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What can the GB market learn from the EU’s Ecodesign Regulation?

Katie Chandler and Megan Howarth, product liability and safety lawyers at Taylor Wessing LLP, discuss the likely impact of the substantial changes being brought in by the European Union’s Ecodesign Regulation on the market for consumer products in Great Britain

Refurbishment of AGA cookers: important questions concerning exhaustion of IP rights and the interplay between copyright and design law

Nina O'Sullivan, Partner and Head Knowledge Lawyer (Contentious), and Georgina Doukanaris, Associate, at Mishcon de Reya LLP, discuss in detail the recent ruling in AGA Rangemaster Group Limited v (1) UK Innovations Group Limited (2) Michael Patrick McGinley [2024] EWHC 1727 (IPEC))

EU merger investigations see sharp decline

Despite a rise in U.S. merger probes, the EU faces a notable drop in significant Phase I investigations, say Clemens York and Laurence Bary

CJEU upholds Country-of-Origin principle for online intermediaries

Nathan Smith and Anita Smith examine the CJEU's affirmation of the "country-of-origin" principle, alleviating regulatory burdens for online intermediaries across the EU

Ecocide: the next wave of legal actions?

Katie Allard and Teresa Young explore how ecocide laws and rising climate litigation are reshaping accountability for environmental damage

The new UK government must ensure stronger protection of its citizens’ data

Eleonor Duhs explains that the proposed DPDI Bill would have lowered UK data protection standards, risking EU-UK data flows and creating significant operational problems, urging the new Labour government to restore certainty

Paris 2024: looking beyond the gender binary

Dr Seema Patel discusses the current situation in regard to the inclusion of gender diverse athletes in sport as the world embarks on the next Olympic Games

Legislating a lie: the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024

Diana Baxter provides her opinion on the enactment of the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act and the wider implications