04 Jul, 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...
04 Jun, 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...
29 May, 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,...
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 Bloxsome 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’....