Dec 13, 2024 New General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) set to transform the EU product compliance framework By Andrew Austin Moritz Becker Laura Knoke Harriet Hanks Anita Bell Rixa Kuhmann +3 more... Show less Today, on 13 December 2024, the new General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) comes into force, introducing modernised safety standards...
Nov 25, 2024 PFAS – Civil litigation risks in Europe By Moritz Becker Katharina Shingler Nathalie Colin Mijke Sinninghe Damsté Simon Duncombe Michael Ramb Sascha Arnold +4 more... Show less PFAS or ‘forever chemicals’ More than 10,000 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are used globally in industrial and consumer...
Nov 14, 2024 English High Court decision indicates EU-wide product approvals do little to prevent product liability claims for damages By James Roberts Simon Duncombe Sanjana Canumalla James Smith Georgina Bayly +2 more... Show less Background On 14 November 2024, the High Court handed down judgment in the first substantive trial to take place in the industry-wide NOx...
Nov 05, 2024 PFAS ban – will the universal restriction see the light of day? By Michael Ramb Sascha Arnold Moritz Becker Nathalie Colin Mijke Sinninghe Damsté Simon Duncombe Katharina Shingler +4 more... Show less The EU’s proposed PFAS ban Since five EU Member States submitted a proposal to restrict the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...
Oct 18, 2024 The new leading decision procedure – a relief for the judiciary and an increase in efficiency in mass claims proceedings? By Martina de Lind van Wijngaarden Elisabeth Weber Stefanie Fay Camillo von Haugwitz Carolin Lukasewitz +2 more... Show less Today, the German Federal Council (Bundesrat) passed the law already adopted by the German Parliament (Bundestag) to introduce a new...
Oct 10, 2024 The EU Product Liability Directive: Key Implications for Software and AI By Moritz Becker Lutz Riede Kristina Weiler Anita Bell Christina Moellnitz +2 more... Show less The European Union‘s updated Product Liability Directive (PLD), adopted by the European Council today and expected to come into effect in...
Oct 03, 2024 Next steps for UK product regulation – the new Product Regulation and Metrology Bill By Harriet Hanks Andrew Austin Ananya Maheshwari The OPSS (Office for Product Safety and Standards - the UK’s product safety regulator) proposed an overhaul of the UK’s current product...
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...
May 29, 2024 Long-awaited announcement on reforms to the UK chemical regulations landscape By Andrew Austin Laura Feldman The Government has recently published a long-awaited consultation on reforms to several aspects of the UK Registration, Evaluation,...
Mar 01, 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...