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Today, on 13 December 2024, the new General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) comes into force, introducing modernised safety standards...
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Background On 14 November 2024, the High Court handed down judgment in the first substantive trial to take place in the industry-wide NOx...
Last month, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its key findings from a review of 23 payments firms’ implementation of the...
On 22 October 2024, the FCA announced that 20 social media “finfluencers” are being interviewed under caution under its criminal powers....
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The European Union‘s updated Product Liability Directive (PLD), adopted by the European Council today and expected to come into effect in...
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The OPSS (Office for Product Safety and Standards - the UK’s product safety regulator) proposed an overhaul of the UK’s current product...
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How the newly unveiled structure could deliver Europe’s next 5-year political ambitions The wait, at least for now, is finally over....
Over the past several years, a major focus for UK authorised firms and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) alike has been the...
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As technology continues to advance at an unprecedented rate, manufacturers are increasingly challenged to balance innovation with...
I. Introduction Manufacturers of consumer-facing products in the increasingly integrated European market operate in a complex...
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Introduction Following years of intense debate among EU institutions, the final compromise text of the new EU Product Liability...
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In the final days of Parliament, the landmark UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (the ‘Act’) has received Royal...