented its proposal for "EU Inc". This proposal is part of the Commission's drive to improve the EU's competitiveness, avoid losing ground to the U.S., China and other markets and to make it easier for companies to scale up faster in Europe.

The Omnibus 1 Directive (EU) 2026/470 (Omnibus 1 Directive) was published in the Official Journal on 26 February 2026.

A series of EU consumer law developments are being proposed to protect consumers among these are consumer rights under the Digital Fairness Act (DFA).

A series of EU consumer law developments are being proposed to shape consumer digital contracts in 2026 included among these are online withdrawal rights for consumers.

Two significant European laws have recently come into force which have a significant impact on how bidders from outside the EU, or subsidised by third countries, participate in public procurement processes within the EU.