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European Parliament and Council of the EU provisionally agree new Toy Safety Regulation
The Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on 10 April 2025 for a new Toy Safety Regulation to replace Directive 2009/48/EC. The regulation bans harmful chemicals including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and endocrine disruptors in toys, introduces mandatory Digital Product Passports for all toys sold in the EU, and...
ONS announces 0.4% increase in construction output for February 2025
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published data, indicating a 0.4% increase in construction output for February 2025. This was attributed to increases in new work (0.3%) and repair and maintenance (0.5%). At the sectoral level, five out of the nine sectors experienced growth in February 2025, with the main contributors being public...
Supreme Court rejects attempt to modify fiduciary profit rule (Rukhadze and others v Recovery Partners GP Ltd and another)
A panel of seven justices sitting in the Supreme Court has unanimously declined to introduce a ‘but for’ causation test that would have allowed fiduciaries to retain profits if they could show they could have made them without breaching their fiduciary duties. The Supreme Court’s decision, featuring a leading opinion from Lord Briggs and three...
EUIPO must not ignore UK TMs from pre-Brexit, adviser says
Law360, London: The EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) must weigh up potential conflicts with UK trademarks when considering applications filed before Brexit, an adviser to the EU's top court said 10 April 2025.
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