The EU is implementing new regulations to hold companies liable for human rights and environmental violations within the global supply chain. On 24 April 2024, the European Parliament passed the Corporate Sustainability Due...more
Unternehmen haften künftig auch zivilrechtlich nach europäischen Vorgaben für Menschenrechts- und Umweltverletzungen entlang globaler Lieferketten. Am 24. April 2024 hat das Europäische Parlament die Corporate Sustainability...more
On 26 June 2023 the German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) issued three landmark decisions (VIa ZR 335/21, VIa ZR 533/21 and VIa ZR 1031/22) in which it paved the way for further damage claims, following the European Court of...more
By 25 December 2022, all EU Member States were expected to have adopted and published, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive (EU) 2020/1828 on representative actions for the...more
Talk of a draft proposal regarding Green Claims (“the Proposal” or “Green Claims Directive Proposal”) has emerged earlier this year. As a part of the EU’s new Circular Economy Action Plan and New Consumer Agenda, the proposal...more
A draft for a bill from the pen of the Federal Ministry of Justice, currently discussed interdepartmental, provides insight on how Germany plans to implement Directive (EU) 2020/1828 on representative actions for the...more
For more than twenty years, the European Union (EU) witnessed the development of collective redress mechanisms to address mass claims situations. To ensure the proper implementation of these mechanisms in the Member States,...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
The General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) provides means to enforce provisions related to personal data processing by you as a data controller or data processor. It introduces collective actions everywhere in...more
Companies in the life sciences and health care industry, like most companies, navigated unparalleled challenges in 2020. But unlike other industries, they had to do so while simultaneously facing the biggest challenge of all...more
The IoT sector has exploded over the past few years, and, even taking into account the globally inhibitive effects of COVID-19, this growth shows few long-term signs of abating. The buoyant, fast-paced IoT industry was the...more
2/12/2021
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In recent years, AI has become a buzzword in life sciences and health care as the technology has developed to create applications from drug discovery to diagnostics to therapeutics. Most recently, AI has been used in the...more
On 18 February 2020, the French Ministry of Economy and Finance announced the launch of a new online platform called SignalConso, an easy-to-use public service enabling individuals to report any consumer law issue they may...more
24 November 2020 marks the final approval of the new European collective actions legislation, the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on representative actions for the protection of the collective...more
Life Sciences and Health Care Horizons virtual event series -
The fast pace of innovation in the life sciences and health care industry has reached an all-time high in 2020 as the industry grapples with the new reality of...more
11/17/2020
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Connected products remain in focus during 2020. Now more than ever before, they bring new opportunities to our homes, work, travel, and health care.
In this webinar our leading cross-border products law team discuss the...more
8/27/2020
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Digital tools such as mobile apps with warning and tracing functionalities that identify contacts of confirmed COVID-19 infections are said to be crucial for alerting users to the risk of infection and helping to interrupt...more
6/25/2020
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In May 2020, the European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs took the initiative and published a draft report with recommendations to the Commission on a civil liability regime for artificial intelligence (AI) (the Draft...more
We're excited to bring you issue 77 of our "International products law review" with insights and updates on all aspects of products law. In this issue, provide updates on COVID-19, address promoting the circular economy...more
6/1/2020
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Smart Devices ,
Soda Tax ,
Supply Chain ,
Tax Planning
The spread of COVID-19 is causing Europe to experience one of the greatest health crises in decades, the consequences of which are still unpredictable. Faced with this unprecedented situation, the governments of different...more
5/16/2020
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On 15 May 2020, the German Federal Council approved a new regulation by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture. The regulation provides for a ban of sweetened baby and infant tea and new information obligations for such...more
Prepare for global data class actions has been moved. In the wake of the COVID-19 epidemic, there is an unfortunate increase in the cyber-security risks businesses may face. Our global team will help you best prepare for the...more
4/8/2020
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The spread of COVID-19 is causing Europe to experience one of the greatest health crises in decades, the consequences of which are still unpredictable. Faced with this unprecedented situation, the governments of different...more
4/1/2020
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In the wake of combatting the COVID-19 pandemic, the German Federal Government is proposing to enable further measures on federal level. The proposal includes important measures concerning supply of medical devices,...more