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UK Commercial Law 2026 Retrospective Tracker: Legislation in Force, Supreme Court and Court of Appeal Judgments, and Key Policy Developments

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This Practice Note is a retrospective tracker cataloguing UK commercial law developments in 2026: legislation in force (Acts and Statutory Instruments), judgments from the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, plus concluded consultations, calls for evidence and inquiries. Earlier coverage can be found in 2025 [Archived], 2024 [Archived], 2023 [Archived] and 2022 [Archived]. It is designed to sit alongside, and complement, Practice Note: Commercial—horizon scanner, which monitors forthcoming changes, including Bills and Statutory Instruments still in progress. Once a date on the Horizon Scanner has elapsed, the entry is transferred here for the record. This tracker comprises:

  • Legislation
    • Acts in force
    • Statutory instruments in force
  • Cases
    • Supreme Court
    • Court of Appeal
  • Other key developments

This tracker does not report on EU measures; for EU commercial legislative and regulatory updates, see: Trackers (EU Law)—overview.

Legislation

Matters concerning UK competition block exemptions, e-privacy and data protection reform are tracked separately in Practice Notes: UK block exemptions revision—tracker, UK ePrivacy law reform—tracker and Data (Use and Access) Act—tracker. Brexit legislation is excluded...

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