Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008: Core legislation protecting consumers from unfair commercial practices, misleading actions or omissions, and aggressive commercial practices in advertising and marketing
Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008: Regulations protecting businesses from misleading advertising and setting conditions for comparative advertising
CAP Code: UK Code of Non-broadcast Advertising and Direct & Promotional Marketing - Self-regulatory rules for non-broadcast advertising, including digital and social media marketing
BCAP Code: UK Code of Broadcast Advertising - Rules governing broadcast advertising content and standards
Trade Marks Act 1994: Primary legislation governing trademark protection, registration, and enforcement in the UK
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988: Main UK legislation protecting intellectual property rights including copyright, designs, and patents
Common Law Passing Off: Legal doctrine protecting unregistered trademark rights and goodwill against misrepresentation
UK GDPR: Post-Brexit data protection regulation governing the processing of personal data in the UK
Data Protection Act 2018: UK's implementation of data protection standards, complementing and working alongside the UK GDPR
PECR: Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations governing electronic marketing, cookies, and privacy in electronic communications
Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977: Legislation regulating unfair terms in contracts, particularly exclusion and limitation clauses
Consumer Rights Act 2015: Key consumer protection legislation covering contracts for goods, services, and digital content
Competition Act 1998: Primary UK competition law prohibiting anti-competitive agreements and abuse of dominant market position
Enterprise Act 2002: Legislation providing the framework for UK competition and consumer law enforcement
ASA Guidelines: Advertising Standards Authority guidelines for ensuring ads are legal, decent, honest, and truthful
