The Science of Regulation and the Regulation of Science
Sarah-Jane Dobson and Sumiyya Abdur-Rahman
The EU’s Five-Year Strategy for Modern Human Medicines
Coming into view – UK maintains focus on driverless vehicles
Tracey Bischofberger and Claire Temple
The UK government has launched a call for evidence on the use of Automated Lane Keeping System (ALKS)
See EU later – the UK government has issued guidance on placing manufactured goods on the market in post-Brexit Great Britain and using the UKCA mark from 1 January 2021
Tracey Bischofberger, Rod Freeman and Claire Temple
Here’s our snap review of the guidance issued today…
Productwise 3-2-1
Tracey Bischofberger, Matt Howsare and Claire Temple
Productwise 3-2-1, our monthly bite-sized digest of the current key issues in products law.
WEBCAST: Moving to a Circular Economy
Cooley’s international products law team are pleased to announce the fifth event in its webinar series, together with experts from Compliance & Risks and Ramboll. As an area of major regulatory and business change for product manufacturers, suppliers and other stakeholders, we anticipate the impact of the move towards the […]
Representative actions and insurance: some looming traps for product manufacturers
Introduction As reported in our earlier blog, a compromise has recently been reached in respect of the content of a new EU Directive on consumer collective redress (the Directive), with the final directive likely to come into force by the end of the year and member states to transpose it […]
Productwise 3-2-1
Tracey Bischofberger, Matt Howsare and Claire Temple
Introducing Productwise 3-2-1, our monthly bite-sized digest of the current key issues in products law.
Confidentiality clauses in product liability settlements: UK product safety regulator publishes new guidance
OPSS sets out best practice on non-disclosure agreements.
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.
EU representative actions: do they represent a major consumer rights shakeup?
Edward Turtle and Tracey Bischofberger
We consider the implications of a new EU Directive to introduce representative actions for breaches of certain EU laws, including consumer rights, product liability and product safety legislation.