Apr 20, 2023 Hold your horses – EU court puts the brakes on 3D printing of Ferrari’s bodywork By Jessica Gregson Tom Collins If you were thinking about racing to find a 3D printer and imitating your favourite car design, the recent court decision involving...
Feb 22, 2023 CAT rules that CMA information gathering powers have limited extraterritorial reach By Gustaf Duhs As reported here, BMW and VW challenged the extraterritorial reach of CMA information gathering powers under s26 of the Competition Act...
Jan 17, 2023 BMW and VW challenge the extraterritorial reach of CMA information gathering powers By Gustaf Duhs On 8 December 2022, the CMA imposed administrative fines on BMW AG for having failed to comply with an information request under s26 of...
Jan 06, 2023 Electric vehicle sales overtake diesel, but still no end to supply chain issues By Stevens & Bolton LLP This week the Society for Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) published its figures for vehicle sales in 2022 and the picture is a...
May 30, 2022 VW settlement ends 5-year "dieselgate" class action By Stevens & Bolton LLP Last week it was reported that Volkswagen (and its subsidiaries, Skoda, Audi and Seat) had reached a settlement of the long-running claim...
Apr 20, 2022 Charging forward: the government's plan to increase charging points for electric vehicles By Rebecca Berry My colleagues have taken a detailed look at the Government’s strategy paper on the infrastructure needed for electric vehicles. It’s an...
Feb 09, 2022 Supply chain "fragility": how the automotive sector may have to adapt to global uncertainty By Stevens & Bolton LLP That the automotive industry has been hit by the Covid pandemic, and the knock-on effect of a global semi-conductor chip shortage, is old...
Feb 04, 2022 Tuke v Hood: "novel" argument by car dealer fraudster gets short shrift in Court of Appeal By Stevens & Bolton LLP The Court of Appeal has delivered an important judgment which addresses whether a fraudster can reduce their liability to their victim by...