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Overview
Commercial law is constantly shifting, and clients expect you to keep up. This practical update course distils the most important recent developments across contracts, consumer law and data protection, highlighting what has changed and why it matters.
With real‑world examples, enforcement insights and drafting exercises, you’ll leave confident in applying the latest law to your day‑to‑day practice.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this Commercial Law Update course at BPP University you will be able to:
- Explain recent court decisions affecting commercial contract formation, notices, limitations, force majeure and liquidated damages.
- Understand key changes introduced by the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act.
- Apply consumer law updates to drafting and contract review.
- Navigate the relationship between the EU GDPR and UK GDPR and apply recent ICO guidance.
- Understand recent regulatory enforcement trends and compensation decisions.
- Summarise the main changes introduced by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.
- Apply your updated knowledge through case studies and practical drafting exercises.
Programme Structure
Topics include:
- Contract formation developments, including WhatsApp & emojis
- Exclusion & limitation: latest case law
- Liquidated damages: current considerations
- Notice clauses & service pitfalls
- Force majeure: recent decisions
- Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act: key changes
- Recent enforcement examples
- EU GDPR vs UK GDPR
- ICO guidance updates
- Enforcement trends & regulatory actions
- Recent compensation cases
- Data (Use and Access) Act 2025: key changes
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 1 days
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- London, United Kingdom
Disciplines
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
Who is the course for?
- This course is ideal for legal professionals seeking an up‑to‑date understanding of key developments in commercial law.
- Suitable for paralegals, apprentices, trainee and qualified solicitors, legal executives and partners.
- It is also relevant for professionals in finance and business development who work with commercial contracts and regulatory issues.
Tuition Fees
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents738 GBP / full≈ 738 GBP / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents738 GBP / full≈ 738 GBP / full
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