01 Mar, 2024 Text of the new EU Product Liability Directive is agreed – what happens next? By Harriet Hanks Andrew Austin In brief: The text of the revised new EU Product Liability Directive (PLD) has now been agreed. After intense negotiations resulting in...
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...
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...
17 Aug, 2023 CE marking recognition extended “indefinitely” for certain products – what does the future hold for UKCA marking? By Andrew Austin Emily Fowler Tom Byham On 1 August 2023, the UK Government announced an “indefinite” extension to the recognition of CE marking for certain products placed on...
13 Dec, 2022 The proposed revised Product Liability Directive – implications for life sciences By Rachel Duffy Andrew Austin Harriet Hanks In short: The EU’s proposed new Product Liability Directive will be particularly important for the life sciences industry. Many of the...
28 Sep, 2022 First reaction: the proposed new Product Liability Directive is more claimant-friendly than expected By Andrew Austin In summary: This morning, the European Commission published its long-awaited proposal for a new Product Liability Directive, to govern...
08 Aug, 2022 Good news for international defendants facing litigation in Spain? Three recent court decisions suggest so By Natalia Gomez Since the enactment of the 1978 Spanish Constitution, the Spanish Constitutional Court has steadily protected service of claims on the...
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...
30 Mar, 2022 UK MHRA annual report on medicines advertising 2021: seven key themes By Harriet Hanks Rachel Duffy Andrew Austin On 17 March 2022, the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) published its 2021 annual report on the regulation of...
27 Sep, 2021 UK MHRA launches Consultation to overhaul medical device regulation and is to transform the regulation of software and AI as a medical device By Harriet Hanks On 16 September 2021, the UK MHRA launched its awaited “Consultation on the future of medical devices regulation in the United Kingdom”...