Insights & News

Top 5 GDPR issues for... retailers

15 March 2017

The 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.

Dating apps get even more interesting

17 February 2017

A 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.

Estate agent unable to claim his fee on successful property sale

17 February 2017

The 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.

Sexual portrayal of under-18s in ads

18 January 2017

Following 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.

Tech Predictions for 2017

03 January 2017

Tech 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.

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?

Video commerce the next frontier for retailers

08 November 2016

Retailers are increasingly becoming broadcasters and looking to sell their goods via shoppable videos and other platforms.

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.

Warning to all Principals - Software may be good...

26 July 2016

In 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.

Brexit: Implications for Commercial Contracts

21 July 2016

This note looks at some initial steps that businesses can take to identify and manage risk in existing and new contracts.