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Just as businesses are getting to grips with the new General Product Safety Regulation, and the Product Liability Directive comes into force in December 2026, the EU is also proposing new product safety rules for toys.

Listen here for the latest developments and essential practical takeaways (short enough to fit into a 10 minute coffee break!). Lawyers from our IHELC team will discuss key developments in employment law with our usual...

Recorded live at our Managing an International Workforce event, our next episode of Pay Attention focusses on the five biggest challenges facing employers in relation to the new obligations...

From plastics bans to new waste recycling obligations, there is a lot happening in ESG and sustainability regulation. We highlight the key developments to help businesses prepare for forthcoming changes.

Following a commitment in the King's Speech in 2024, the government consulted about banning the sale of high-caffeine drinks to under 16s in England, receiving 1,095 responses. It has now confirmed that it will ban the sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to under-16s in England from April 2027.

The UK's Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme requires non-visa nationals to apply online or via app starting January 2025 for non-Europeans and April 2025 for Europeans.

The UK government has laid its final statement of strategic priorities (SSP) for online safety before the UK parliament. This follows a targeted consultation towards the end of last year.

During her Conservative party leadership campaign, Liz Truss repeatedly pledged to cut taxes, enable a small business revolution and reduce red tape for all businesses, including reviewing IR35.

In anticipation of the next UK general election taking place in 2024, the Labour Party has been promising reforms to the employment landscape of a greater magnitude than, arguably, any time in the last 40 years.

L'ETA est une nouvelle exigence préalable à l'entrée sur le territoire pour les personnes qui n'ont pas besoin de faire une demande de visa formelle pour visiter ou transiter par le Royaume-Uni...

The European Commission has imposed a €200 million fine on Temu for failing to properly assess the risk of illegal products on its platform, marking a major enforcement action under the Digital Services Act.

As the DMCC Act comes into force in the UK, the EU is not sitting still on consumer law either.

From 1 January 2023, sponsors of EU national workers being transferred from an EU-based business to the UK for up to 36 months under the Global Business Mobility Senior or Specialist Worker...

Among other things, the EU's Unfair Commercial Practices Directive prohibits misleading actions and omissions.

In a recent announcement, Ireland's media regulator Coimisiún na Meán announced a programme of new all-island and cross border media projects and initiatives worth €14 million...

On 11 April 2025, the Hong Kong government published the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2025 ("Bill") which proposes to amend the Employment Ordinance ("EO") to change the definition of "continuous contract".

A Hong Kong director was sentenced to 120 hours of community service and ordered to pay HK$93,000 in outstanding wages after her companies failed to pay employees on time. The case demonstrates that corporate officers can face serious criminal liability, including fines up to HK$350,000 and three years' imprisonment, when employment law breaches occur with their consent, connivance, or neglect.