On 15 March 2024, the European Council eventually voted to endorse the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (CS3D), aiming to impose on certain...more
On 5 March 2024, the EU institutions have reached an agreement on the proposed EU Forced Labour Import Ban, which would further complemented the ESG Compliance landscape in the EU. Under this legislation, products made with...more
While the European Parliament and Council negotiators eventually reached a political agreement on 14 December 2023 on the much-awaited proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Corporate...more
December 2023 was an intense month for the European product safety and liability landscape, with updates by the EU legislator on three important pieces of legislation in recent weeks. For the time being, most UK product...more
A joint Committee of the European Parliament consisting of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (“IMCO”) and the Committee on Legal Affairs (“JURI”) approved their position on the European Commission's...more
The Council of the European Union ("Council") adopted its position on the European Commission's Proposal for a Directive on liability for defective products ("PLD Proposal") and suggested several changes to the initial draft...more
In its proposal of a revised product liability directive the European Commission under certain circumstances and to a certain extent requires defendants to disclose evidence on the alleged defect of the product – for which...more
With the aim of bringing product liability rules into the digital age, the European Commission proposes new rules to address liability claims relating to products, in particular AI systems, as well as issues related to...more
On 14 September 2022, the European Commission released a proposal for a Regulation prohibiting products made with forced labour on the EU market. The European Commission has taken a comprehensive approach, with the ban...more
9/20/2022
/ China ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Due Diligence ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Exports ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Imports ,
Supply Chain ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
In this alert, we provide a round-up of the latest developments in ESG for UK corporates. In this month’s ESG Market Alert, we cover: The EU Commission’s proposal for a directive on ESG-related due diligence obligations for...more
The European Commission released on 23 February 2022 the much-awaited proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (the "Proposed Directive"). This text lays...more
With the initiative “Adapting liability rules to the digital age and circular economy” this summer, the EU has taken another step towards a revision of the Product Liability Directive 85/374/EEC (the “Directive”). Since...more
With Directive (EU) 2020/1828 on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers and repealing Directive 2009/22/EC (“the Representative Actions Directive”) in force and to be implemented by...more
On 12 July 2021, the European Commission and European External Actions Service published Guidance on Due Diligence for EU Businesses to Address the Risk of Forced Labour in their Operations and Supply Chains, which provides...more
A team led by Christelle Coslin, Liam Naidoo, Julia Marlow and Kevin O’Connor has submitted a response to a European Commission consultation on their sustainable corporate governance initiative.
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The European Commission has opened an important new consultation. It asks about the possibility of introducing a mandatory duty for all companies operating in the EU to conduct human rights and environmental due diligence...more
It's been a year since the European Commission published its Fifth Report on the application of the European Product Liability Directive (the "Directive") and set up expert panels to develop its thinking on next policy steps....more
6/4/2019
/ Algorithmic Trading ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Blockchain ,
Connected Items ,
Disruptive Technology ,
Driverless Cars ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
European Commission ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Strict Liability