30 Jun, 2023 Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme - delayed by ‘at least two years’ By Naomi Pryde Jennifer Talbot The Scottish Government’s announcement on 7 June 2023 signalled significant changes to the hotly anticipated deposit return scheme...
30 Jun, 2023 Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme – overview and key obligations By Naomi Pryde Jennifer Talbot Scotland’s Parliament has introduced plans for a Deposit Return Scheme in Scotland (the “DRS”). The DRS will apply to single-use drinks...
29 Jun, 2023 Wildfires rage as the EU pushes on with landmark ESG legislation By Kurt Davies Mark Dewar A US City is enveloped in an orange haze emanating from Canadian forest fires hundreds of miles to the North. Shows in the Theatre...
29 Jun, 2023 UK: New Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Bill 294) By Laura Maclennan Suman Khurana On 25 April 2023 the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (the Bill) was introduced by the UK Government. The Bill has...
28 Jun, 2023 Forget change, the only constant is volitility By Noel Haywood Having only just recovered from navigating a global pandemic, the Consumer Goods, Food and Retail sector faced further volatility in...
28 Jun, 2023 Heard of button / coin batteries? They remain a serious safety concern in Australia and a top compliance enforcement priority By Sophie Edgerton Jessie Buchan Since 22 June 2022, Australia has enforced mandatory standards in relation to button / coin batteries and products containing them....
22 Jun, 2023 Fashion and AI – a romance that can’t be faked By Kurt Davies You only need to scroll Twitter for five minutes to catch a tweet about AI. More specifically, how it can already be deployed in a...
21 Jun, 2023 Greenwashing – CO2 neutral beer!? By Veronika Appl In a currently pending litigation, Austrian courts are dealing with the question of which processing steps are to be understood as part...
21 Jun, 2023 Australian Fashion Council launches garment levy to overcome fashion waste – and it may become mandatory By Jessie Buchan Sophie Edgerton According to a recent report by the Australian Fashion Council (AFC), around 227,000 tonnes of discarded clothing is sent to landfill in...
20 Jun, 2023 Multi-jurisdictional contracting: pitfalls & trends By Mark Dewar In the dynamic global business landscape of consumer goods, it is not unusual for goods to be designed in one legal jurisdiction,...
14 Jun, 2023 Brexit set to add to UK food and drink inflation woes - what can your business do? By Kurt Davies Mark Dewar The UK government has recently announced that it intends to charge a flat-rate inspection fee of up to £43 on each food consignment...
14 Jun, 2023 Australian Environment Ministers announce new laws regarding mandatory packaging design standards and targets in Australia By Jessie Buchan Following a historic agreement struck at a national meeting of environment ministers last week, Australia will soon mandate obligations...
13 Jun, 2023 Special offers – this week only? By Veronika Appl Advertising with price offers and discounts on consumer goods is a widespread marketing tool. From a market economy point of view, it is...
08 Jun, 2023 Watch Out – Greenwashing About! By Jessie Buchan Sophie Edgerton In late 2022, Australia’s chief consumer law regulator, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), conducted an internet...
06 Jun, 2023 An update on the new UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill By Kurt Davies Mark Dewar On 25 April 2023, the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (the Bill) was introduced by the UK Government. Now at the...