Business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC) has signed on as a sponsor of the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization’s (ICPHSO) 2025 International Symposium, which will convene regulators, manufacturers, NGOs, legal experts and academic researchers in London on 14–15 October. The symposium, organised in co‑operation with the UK’s Office for Product Safety and Standards, carries the theme “Adapting to Change: Exploring the Future of Product Safety”. Michaela Herron, head of products at Mason Hayes & Curran, said in a statement to Business Plus that “as changes to the product safety landscape are occurring frequently and rapidly, global collaboration has never been more important”, adding that the firm was proud to support the event and help clients “stay ahead in an increasingly complex regulatory environment.”

According to the ICPHSO event page, the in‑person programme will be held at The Mermaid London and the organisers have opened online registration, sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities. The symposium schedule includes networking receptions and is being staged alongside a related Electrical Safety First conference on 16 October, underlining the gathering’s role as a cluster of industry and regulatory activity for mid‑October delegates.

Mason Hayes & Curran’s own news release expands on the firm’s participation: its Products practice will be represented in the programme, with partners including Michaela Herron and Wendy Hederman listed as speakers. The firm’s announcement highlights previous ICPHSO engagements and frames the sponsorship as part of an ongoing commitment to the regulatory conversations around wearables, sustainability and the safety implications of artificial intelligence.

The UK government’s Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), which is co‑operating on the symposium, is the national product regulator within the Department for Business and Trade. OPSS’s remit includes product safety policy, enforcement, legal metrology and standards work across most consumer goods (excluding medicines, food and vehicles), and its involvement signals direct government engagement with the issues on the symposium agenda.

ICPHSO is also using the symposium to broaden industry‑academic connections through a mentorship initiative. The IS25 Mentorship Programme matches students with experienced product safety professionals, waives registration fees for successful mentees and aims to increase participation from underrepresented groups while strengthening links between research and regulatory practice.

The timing and programme focus reflect mounting regulatory and technological challenges: cross‑border product flows, rapid innovation in connected devices and AI, and evolving enforcement regimes make forums for multi‑stakeholder dialogue more consequential. Industry and legal advisers say such events are valuable for interpreting new guidance and emerging standards; Mason Hayes & Curran’s sponsorship and speaker presence positions the firm to participate in those conversations while signalling to clients that it is monitoring regulatory change.

Practical information for prospective delegates—travel, hotel arrangements and detailed programme milestones—is being published by ICPHSO on the symposium page, and the Mermaid’s event listings corroborate the venue and dates, useful detail for international attendees planning logistics.

While the firm frames the sponsorship as an extension of its product regulatory practice, the broader gathering will allow regulators, industry and civil society to test competing approaches to consumer protection at a moment of swift change; organisers say the symposium’s cross‑sector format is intended to accelerate collaborative responses to those challenges.

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Source: Noah Wire Services