Product Liability, Safety & Consumer Protection Rules in the EU & UK - The Latest Update

Introduction

The EU and the UK are currently seeing a tidal wave of change in the consumer protection, product safety, compliance, and liability space, with the introduction of new laws that introduce new compliance obligations for all participants in the supply chain, empower consumers and create a changing liability landscape, with the revision of product liability rules and the introduction of new class actions procedures.

Taken together, it is clear that this is going to be a transformative few years for stakeholders including online platforms, consumer product manufacturers, distributors and retailers.

This new virtual classroom seminar will offer an update on some key legislation that is likely to have an impact on all companies operating in this space, including the General Product Safety Regulation, new Product Liability Directive, Sale of Goods Directive and UK Product Safety Review. It will also offer guidance on the steps businesses need to be taking now to avoid being caught out further down the line as these laws begin to apply.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive course will cover the following:

• Trends in new and proposed EU laws impacting online platforms, manufacturers, distributors and retailers of consumer products and take a holistic approach to examining the potential impact of these changes
• A deep dive on the EU’s proposal for a new Product Liability Directive, General Product Safety Regulation, Sale of Goods Directive and the Representative Actions Directive
• The cumulative effect on the risk of doing business in the EU and how stakeholders can mitigate these risks
• What impact these laws are likely to have in the UK post-Brexit, as well as discussing the UK government’s own stated plans for new legislation, including the UK Product Safety Review

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.