8 for 8: UK Government accepts key recommendations to reform recall and product safety regimes
In January 2018, the UK’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (“BEIS”) provided its much-awaited response to proposals for reform to the product safety and product recall regimes.
European Commission report on collective redress possibilities across the EU
The European Commission recently published an in-depth review of collective redress measures. We review the highlights from the report and proposed next steps.
Sea change: UK government bans plastic microbeads from cosmetics products
Jamie Humphreys and Fergal Duggan
On 9 January 2018, the UK introduced a ban on the manufacture or supply of products containing microbeads, following a worldwide trend towards greater oversight of plastic pollution. The ban will affect manufacturers of a wide range of cosmetics products, including face scrubs, toothpastes and shower gels.
The sky’s the limit: move towards new EU rules for drones
In December 2017, the EU took a big step towards rules for drones that will apply across the European Union. Amongst changes to existing aviation rules, the new regulation will establish a framework for civil drones.
Goods Package proposals promise to shake up enforcement of product regulation across the EU
Rod Freeman and Jamie Humphreys
In December last year, the European published a new “Goods Package” – proposals to significantly reform aspects of product regulation in the EU by 2020. The proposals mainly focus on aspects of enforcement of existing rules.
