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The European Union has significantly overhauled its product liability regime with a new directive concerning liability for defective products (Product Liability Directive). EU member states have until December 9, 2026, to...more
The Council of the European Union has announced that it has agreed its negotiating position on the retail investment package and published the relevant texts. The package consists of an amending Directive, known as the...more
The redress action allows consumer associations to collectively sue companies for performance claims of consumers. The law comes into force in October 2023. What does the redress action mean for the companies that could...more
When two people quarrel, someone else has the last laugh. It remains to be seen whether this saying proves true in the case of the transposition of the EU Directive on representative actions (EU 2020/1828) ("the Directive")...more
After more than seven years, the EU Parliament formally endorsed the much-anticipated new directive on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers (the “Directive”). This was the final...more
As the Representative Action Directive enters into force, France will have to adopt a cross-border mechanism and expand the scope of entities qualified to bring consumer class actions. The European Parliament has endorsed...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
Recently, representatives of EU member states agreed on a mutual position regarding the Commission's Proposal for a Directive on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers, and...more
On March 27, 2019, the German Federal Ministry of the Interior (GMI) proposed a new bill (the "Draft Bill") for a so-called IT Security Act 2.0 (IT-SiG 2.0). In an effort to take a front-runner role in Europe, Germany has...more
Insurance Guarantee Schemes (“IGS“) provide last resort protection to consumers in the event that their insurance company becomes insolvent or simply unable to fulfill their contractual commitments....more
The European Commission has adopted a “New Deal for Consumers” package which aims to empower consumers, promote fairness and build trust across the single market. ...more
The European Commission (“EC“) has published a summary of the results from a public consultation it held relating to a revision of the EU consumer law directives. Launched on June 30, 2017, the consultation aimed to gather...more