Key developments include: New climate-related disclosure obligations for large businesses as regulations are due to come into force on 6 April 2022; the grace period for CE markings on products placed in the GB market has been extended until 1 January 2023; and the deadline for compliance with strong customer...

Here is a short summary of how these tariff schedules would work. The final section discusses the Northern Ireland-Ireland border. How tariffs work Tariffs are taxes on imports. Generally, they are paid by importers. Very often, some or all of the cost is passed on to the consumer. Tariffs only...

Key developments this month include: the EU's revised Vertical Agreements Block Exemption Regulation and updated Guidelines will enter into force on 1 June 2022; the UK government will be introducing a Data Reform Bill, set to diverge from the EU data protection regime; and the UK is pressing ahead with...

The Data Protection and Digital Information (DPDI) Bill, the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer (DMCC) Bill and the Media Bill were all announced in the King's Speech on 7 November 2023. The DPDI Bill and DMCC Bill were carried over from the previous parliamentary session. The DPDI Bill is intended...

The Digital Markets Act (DMA) moves full steam ahead on its path to approval this year, as a draft of the new legislation which will impose "do's and don'ts" on so-called gatekeepers of "core platform services" was approved by the European Parliament on 15 December 2021, and is now set...

People International businesses operating in Ukraine will be prioritising the safety of their people. Many have already taken action to assist employees and other workers to relocate to places of comparative safety or to leave the country. Several European countries are now opening their borders to unrestricted travel for Ukrainian...

On 10 May 2022, the European Commission adopted the new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) accompanied by new Vertical Guidelines, reviewing the 2010 VBER and Vertical Guidelines that will expire on 31 May 2022. (See press release ) The VBER exempts agreements between companies that are active at different levels...

The European Union is about to enact the Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act. How will they reshape the regulation of digital platforms?

European Union law is about to be strengthened in the fight against greenwashing, with the European Commission this week publishing its proposal for a Green Claims Directive. In the meantime, European countries, including the UK, are developing their laws and taking initiatives to accelerate this process at a national level...