Jurisdiction(s):
United Kingdom and Ireland

Key definition

Notification definition

What does Notification mean? Notification describes the formal act of giving notice to a regulator, court or counterparty to trigger legal effects or satisfy a statutory duty. In competition and merger control, it means submitting a filing about a proposed transaction to the competent authority. In the EU, the eu merger Regulation (Regulation 139/2004) requires prior notification of concentrations meeting turnover thresholds; completion is suspensory pending European Commission clearance. In the UK (England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland), merger notification under the Enterprise Act 2002 is generally voluntary, but the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) can call in deals that meet jurisdictional tests;...

UK consumer product safety notifications, risk assessment, recalls and other corrective actions: GPSR 2005 duties, OPSS/BSI guidance, enforcement, and reform under the Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025

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Practice notes

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Introduction

This Practice Note sets out the UK framework for corrective action on consumer product safety, in particular covering:

when and how to notify the relevant authorities about a product safety concern
the applicable guidance for undertaking risk assessments
the remedial steps that should, or must, be taken when a product is found to be unsafe

Traditionally, product safety authorities in the UK have not been especially proactive. The enforcement landscape is, however, continuing to shift:

recent years have brought heightened political and public attention to product safety, for example after multiple house fires, culminating in the tragic Grenfell Tower fire
in January 2018, the government created the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), the UK’s national product regulator. Its core purpose is to protect people and places from product-related harm, while enabling trade and growth by ensuring consumers and businesses can buy and sell products with confidence

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Kate Corby

Baker McKenzie

Kate Corby is a partner in Baker McKenzie’s Dispute Resolution team in London. Kate has substantial experience of representing clients in complex litigation and arbitration, with a focus on construction and engineering disputes. She also has significant experience in advising on product liability, safety and regulatory compliance. Kate is a member of the firm's EMEA Dispute Resolution Steering Committee, and various of the firm's diversity related working groups at a local and global level.Kate is ranked as a Next Generation Partner in Legal 500 UK, noted for her "strategic thinking”, as being “excellent, smart, focused and very adaptable” and "highly regarded". Kate has also been ranked in Chambers UK and described as an adviser "who has impressed both clients and peers. Sources say: "She has great business acumen in addition to great legal knowledge. This was a tremendous help in...

Joanne Redmond

Baker McKenzie

Jo is a senior associate in Baker McKenzie's Dispute Resolution team in London. Jo helps companies in a range of industries to resolve disputes, manage risk and deal with crises. This involves: • working with companies to resolve commercial disputes (often with an international element); • helping companies with product liability and safety issues (for example, helping companies to identify and manage risk, co-ordinating global product recalls and acting for companies in product liability litigation); • assisting companies on their engagement with public bodies and inquiries (for example, advising companies on how to influence and, if necessary, challenge public body decisions, advising on freedom of information issues and assisting companies on their involvement in inquiries and reviews). In Legal 500, Jo is: (i) described as "very impressive" and noted for having a "wonderful grasp of...

Bibi Badcock-Scruton

Baker McKenzie

Bibi is a junior associate at Baker McKenzie’s London office. She completed her degrees in Biology and Environmental Technology from Imperial College London, followed by a Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course (LLM) from BPP University. Bibi joined Baker McKenzie as a trainee in 2023 and qualified in 2025. Bibi advises on sustainability law across both the UK and EU, with a focus on product compliance and emerging UK and EU ESG legislation, alongside traditional environmental law....

Elizabeth Barbeary

Baker McKenzie

Elizabeth is a junior associate at Baker McKenzie’s London office, in the Dispute Resolution team. She completed her degree in Law at the Wadham College (University of Oxford) in 2021, followed by a Bachelor of Civil Laws degree at Keble College (University of Oxford) in 2022. Elizabeth joined Baker McKenzie as a trainee in 2023 and qualified in 2025. Elizabeth advises clients across a range of disputes, with a focus on litigation arising in the context of regulatory and public law and a particular interest in ESG disputes. ...

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