Month: May 2023

New Consumer Product Safety Rules finally land in Europe

Rod Freeman

It has been more than a decade since proposals were first made to reform the long-standing General Product Safety Directive (GPSD) in Europe.  A lot has happened since then, and as of this week, we now have a new General Product Safety Regulation on the books to replace the GPSD.

Regulating the Digital Sector, Transforming Consumer Protection Regulation – UK Government Proposes Significant Reforms With Draft Bill

Claire Temple, Caroline Hobson, Anna Caro , Christine Graham and Anushi Amin

We finally have sight of the long-awaited Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill. Warning: It is a sizeable and ambitious piece of legislation, but the following is our summary take on the key competition and consumer issues.