European Union: Product Liability & Safety

Joaquín Fernández, asociado senior en la práctica de litigación de seguros, ADR y arbitraje, analiza en este video las implicaciones de la nueva Directiva Europea de Responsabilidad por Producto Defectuos...

The Product Liability Directive EU 2024/2853 introduces sweeping changes to Irish product liability law, expanding definitions to include software and digital products, introducing new categories of compensable damage, and establishing rebuttable presumptions that shift the burden of proof. How will these modernized protections impact Irish businesses operating in technology, medical devices, and digital services sectors as they navigate increased compliance obligations and extended liability exposure?

Germany's Federal Cabinet has approved a draft bill modernizing the country's product liability framework for the first time since 1989, expanding liability to cover software and AI systems while introducing new evidentiary rules that shift the burden of proof toward manufacturers. The reform extends potential liability to a broader range of economic operators, including online marketplace providers and fulfillment service providers, while establishing extensive disclosure obligations for defendants in prod

The new Product Liability Directive ("PLD") replaced the old Product Liability Directive (Directive 85/375/EEC) and aims to bring the European Union's product liability regime...

The EU and UK have recently introduced several legislative changes which update the existing statutory regime on product liability and safety.

On 19 November 2025 the European Commission published guidelines for the General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR)...

Die Europäische Behörde für Lebensmittelsicherheit (EFSA) hat bedeutende Aktualisierungen ihrer Novel-Food-Richtlinien eingeführt, die im Februar 2025 in Kraft getreten sind.

On 8 December 2024, the new Product Liability Directive (new PLD) came into force, replacing the Product Liability Directive of 1985 (previous PLD). The new regime will apply to products placed...

Contained within Annexes to the European Commission's Work Program for 2025, was the withdrawal of the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on adapting non-contractual...