Sale of Goods Act 1979: Key legislation governing sale of goods, covering requirements for quality of goods, fitness for purpose, and compliance with description and samples
Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982: Legislation governing service provision, establishing standards for service quality and requirements for reasonable care and skill
Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977: Controls the use of exclusion clauses in contracts and establishes reasonableness test for contract terms
Consumer Rights Act 2015: Comprehensive legislation protecting consumer rights, including quality of goods/services and unfair terms provisions (relevant if end users are consumers)
Commercial Agents Regulations 1993: Regulations governing relationships with commercial agents, implementing EU Directive on commercial agency relationships
UK GDPR: Post-Brexit data protection regulation governing the processing and handling of personal data in the UK
Data Protection Act 2018: UK's implementation of data protection standards, working alongside UK GDPR to regulate personal data processing
Competition Act 1998: Primary UK competition law legislation prohibiting anti-competitive agreements and abuse of dominant market position
Enterprise Act 2002: Legislation governing market regulation and enterprise law, including merger control and market investigations
Modern Slavery Act 2015: Requires commercial organizations to ensure transparency in supply chains and prevent modern slavery in their operations
Bribery Act 2010: Anti-corruption legislation creating offences for bribery and failure to prevent bribery
Public Contracts Regulations 2015: Regulations governing public procurement processes and contracts with public sector bodies
