Category: Consumer rights
UK Supreme Court rules on whether a product is defective
Edward Turtle, Tracey Bischofberger and Jack Eastwood
Productwise brings you key takeaways from UK Supreme Court case Hastings v Finsbury Orthopaedics
WEBCAST: Rapid-Fire Update on International Developments in Products Law
Tune in for a 30-minute rapid-fire webinar on recent developments in product regulation and product liability in the EU and US.
Circular economy: new EU and UK measures
Emma Bichet, Fergal Duggan and Jack Eastwood
This article summarises the key proposals in the EU’s Circular Economy Package I, looks at similar initiatives in the UK and provides some practical advice for businesses seeking to understand the potential effects of these initiatives.
Biden Nominates Alexander Hoehn-Saric as Chairman and Mary Boyle as Commissioner of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Matt Howsare and Shawn N. Skolky
Biden shows intent to priortize product safety and the CPSC
EU Puts Consumer Rights Back on the Agenda
Edward Turtle and Julia Maskell
Key points in the European Commission’s New Consumer Agenda, which sets out plans for EU consumer policy to 2025.
All Together Now (Part 2) – One step closer to Collective Redress in Europe
Carol Holley, Jamie Humphreys, Corinne Robinson and Edward Turtle
The Council of the European Union adopted its position at first reading on the draft directive on consumer collective redress in the EU.
The New Consumer Agenda: public consultations on two new EU consumer law initiatives
Edward Turtle and Tracey Bischofberger
The EU is consulting on two important consumer law initiatives which would introduce new requirements for online transactions, information on repairability and the lifespan of products, and measures to curb premature product obsolescence. These changes would have lasting effects for products sold in the EU.
WEBCAST: Products & Consumer Rights: Global Hot Topics
Cooley’s international products law team is pleased to announce the third event in its webcast series looking at the latest consumer rights issues product manufacturers, suppliers and other stakeholders are facing in the rapidly changing global environment. This time we will be joined by Wendy Hederman, a partner at leading Irish law […]