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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Fighting Early Obsolescence: New EU Directive Extends Liability Risks

On 6 March 2024, the EU published directive 2024/825/EU, intended to bolster consumer rights in the face of environmental challenges. The directive seeks to clarify companies’ liability concerning information obligations...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

FCA Sets Out Latest Areas of Focus Under the Consumer Duty

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FCA finds firms have been working hard to embed the Duty, but there remains room for improvement. On 20 February 2024, the FCA published more information on the Consumer Duty, including a publication highlighting good...more

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A Deeper Dive into Human Rights Impact Assessments – Part 2

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Human rights assessments are an increasingly closely watched area of due diligence for the supply chain of organizations across numerous industries. Even smaller operators are subject to the reality of today’s global supply...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

UK’S CMA Expands Investigation of Greenwashing

The UK’s Competition Markets Authority (CMA) issued a press release on January 26, 2023 announcing a potentially wide ranging investigation into the “accuracy of ‘green’ claims made about household essentials – such as food,...more

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UK Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 Brings Significant Changes to Law

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The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 received royal assent on 25 June 2020. Many of the provisions of the act are based on the bill which was initially proposed pre-COVID-19, with a framework having been set out...more

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UK Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill Proposes Significant Changes to Law

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The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill (the Bill) had its first reading in the House of Commons on Wednesday 20 May 2020. It will next be considered on 3 June. It is expected to be enacted into law in late June or early...more

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UK Tax Round Up - June 2019

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Guernsey SPV not resident in the UK - In Development Securities plc and others v HMRC, the Upper Tribunal (UT) has overturned the prior discussion of the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) in favour of the taxpayer in an important...more

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It’s a Wrap – The Year in India That Was

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Key developments in the Indian legal landscape in 2016 - From the Startup India campaign launched in January 2016 to the coming into force of substantial provisions of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code in December 2016,...more

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