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  14/01/2025

  United Kingdom

  No epidemic of Covid-19 Employers Liability claims - Edwards & Others v 2 Sisters Food Group Ltd [2024] EWCC 21 considered

  In Edwards & Others v 2 Sisters Food Group Ltd [2024] EWCC 21, the defendant successfully applied for summary judgment against all claimants on the basis that their claims had no realistic prospect of success.The claimants worked at 2 Sisters Food Group’s chicken factory in Llangefni, Anglesey. All claimed that they had developed symptoms of Covid-19 in or around June 2020. It was alleged that 2 Sisters had breached its duty of care towards them, failing to take all reasonable steps to manage the risk of transmission within the factory, and that their Covid-19 disease had been caused...

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  07/01/2025

  China

  2025 – Topics that may Concern You

  Companies doing business in China constantly have to deal with changes in regulations and new laws. This will also continue in 2025.Topics such as the new PRC Company Law, new PRC Tariff Law, PRC Regulations on Export Control of Dual-Use Items, network data security management, data transfer, opening up capital markets to foreign investment, and raise of statutory retirement age of employees etc. will continue to be a concern for many companies in China in 2025.Complying with regulatory requirements is one of the key challenges for foreign companies and investors in China, not only in terms of...

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  03/01/2025

  England and Wales

  Building Safety Act im­ple­men­ta­ti­on in Wales: an update

  The implementation of the Building Safety Act has proceeded at a slower pace in Wales than in England. Recent developments have seen many anticipated changes coming into force and more information available as to planned next steps. This Law-Now provides an update on developments since our previous Law-Now in 2023 (which can be accessed here).Definition of Higher-Risk BuildingThe definition of a higher-risk building in Wales (which differs from England) has now been formalised in the Building Safety (Description of Higher-Risk Building) (Design and Construction Phase) (Wales) Regulations 2023....

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  13/12/2024

  Europe

  The new EU General Product Safety Regulation: What you need to know

  The EU General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR) came into effect on 13 December 2024. It replaces the existing General Product Safety Directive (GPSD), and establishes a modernised framework for consumer product safety across the EU. The GSPR introduces significant new responsibilities, making understanding its implications essential.What is changing? Key updates under GPSRUniform Application: Unlike the GPSD, which required transposition at the Member State level, and allowed for varied national implementation, the GPSR is directly applicable across all EU/EEA member states, ensuring uniformity...

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  05/12/2024

  Europe

  Updated EU Chemicals, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation: implications for labels, advertisers, online marketplaces

  The updated EU Classification, Labelling and Packaging of hazardous chemicals Regulation (CLP Regulation) was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 20 November 2024 and enters into force on 10 December 2024.New provisions and clarifications include:practical labelling changes, in particular mandatory formatting rules for labels to ensure legibility (including minimum font sizes and spacing), greater flexibility to use fold-out labels/leaflets (with mandatory content and arrangement of label elements), additions to what must be included when using ‘limited’ labelling, and voluntary...

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  06/09/2024

  United Kingdom

  Grenfell Tower Inquiry Final Report: key findings and re­com­men­da­ti­ons

  On Wednesday this week, the public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower disaster (the “Inquiry”) released its final report (the “Report”). The Inquiry finds a huge number of the entities involved in the Grenfell Tower refurbishment, including the construction parties, product manufacturers, accreditation bodies, and Government departments, failed adequately to ensure fire safety standards were upheld. The Report is particularly critical of the ACM manufacturer and the project architect.The Inquiry recommends wholescale updates to the regulation of the construction industry, including...

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