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The European Union‘s updated Product Liability Directive (PLD), adopted by the European Council today and expected to come into effect in...
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As technology continues to advance at an unprecedented rate, manufacturers are increasingly challenged to balance innovation with...
I. Introduction Manufacturers of consumer-facing products in the increasingly integrated European market operate in a complex...
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Introduction Following years of intense debate among EU institutions, the final compromise text of the new EU Product Liability...
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In brief: The Department for Business & Trade (DBT) has recently published the Government’s outcomes from its consultation on ‘Smarter...
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In recent years, we have seen group actions play an ever-expanding role in English litigation, driven by an explosion in litigation...
In brief: The flagship Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (the DMCC Bill) is progressing through the Houses of Parliament...
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In a consultation published earlier this month, HMG has proposed a “fundamental reform” of the UK’s consumer product safety regulatory...
On 1 August 2023, the UK Government announced an “indefinite” extension to the recognition of CE marking for certain products placed on...
After months of waiting, the UK government has now introduced into Parliament the text of the hotly anticipated Digital Markets,...
In brief: The EU legislators have now reached agreement on the final text of the new General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR), which will...
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has written an open letter to online businesses, setting out its compliance advice in...