Subscription Traps: Why "Cancel Anytime" Is Turning Into A Legal Promise
Commercial awareness for regional and high street law, by the people doing it.

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The Competition and Markets Authority estimates that UK consumers spend more than £1.6 billion a year on unwanted or unused subscriptions.
New rules taking effect from 1 January 2027 require providers to be more precise about what consumers are agreeing to.
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🧠Wilson’s Weekly Wisdom
You don’t need to wait until you graduate or working before you start acting like a professional.
Professionalism isn’t a job title…it’s a habit. It’s replying when you say you will. Turning up prepared. Meeting deadlines. Taking responsibility when you make a mistake. Treating people with respect, regardless of their role.
These are habits you can start building at university, during work experience or even while working on a group project.
I think sometimes we wait for the title before we give ourselves permission to step up. But nobody suddenly hands you professionalism alongside your employment contract. It is something you build gradually, often long before anyone is paying attention.
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- Your Turn: Ask Us Anything (Almost)
- Spotlight Article
- What’s happening?
- Why it matters to high street firms
- So what?
- Interview gold:
- Your (Actually Useful) To-Do List
- Ponder This
- Flash Focus: This Week in Brief
- Final Words