Commercially Connected - 25 February 2026

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Commercially Connected - 25 February 2026

February 25, 2026

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Welcome to the February 2026 edition of Commercially Connected, our round-up of UK and EU commercial law updates.

In the February edition of Commercially Connected, we roundup the latest developments across UK and EU commercial, ESG, consumer, tech and data regulation including:

  • closer UK EU cooperation on trade, mobility and energy, with sector specific deals on the horizon
  • ESG acceleration, with the Omnibus I package approved and major UK reforms on water and PFAS
  • stronger supply chain resilience, as the UK and US agree a new critical minerals partnership
  • stepped up enforcement on green claims, AI enabled advertising and consumer protections under the DMCC
  • significant cyber, privacy and tech updates, from new EU cybersecurity tools to UK deepfake detection and transformative case law on AI patent

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