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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...
In short: The EU’s proposed new Product Liability Directive will be particularly important for the life sciences industry. Many of the...
The UK Government has recognised the broad consensus across the automotive sector that more time is required to prepare for the UK’s new...
In summary: This morning, the European Commission published its long-awaited proposal for a new Product Liability Directive, to govern...
On 10 May 2022, the European Commission published the updated Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) and Guidelines on Vertical...