05 Dec, 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...
29 Sep, 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...
21 Sep, 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...
25 Aug, 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...
11 Apr, 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...
04 Apr, 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...
14 Feb, 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...
13 Dec, 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...
23 Nov, 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...
13 May, 2022 New Code, more shows: UK Government proposes updates to the Highway Code By Xavier Chitnavis James Roberts The UK Government recently published the outcome of its April 2021 consultation concerning ‘Rules on the safe use of automated vehicles’....
11 Apr, 2022 Spotlight on proposed new General Product Safety Regulation – discussions in Europe progress By Eugene McQuaid Victor Garcia Lopez At a time where digitalisation and online selling are constantly bringing new challenges to consumers, it is no coincidence that EU...
24 Feb, 2022 Global supply chains creating global duties for global corporations: Commission’s draft of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive By Christoph H. Seibt Boris Kasolowsky Marlen Vesper-Gräske Iris Hammerschmid Marius Scherb +2 more... Show less The European Commission has, after some intensive internal discussions, unveiled its proposal on a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence...