What is digital accessibility? At its core, digital accessibility aims to ensure that digital products and services are accessible to all, including those who experience physical, hearing, vision, speech or physical...more
Even more new laws? In recent years, the EU and UK have significantly heightened their focus on product safety requirements. Just a few examples from the EU include the new European Accessibility Act (“EAA”) and the...more
The aim? To bring product liability rules into the ‘digital age’. How to do so? The development of new rules by the European Commission to address liability claims relating to products and AI systems. ...more
On 22 May 2024, Rishi Sunak, the current prime minister and leader of the Conservative party, called for a general election in the UK. The general election is set to occur on 4 July 2024....more
The legislators, regulators and consumers’ focus on products and their impact on the environment is nothing new. What is new however is the variety of products now being considered as within the scope of laws aimed at...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
Amidst the hustle and bustle of holiday shopping, retailers are continuing to herald digital mediums to spread holiday cheer to shoppers worldwide.
The Hogan Lovells Retail and Fashion team is delighted to bring you our...more
Nowadays, artificial intelligence (“AI”) is all around us. Previously, we took a look at the approaches being proposed to regulate AI at a pan-EU level and in the UK.
In this part 2 article, we take a look at what...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
The role that artificial intelligence (“AI”) plays in our everyday lives continues to grow. As a result, so do the proposals surrounding how to regulate AI as well as its relationship with products and end users....more
In September 2021, the European Commission put forward a legislative proposal (which took the form of an amended version of the EU’s current Radio Equipment Directive) to establish a common charging solution for certain...more
On 7 January 2020, Directive (EU) 2019/2161 (the "Directive") came into force, setting into motion a swathe of measures aimed at modernizing the existing consumer protection rules, bolstering the level of protection available...more
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With the EU Chemical Agency's recent announcement that four new substances will be added to the Candidate List1, you might be thinking: what's next for the UK and its chemicals legislation?...more
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