The new UK Government has unveiled the Product Safety and Metrology Bill, a critical piece of legislation that will affect all businesses involved in manufacturing, importing, and selling products in the UK. Announced as part...more
Hogan Lovells litigation partners Matthew Felwick and Valerie Kenyon took part in a panel discussion on the EU Representative Actions Directive, at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) on 3...more
In Okpabi & Others v Royal Dutch Shell & Another the Supreme Court has applied the principles around parent company liability it set out in Lungowe v Vedanta Resources Plc, to hold that a claim against an English domiciled...more
2/15/2021
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Infrastructure ,
Liability ,
Nigeria ,
Oil & Gas ,
Omissions ,
Parent Corporation ,
Pipelines ,
Royal Dutch Petroleum ,
Subsidiaries ,
UK ,
UK Supreme Court
The UK’s consumer sector has shown resilience against the backdrop of challenging political and economic conditions. Consumers in the UK remain willing to spend; however, the way in which they do so is changing, with...more
2/19/2020
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B2B Transactions ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Customs ,
Data Privacy ,
Doing Business ,
E-Commerce ,
Exports ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Imports ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Ownership of Works ,
Payment Systems ,
Real Estate Market ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Strict Product Liability ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
UK
We are excited to bring you the latest issue of our International Products Law Review with insights and updates on all aspects of products law. In this issue, we explore the trustworthiness of AI, a consumer whistleblowing...more
11/1/2019
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Class Action ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cybersecurity ,
EU ,
Evidentiary Standards ,
Global Market ,
Medical Devices ,
Punitive Damages ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Retail Market ,
UK ,
Whistleblowers
On May 16 the second edition of our new global series, Life Sciences and Health Care Horizons, took place in London featuring two panel discussions that focused on the challenges and opportunities in two of the sector’s...more
6/14/2019
/ Agribusiness ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Cannabis Products ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Hemp ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Marijuana ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Marketing Perspectives ,
Patents ,
Personal Data ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
R&D ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Supply Chain ,
UK
Parliament rejected the EU Withdrawal Agreement negotiated by Theresa May's government for a third time on Friday afternoon....more
4/2/2019
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EU ,
Imports ,
Manufacturers ,
Member State ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Product Labels ,
Supply Chain ,
Theresa May ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Withdrawal Agreement
Given developments last week, Brexit remains top of the agenda. While the UK government doesn't have the same level of "shut down" as the US government, clearly very considerable resources are currently being diverted to...more
The UK government has recently published a further series of technical notices to guide businesses and citizens as to what they would need to do if the UK leaves the EU without a withdrawal agreement in place – the 'no deal'...more
The International Product Liability Review provides quality updates and comment from around the world on legal developments in the field of product liability and product safety.
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2/15/2017
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Auto Insurance ,
Chain of Custody ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
EU ,
Food Recalls ,
Food Safety ,
France ,
Hague Convention ,
Insurance Industry ,
Ireland ,
Manufacturers ,
Medical Devices ,
Netherlands ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Product Defects ,
Product Recalls ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers ,
Safety Standards ,
Software ,
Spain ,
UK