Topic
Product Disclosure
8 published works
Business and Commercial
ASIC updates guidance on product disclosure statements
By Liz Hastilow, Tim Sutton, Penny Limperis, Sam Smith
On 3 December 2025, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) updated Regulatory Guide 168 Product Disclosure Statements: Disclosure and other obligations (RG 168) following consultation with industry. Background RG…
The D&O Diary
Guest Post: If Looks Could Kill
Sarah Abrams In the following guest post, Sarah Abrams takes a look at a recent settlement of a securities class action lawsuit in which the plaintiffs alleged that the defendant…
Banking, Finance and Securities
ASIC proposes PDS guidance updates
By Lucinda McCann, Liz Hastilow
On 9 July 2025, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) issued proposals to update Regulatory Guide 168 Disclosure: Product Disclosure Statements (PDS) (and other disclosure obligations) (RG 168). Update…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
ESAs call for improvements in product descriptions intended for retail investors
On 10 May 2022, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) issued a supervisory statement on expectations regarding the ‘What is this product?’ section of the key information document (KID) for packaged…
Nano and Other Emerging Chemical Technologies Blog
Court Finds NY Household Cleansing Product Information Disclosure Program Is Null and Void, Directs NYSDEC to Comply with SAPA
By Lynn L. Bergeson, Carla N. Hutton
On August 27, 2019, the Supreme Court of the State of New York issued its decision in a challenge to New York’s (NY) Household Cleansing Product Information Disclosure Program (Disclosure…
Trade Secrets Trends
The Growing Trend For Full Disclosures: What’s in Your Cleaning Products?
By Helen Ogunyanwo, Raija Horstman
New York has recently enacted disclosure laws that could impact clean product manufacturers’ ability to protect their trade secret chemical formulations. While California was the first U.S. state to pass a…
Banking, Finance and Securities
ASIC encourages innovation in financial services
ASIC has recently released Consultation Paper 224 seeking feedback on its proposed relief and updated guidance (revised RG 221) to facilitate electronic delivery and more innovative use of product disclosure…
Product Liability & Mass Torts Blog
CPSC Proposes New Disclosure Rules
This week, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a proposal to amend regulation 16 C.F.R. Part 1101, which controls the agency’s implementation of Section 6(b) of the Consumer Product…