07 Mar, 2024 UK Government concludes its consultation on consumer information transparency and makes proposals to update the DMCC Bill By Andrew Austin Kate Collister In brief: The Department for Business & Trade (DBT) has recently published the Government’s outcomes from its consultation on ‘Smarter...
09 Feb, 2024 Recent Trends in English & Welsh group actions By James Roberts Rebecca Fenning Owen Jack In recent years, we have seen group actions play an ever-expanding role in English litigation, driven by an explosion in litigation...
26 Oct, 2023 UK CMA proposes changes to the law concerning fake reviews, pricing, subscriptions and greenwashing By Andrew Austin Kate Collister Karishma Paun In brief: The flagship Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (the DMCC Bill) is progressing through the Houses of Parliament...
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...
26 Apr, 2023 The wait is over: UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill introduced to Parliament By Sharon Malhi Michele Davis Karen Slaney Justin Chen +1 more... Show less After months of waiting, the UK government has now introduced into Parliament the text of the hotly anticipated Digital Markets,...
20 Apr, 2023 Green light for new product safety rules affecting online marketplaces By Andrew Austin Hannah Walker Gore Victor Garcia Lopez Rachel Duffy +1 more... Show less In brief: The EU legislators have now reached agreement on the final text of the new General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR), which will...
04 Apr, 2023 CMA writes open letter to online businesses in second phase of online consumer rights campaign By Hannah Walker Gore Ephraim Conteh The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has written an open letter to online businesses, setting out its compliance advice in...
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...
02 Nov, 2022 UK Government clarifies detail on new vehicle type approval regime: changes parked for now By James Roberts James Raeside The UK Government has recognised the broad consensus across the automotive sector that more time is required to prepare for the UK’s new...
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...
19 May, 2022 EU’s updated distribution rules By Tone Oeyen Alex Potter Konstantin Bondarenko Joanna Goyder Karen Slaney Lucas Vanassche +3 more... Show less On 10 May 2022, the European Commission published the updated Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) and Guidelines on Vertical...