Tag: Consumers
Getting the Green Light for Environmental Claims
Edward Turtle, Christine Graham and Carolina Ljungwaldh
We look at the consequences for products stakeholders of new UK guidance on misleading green claims.
Have your say on sustainability – current EU and UK consultations on proposed sustainability initiatives for products
Edward Turtle and Tracey Bischofberger
The EU and UK are running two important consultations on proposed initiatives to make products more sustainable. To find out more, read our summary below.
Productwise Bitesize: the General Product Safety Directive
Jamie Humphreys and Julia Maskell
Cooley’s Productwise Bitesize brings you a short introduction to the “General Product Safety Directive”.
Consumers in focus as UK safety regulator researches product safety
Rod Freeman and Jamie Humphreys
OPSS releases product safety report
COVID-19 and consumer rights in the UK
Jamie Humphreys and Carol Holley
Considerations for UK companies regarding the significant impact the ongoing restrictions will have on businesses and their consumers.
The end of auto insurance as we know it: How big data will reshape the future of the autonomous vehicle insurance market
Heidi Lawson and Michael Coburn
Despite the recent wave of articles forecasting that the rise of autonomous vehicles will lead to a decline in auto insurance premiums, we believe it is more accurate to say that the advent of self-driving cars will cause the personal auto insurance policy, as we know it, to disappear at some point in the future.
All for one and one for all – EU consumer remedies unite
Edward Turtle and Evangelia Nitti
Last week, EU Parliament approved a proposal for a new directive on the sale of goods.
Not content with digital – new protections for EU consumers of digital content and services
Edward Turtle and Evangelia Nitti
The EU has confirmed agreement on its proposal for a directive on contracts for the supply of digital content and services. This covers a whole range of digital media – from streamed and downloaded music and movies to apps, games, computer programmes and cloud services.
Access all areas: EU takes measures to make tech products and services more accessible
Edward Turtle and Carol Roberts
At the end of last year, the EU Council’s Permanent Representatives Committee approved a provisional agreement on the text of the proposed Directive on Accessibility Requirements for Products and Services (also known as the European Accessibility Act).