EU & UK Product Compliance: What’s Hot in 2025 & Beyond

Webinar Overview

Get ahead of major EU & UK product compliance changes in 2025 and beyond.

2025 is set to be a landmark year for reforms to product compliance laws in Europe. After a tidal wave of changes in recent years, many new regulations from both the EU and UK are beginning to take effect, reshaping how companies manage compliance across the product lifecycle.

From digital product passports to AI legislation and sustainability-focused directives, the pace of change shows no signs of slowing. With a significant amount of regulatory change still on the horizon, 2025 and beyond looks set to be both a transformative and challenging period for product stakeholders.

Join us for expert insights into the latest developments, upcoming changes, and how to prepare for the evolving EU and UK regulatory landscape in 2025 and beyond.

Webinar Agenda

• Current trends in EU & UK product regulation and what’s on the horizon
  • Presidential actions
  • Departure from international agreements
  • SEC greenhouse gas emissions reporting rule
  • EPA deregulation
• Key initiatives in EU & UK product regulation
  • Continued focus on regulating new technologies (e.g. CRA, AI Act), 
  • Sustainability & right to repair – RTR Directive, ESPR, Batteries Regulation
  • Digitalisation of compliance enforcement – DPPs, customs overhaul
  • UK divergence – PRM, DMCC
• Sustained growth in ESG regulations
  • EUDR and recent guidance
  • Supply chain transparency (FLR, ESPR, Batteries Regulation)
  • CSRD, CSDDD and impact of omnibus legislation
    
• Questions

Date

This webinar will take place on Wednesday, 21st May, 2025 at 08:00 PDT, 11:00 EDT, 17:00 CET.

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Presenters

Ed Turtle, Associate, Cooley

Ed is a senior associate in Cooley’s Products team, with well over a decade of experience in product compliance and liability issues. Dual-qualified in England & Wales and Ireland, Ed assists clients with product issues arising in the EU and UK. He also regularly acts as coordinating products counsel on international mandates, and has handled matters across 140 countries since joining Cooley. Ed’s regulatory practice spans the technology, life sciences and automotive sectors and he is a recognised specialist in disruptive technologies (e.g. AI, AR/VR and online platforms), product liability and class actions.

Ed is a well-known thought leader in the products space, and has been elected to serve as an officer of the Products committee of the International Bar Association (IBA), Vice Chair of the International SLG of DRI’s Product Liability Forum and a member of the International Association of Defence Counsel (IADC). Ed lectures on EU product compliance and liability laws at the Academy of European Laws (ERA), the leading centre for excellence in EU law, established by the European Commission. Ed is also regularly sought out for his views on product compliance and liability issues, including by publications such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Financial Times.

Jamie Humphreys, Special Counsel, Cooley

Jamie Humphreys is a Special Counsel in Cooley’s Products team. He advises clients at all stages of the product life cycle, providing advice in relation to international litigation and regulatory matters. He is often called on to work on global recalls and internal investigations arising from product safety issues across multiple sectors. This includes handling the largest investigations by the UK’s product safety regulator, the Office for Product Safety & Standards. He helps clients navigate their compliance with novel product safety and liability laws, and has acted on some of the most significant product liability matters in the UK.

Jamie frequently writes and speaks on product safety and liability matters. He trains the next generation of product safety professionals on the Business Certificate of Competence in Product Safety (BCCPS), the UK’s only accredited product safety course.

Jack Eastwood, Associate, Cooley

Jack is an Associate in Cooley’s Products team. He covers the nexus of UK and European Union sustainability and product law matters, and is deeply integrated into Cooley’s US practice, giving him a unique insight into the interactions of international regimes and related sensitivities. He has extensive experience advising global companies spanning a broad range of sectors, with a specific focus on life sciences and technology companies.

Jack regularly works with UK and US public and private companies, helping them navigate their UK and international sustainability reporting obligations, climate-related targets and disclosures, due diligence, and supply chain transparency requirements.

Orlaith Morris, Content Marketing Manager, Compliance & Risks

Orlaith is Content Marketing Manager at Compliance & Risks, working with the company since 2022 and based in Dublin. In her role, Orlaith leverages her expertise to elevate the company’s brand presence and thought leadership, delivering impactful content that resonates with the industry. With a keen focus on the ever-evolving product compliance & ESG landscapes, her work supports Compliance & Risks’ mission to help organizations stay compliant and achieve their business goals.

Prior to joining Compliance & Risks, Orlaith has years of content marketing experience working in various global industries and organizations.