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  • James Gill writes for Essential Retail: Modernising consumer markets: what changes are on the horizon?

    Press

    14 August 2018

    In an article for Essential Retail, James Gill discusses the Government’s “Modernising Consumer Markets” Green Paper and the three principles for improving modern consumer markets.

  • Sports Q&A – Corporate governance - key things to know

    29 June 2018

    I’m taking on an in-house role with a professional sports team and will have responsibility for ensuring the board meets its corporate governance requirements. What are some of the key things I should know?

  • James Gill writes for Essential Retail - Connected Retail: Where next for IoT and GDPR

    Press

    07 June 2018

    Apparently, some 26 billion devices will be IoT (Internet of Things) connected by 2020, at least according to one estimate. The use of IoT is becoming increasingly ubiquitous - connected devices range from visible fitness and health wearables to less visible IoT devices embedded in fridges, heating systems, vehicles and cloud platforms. In the article, James asks, where next for IoT and GDPR?

  • The Perils of Poor Security

    Inbrief

    26 January 2018

    James Gill and Bryony Long look at the ICO’s recent fining of Carphone Warehouse, and some of the practical steps you can take to help prevent a similar experience.

  • Competition watchdog’s open letter to the creative industries

    12 September 2017

    The UK’s Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has published an open letter to the creative industries on competition law. The letter reminds businesses that certain conduct that undermines competition in those industries is illegal.

  • A milestone for R&D agreements?

    06 July 2017

    R&D agreements can often cover commercially significant and highly technical subject areas. In Astex Therapeutics Limited v AstraZeneca AB [2017] EWHC 1442 (Ch) the court has had to decide on the interpretation of an R&D agreement and whether certain “collaboration compounds” were within the scope of the agreement, triggering milestone payments or not.

  • To UPC or not UPC – implementation of Unified Patent Court delayed (Brands & IP Newsnotes - issue 5)

    23 June 2017

    The Unified Patent Court (UPC) is intended to provide a regional forum resolve patent disputes. At the moment, parties have to litigate patent disputes on a country by country basis across Europe, which is time-consuming, expensive and can lead to differing decisions in some countries. UPC decisions will have effect in all 25 states participating in the UPC, providing a single forum to resolve these disputes.

  • Service of a claim form on an agent - was it valid?

    22 June 2017

    In a recent case the High Court considered as a preliminary issue whether a claimant had validly served a claim form on what they considered was the agent of the claimant. The rules of service require that the defendant must be served at the place within the jurisdiction where it conducts business, or where it carries on its activities and which has a real connection with the claim. Therefore the question here was whether the agent’s office was a place at which the defendant conducted its business, or where it carried on its activities?

  • Competition watchdog turns the spotlight on to eCommerce

    15 June 2017

    We have written an article for Essential Retail which takes a look at the European Commission’s report on competition in eCommerce.

  • Will you pass the red face test? - Naming and shaming of late payers has now arrived

    10 May 2017

    From 6 April this year, all large UK companies (and limited liability partnerships) are now subject to a new regime which requires them to publish, on a Government website, detailed reports on their supplier payment policies and practices. The Regulations are designed to create public transparency of large businesses’ payment policies and practices, primarily for the benefit of small and medium-sized suppliers.

  • Helping to shape the Global Driverless Revolution

    03 May 2017

    In this article, we look at the road ahead for autonomous vehicles.

  • James Gill comments for Real Business: What you should know about naming and shaming of late payers

    Press

    04 April 2017

    Head of Lewis Silkin's Commercial and Technology group, James Gill has written an article for Real Business on the latest payment reporting regulations that came into force this month.

  • CMA offers cash for whistleblowers

    20 March 2017

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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