On 23 March 2020, the UK was placed in a police-enforced lockdown in a government effort to fight the spread of the Coronavirus (otherwise known as the COVID-19 pandemic). As part of the lockdown, all “non-essential” retail...more
On 23 March 2020, the UK was placed in a police-enforced lockdown in a government effort to fight the spread of the Coronavirus (otherwise known as the COVID-19 pandemic). As part of the lockdown, all “non-essential” retail...more
2020 will see companies report against the 2018 UK Corporate Governance Code for the first time. Amongst other things, companies will need to explain the methods used for workforce engagement and provide clear explanations...more
1/30/2020
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Fashion is all about making the old new again, and the well-established concept of a joint venture as a mechanism to extend a brand’s global reach is currently on trend explains Carol Osborne.
What is new about the latest...more
5/31/2017
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Brands Expanding Internationally Should Embrace Competition-Conscious Luxury Goods Licences -
The licensing of luxury goods in Europe, where a supplier sells goods to a certain approved distributor to sell on its...more
1/25/2017
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BREXIT – THE NEXT STEPS -
Despite the UK’s vote to leave the European Union, companies doing business in the UK can still continue to trade with the European Union in exactly the same way as they have done in the past –...more
7/18/2016
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UK: How to comply with consumer protection laws — are you faking it?
On 4 March 2016, the UK Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") published guidance for businesses on how to comply with consumer protection law...more
5/16/2016
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Welcome to the first issue of EU Retail News written by members of the Retail Team at Bryan Cave -
EU and US: Marketing fitspiration from SoulCycle -
SoulCycle has taken the US by storm, with fitness studios...more
4/14/2016
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In April 2014 we reported on the then incoming regulations governing the sales of goods and services to consumers in the UK. Those regulations came into force on 13 June 2014 implementing the EU Consumer Rights Directive...more