Tag Archives: EU Supply Chain

Supply Chain Transparency: Updates on UK and EU Provisions on Forced Labour and Modern Slavery

By Squire Patton Boggs on Posted in supply chain
Please contact Hannah Laming, Francesco Liberatore and Francesca Puttock with any questions. Forced labour and modern slavery have been the subject of renewed focus across the UK and EU in recent months. While not changing the fundamental reporting requirements under the UK Modern Slavery Act, new guidance from the UK Home Office in March 2025 offers practical … Continue Reading

Supply Savvy Podcast Series – Episode 4: Exiting Contracts and Handling Suppliers in Distress

By Squire Patton Boggs on Posted in Podcast, supply chain
In this final episode of Supply Savvy, our podcast series with the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), partners Nicola Smith, Simon Jones and Victoria Callicott and director Ollie Ward-Jones cover strategies for exiting contracts and dealing with supplier insolvency. The hosts discuss termination clauses, risks of incorrect termination, due diligence, contingency plans and red flags … Continue Reading

Supply Savvy Podcast Series – Episode 3: Navigating Regulatory Compliance Issues: A Case Study of Products Contaminated With Peanuts

By Squire Patton Boggs on Posted in Podcast, supply chain
This latest episode of our podcast series with the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), Supply Savvy, focuses on handling regulatory compliance issues, using a case study of peanut contamination in products. Partner Nicola Smith leads the discussion with partner Simon Jones, partner Victoria Callicott and director Ollie Ward-Jones on immediate actions, communication with stakeholders, legal … Continue Reading

Supply Savvy Podcast Series – Episode 2: Navigating Daily Challenges in Supply Agreements

By Squire Patton Boggs on Posted in Podcast, supply chain
In the second episode of our Supply Savvy podcast series, partners Nicola Smith, Simon Jones and Victoria Callicott and director Ollie Ward-Jones explore common day-to-day issues in supply agreements, such as delivery delays, quality discrepancies and communication breakdowns, as well as how these issues should be handled. They emphasise proactive approaches, clear communication channels, detailed … Continue Reading

Supply Savvy Podcast Series – Episode 1: The Recipe for Perfect Contracts

By Squire Patton Boggs on Posted in Podcast, supply chain
In collaboration with the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), we have launched a new four-part podcast series, Supply Savvy, aiming to provide valuable insights into supply chain risk management in the food and drink industry. Hosted by partner Nicola Smith, who specialises in regulatory compliance, alongside supply chain risk management and litigation partner Victoria Callicott, … Continue Reading

Germany’s Supply Chain Law at a Crossroads: the Implications of the Proposed Shift to the CSDDD

By Squire Patton Boggs on Posted in supply chain
Please contact Andreas Fillmann   with any questions. In April 2025, CDU, CSU, and SPD – the coalition parties almost certainly forming Germany’s next federal government – announced their intention to repeal the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz (LkSG)) as part of a broader initiative to reduce administrative and economic burdens. According to the coalition agreement, … Continue Reading

Understanding Force Majeure in an Uncertain World

By Victoria Callicott on Posted in supply chain
Please contact Max Rockall and Tim Flamank with any questions. Over the years, we’ve encountered numerous supply chain challenges, and one recurring issue is the incorrect application of force majeure of contract. Often, suppliers attempt to invoke these clauses to escape their contractual obligations when the contract becomes unprofitable or too costly due to rising … Continue Reading

Territorial Supply Constraints

By Squire Patton Boggs on Posted in supply chain
Please contact Gerard McElwee and Oliver Geiss with any questions Territorial Supply Constraints (TSCs) refer to a range of practices used by brands and manufacturers that limit where retailers, wholesalers and distributors source their products – for example, preventing them from buying products from outside the country where they operate. EU competition law does not … Continue Reading
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