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Top 5 GDPR issues for... retailers
15 March 2017The first in our series of Top 5 tips on GDPR. With the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) looming on the horizon, we take a look at some of the key changes of how this legislation will affect retailers from 25 May 2018.
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Dating apps get even more interesting
17 February 2017A Scottish court has recently refused to find that a legal partnership existed between two former friends and Mr Elliott in relation to a business arrangement to develop and exploit a couple of online dating apps. The court held that, without a contract, there was no partnership and Mr Elliott was not obliged to share the profits from the venture with the friends.
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Estate agent unable to claim his fee on successful property sale
17 February 2017The Court of Appeal has decided that it cannot imply contractual terms where there is no contract in the first place. In this case, it would not imply a term to enable an estate agent to recover his commission on a sale.
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Sexual portrayal of under-18s in ads
18 January 2017Following a number of adjudications in recent years concerning the sexualised portrayal of children and young people, as well as the publication of various reports calling for action to stop the premature sexualisation of children, the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) has launched a consultation on the proposed introduction of new rules in the UK advertising codes prohibiting the sexual portrayal of under 18s in advertising. The consultation is open for response until 5pm 19 January 2017.
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Tech Predictions for 2017
03 January 2017Tech continues to be the single most influential factor in how we live our lives, both at work and at home and usually (but clearly not always) helps to enhance the quality of life.
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Getting the best out of AI in Retail
19 December 2016It 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?
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Video commerce the next frontier for retailers
08 November 2016Retailers are increasingly becoming broadcasters and looking to sell their goods via shoppable videos and other platforms.
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Brexit legal challenge succeeds
03 November 2016The High Court has decided that the Government does not have prerogative powers to give the Article 50 notice terminate the UK’s membership of the EU.
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Treat your (small) customer fairly or pay the price of more legislation?
01 September 2016Economic times are still pretty tough and likely to get tougher for small businesses up and down the country.
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Warning to all Principals - Software may be good...
26 July 2016In recent years there has been much discussion on whether software is considered a "good" for the purpose of Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993 ("Regulations"). Broadly speaking, the Regulations apply to agents who sell or purchase goods (and not services) on behalf of their principal in the UK and provide such agents with extra contractual protections particularly on termination.
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Brexit: Implications for Commercial Contracts
21 July 2016This note looks at some initial steps that businesses can take to identify and manage risk in existing and new contracts.
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Lewis Silkin advises Havas on acquisition of Creative Lynx, top digital health and wellness communications agency
15 June 2012Lewis Silkin has advised leading global advertising and communications services group Havas on the acquisition of a majority stake in the leading European digital health and wellness communications agency, Creative Lynx.