Jul 31, 2024 The Right to Repair Directive: Empowering Consumers and Promoting Sustainability By Moritz Becker Anita Bell Hannah Meyer As technology continues to advance at an unprecedented rate, manufacturers are increasingly challenged to balance innovation with...
Jul 04, 2024 Digital or printed? Navigating liability and evidence in product instruction and safety information By Laura Knoke Kristina Weiler Rixa Kuhmann Hendrik Wilkens +1 more... Show less I. Introduction Manufacturers of consumer-facing products in the increasingly integrated European market operate in a complex...
Jun 04, 2024 A new regime for a new era: How the EU Product Liability Directive will reshape product liability in Germany By Moritz Becker Patrick Schroeder Martin Mekat Kristina Weiler Anita Bell Hannah Meyer +3 more... Show less Introduction Following years of intense debate among EU institutions, the final compromise text of the new EU Product Liability...
Dec 05, 2023 UK government seeks to supercharge battery investment By Rebecca Fenning Sanjana Canumalla Emma Franck-Gwinnell The UK’s first ever Battery Strategy (the Strategy), published last week, sets out the Government’s positive commitment to development in...
Sep 29, 2023 UK Government publishes long-awaited results of consultation on Zero Emission Vehicle mandate By James Roberts Georgina Bayly Koolanna Momoh The UK Government has now published the results of the consultation on the proposal for a Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate. The...
Sep 21, 2023 Will the UK follow the EU’s lead in reforming product liability rules? By Harriet Hanks Andrew Austin Emma Franck-Gwinnell In summary: We recently wrote about the UK Government’s wide-ranging consultation on reforming the UK consumer product safety framework...
Aug 25, 2023 HMG proposes fundamental reform of UK consumer product safety regulatory framework By Harriet Hanks Andrew Austin In a consultation published earlier this month, HMG has proposed a “fundamental reform” of the UK’s consumer product safety regulatory...
Apr 11, 2023 UK Government consults on updates to regulation of vehicles’ CO2 emissions allowances By James Roberts Georgina Bayly Emma Franck-Gwinnell On 30 March 2023, the UK Government launched a consultation on a new framework for regulating CO2 emissions of cars and vans made...
Apr 04, 2023 UK government consults on Zero Emission Vehicle mandate By James Roberts Emma Franck-Gwinnell Georgina Bayly On 30 March 2023, the UK Government announced a range of new and updated energy security and net zero transition policies through its...
Feb 14, 2023 Circular thinking in construction: using Blockchain to verify the origin of second-hand goods By Brock Dahl Sarah-Jane Fick Ann Matthias The reuse and repurposing of second-hand technology, goods and complex materials will play an important role in achieving a more...
Dec 13, 2022 The European Commission's proposal for Euro 7 emission standards: What's new for electric vehicles? By James Raeside James Smith On 10 November 2022, the European Commission published its much-anticipated proposal for the new Euro 7 emissions standards. For the...
Nov 23, 2022 Supply chain liability of directors and officers By Nicolas Rücker Moritz Becker Introduction This year’s demand letter to Shell’s board members by the NGO ClientEarth has drawn a lot of attention across corporate...