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  • January 2017: Health and Safety news

    24 January 2017

  • There's something under my bed...

    19 January 2017

    Three companies that supply drawer parts to bed and other furniture retailers have admitted breaching competition law by sharing commercially sensitive information, agreeing not to undercut each other and sharing out their customers. One of the companies avoided paying a fine under the CMA’s leniency policy, but the other two companies have agreed to pay fines totalling £2.8 million.

  • Getting the best out of AI in Retail

    19 December 2016

    It is no secret that artificial intelligence (AI) has come on leaps and bounds in the past few years and now its benefits are fast becoming very apparent in the retail sector. In both the offline and online world, retailers are utilising AI to shake up the status quo. The question is: how do you make AI work in your business and what are the key legal considerations to think about when using AI?

  • Ask About... Retail, Fashion & Hospitality

    19 December 2016

    Many of our clients in the retail, fashion and hospitality sector face similar HR issues. Each month one of the members of our team will identify an issue, ask how you would deal with it and provide our advice. This month we asked Lisa...

  • Retail therapy: Commission publishes preliminary report on the e-commerce sector

    19 September 2016

    The European Commission has released its long-anticipated preliminary report as part of the inquiry into e-commerce launched in May 2015. The report will be of interest to any businesses involved in e-commerce, and particularly those involved in online retail and distribution of digital content. This note focuses on the implications for those involved in the manufacture, distribution and retail of consumer goods.

  • Treat your (small) customer fairly or pay the price of more legislation?

    01 September 2016

    Economic times are still pretty tough and likely to get tougher for small businesses up and down the country.

  • Brexit what does it mean for employers in the hospitality sector

    Press

    10 August 2016

    The referendum vote on 23 June in favour of the UK leaving the EU has created a great deal of uncertainty for UK and international hospitality businesses. While an actual ‘Brexit’ is unlikely to be finalised before 2018, there could be major implications for the industry, in both the long-term and short-term.

  • Data regulations and reputations

    Press

    21 June 2016

    Olivia Savage has written an article for Essential Retail which assesses the data security threat to the retail industry.

  • Green light for plain tobacco packaging

    Press

    16 June 2016

    We have written an article for Intellectual Property Magazine which discusses the recent High Court ruling on plain tobacco packaging.

  • David Deakin discusses The Internet of Things, new horizons and new challenges for retail

    18 May 2016

    David Deakin has written an article for Essential Retail discussing the legal implications the Internet of Things is having on the retail industry.

  • Pheasant sick as a parrot

    21 March 2016

    Today, 21 March 2016, HHJ Pelling handed down his judgment in relation to the account of profits element of the long-running dispute between Jack Wills and House of Fraser over the use of a logo consisting of a pigeon with a top-hat and bow-tie on some of its own-brand “Linea” products. The logo was found by Mr Justice Arnold to infringe Jack Wills’ rights in its “Mr. Wills” pheasant with a top-hat and a cane.

  • An industry caught out in a game of legal musical chairs

    Press

    08 March 2016

    James Sweeting has been quoted in an article by The Times which discusses a change in copyright law which will eventually provide stronger legal protection for the rights-holders of popular, older designs and could signal an end to replica designer homeware. There is speculation that the implementation of this new law could be accelerated.

  • Lewis Silkin advises France-based Raja Group on acquisition of Morplan, mail order distributor to UK’s retail and fashion industry

    Deal

    19 March 2015

    Lewis Silkin has advised France-based Raja Group, the leading European industrial packaging distributor, on its acquisition of Morplan, the number one B2B mail order distributor to UK’s retail and fashion industry.

  • UK targets China's big spenders

    Press

    11 October 2012

    Partner Andrew Osborne discusses a new visa initiative which aims to attract more wealthy visitors to the UK.

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