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- Smartwatch advert claims to be ‘military grade’ found to be misleading
- Clothing retailer’s ‘closing down sale’ Facebook ads found to be misleading
- Year-long ‘closing down sale’ ads for hairpins found to be misleading
- Influencer’s Instagram story promoting Addidas and ALIGNE found to be misleading
- Nike ad for discounted children’s trainers implying discounts on adults’ shoes found to be misleading
- Influencer’s Instagram reel promoting Reiss jeans found to breach marketing communication rules
- Moncrief “handmade in Italy” and “featured in top international fashion magazines” claims found to be misleading
- ASA mandates clear ‘#ad’ labelling for TALA founder’s social media posts
- Debenhams misleading ad: ASA rules against 60% discount claim on Facebook
- PrettyLittleThing Black Friday tweets found to be misleading
- Skydiamond’s ads omitting that diamonds were synthetic found to be misleading
- MANGO’s adverts featuring ‘unhealthily thin’ model found to be irresponsible
- Calvin Klein poster found to be inappropriate for untargeted display
- Medical claims in OneCompress ads found to be misleading
- Online clothing retailer “On Fancy” comes under fire for inappropriate advertisement which sexualised a child model
- Calvin Klein poster found to be irresponsible and inappropriate for display to untargeted audiences
- CrypticKits advertisement was misleading and must not appear again in its current form
- ASA upholds complaints against Instagram advertisement by ThruDark Ltd
- Pretty Little Thing did not administer discount fairly
- JD Sports poster advertising Adidas apparel banned because it “encouraged irresponsible driving
- ASA disagrees that clothing advertisement by Eliza Rose Watson was “inappropriate”
- Sisters & Seekers advertisement “glamorised smoking” and must therefore not appear again in its current form
- Adverse ruling by the ASA against Instagram story posted by Tara Maynard – 25 January 2023
- ASA finds several “homepage headlines” and articles published on MailOnline to be in breach of the CAP Code – 21 December 2022
- Instagram posts advertising Jimmy Choo products not obviously identifiable as paid for ads – 30 November 2022
- Chessie King posts featuring products from Never Fully Dressed not clearly identifiable as advertisements – 30 November 2022
- Making money from marmalade sandwiches: the interpretation of royalty audit clauses
- Instagram posts by Myleene Klass promoting Sketchers products did not make their commercial intent obvious – 2 November 2022
- Complaints in respect of advertisement for “Hide-Fat-Dresses for Women” not upheld by the ASA – 19 October 2022
- Young&Healthy advertisement criticised by the ASA for featuring an underage model in a sexualised manner – 19 October 2022
- Advertisement by Jessica McCormack Ltd featured model who appeared to be unhealthily thin – 12 October 2022
- Several complaints raised in response to “irresponsible” advertisement by cycling wear company Fat Lad At The Back – 21 September 2022
- Instagram post by Chloe Ferry and Missy Empire was not obviously identifiable as an advertisement – 21 September 2022
- Advertising images of Prettylittlething brand ambassador breached the CAP code – 10 August 2022
- Boux Avenue advertisement considered to be objectifying by the ASA – 10 August 2022
- Fanatics runs “misleading” promotion – 3 August 2022
- Commercial intent not made clear in Instagram story promoting Prettylittlething by Molly-Mae Hague – 13 July 2022
- Advertisements by Prettylittlething.com found to objectify women by the ASA – 22 June 2022
- Alibaba advertisement found to be in breach of the CAP Code on the basis that it depicted a child in a sexual manner – 18 May 2022
- Adidas advertisement comes under fire by the ASA for use of “gratuitous nudity” in untargeted advertisements – 11 May 2022
- Radio advertisement for Shop Direct Home Shopping Ltd t/a Very, very.co.uk, Littlewoods and littlewoods.com “encouraged excessive spending by credit” – 11 May 2022
- In The Style Fashion t/a In the Style found to be making “misleading introductory offers” – 23 March 2022
- ASA finds that marketing communication by Jigsaw objectified women – 22 December 2021
- Model featured in Schuh advertisement was not significantly underweight – 22 December 2021
- Advertisements by Hell Bunny were not socially irresponsible – 22 December 2021
- Complaint raised against H&M Hennes & Mauritz UK Ltd not upheld by the ASA – 22 December 2021
- Online advertisements appearing for Diesel (London) Ltd found to be “irresponsible” due to sexualised content – 8 December 2021
- Free gift claim in an advertisement appearing for The Hut.com t/a ESPA found to be misleading (1 December 2021)
- Instagram post by influencer Gabby Allen for Primark, was not obviously identifiable as an advertisement (27 October 2021)
- Influencer posts by Eliza Batten for Charlotte Tilbury were not obviously identifiable as advertisements (13 October 2021)
- Copper Clothing Ltd’s advertisement for a face mask purporting to have medical benefits was misleading (13 October 2021)
- Promotion by Kiddies Kingdom Ltd found to be misleading by the ASA (13 October 2021)
- ASA finds that footwear advertisement by Strive Footwear did not perpetuate harmful gender stereotypes (1 September 2021)
- Get the Gloss prize competition breached the CAP Code – 1 September 2021
- Pretty Little Thing promotion not administered fairly – 1 September 2021
- Social media promotion run by Briley Powell breached the CAP Code on the basis that prizes were not awarded – 18 August 2021
- Posts by model and influencer Emma Louise Connolly were not obviously identifiable as advertisements – 18 August 2021
- Instagram posts by Charlotte Dawson advertising a BPerfect Cosmetics make up palette found to be misleading – 21 July 2021
- Facebook posts by Motel Rocks found to be “irresponsible” on the basis that the models featured promoted unrealistic and unhealthy body standards – 14 July 2021
- Advertisement by KaiAviation found to be irresponsible and likely to cause serious harm and offence on the basis that it objectified women (23 June 2021)
- Instagram posts by influencer Carl J Woods advertising Engage clothing were not obviously identifiable as marketing communications – 21 June 2021
- ASA rules that Nike advertisements featuring pregnant women were not irresponsible – 2 June 2021
- Advertisement by Boux Avenue not found to be “irresponsible” – 2 June 2021
- “20% off everything” discount claim by ASOS found to be misleading (5 May 2021)
- Max Mara advertisement found to be irresponsible by the ASA (5 May 2021)
- Four product listings on justyouroutfit.com found to contain misleading faux fur claims (21 April 2021)
- YouTube advertisement for FitsWatch held to be misleading (7 April 2021)
- ASA finds Instagram post by Babyboo Fashion to be socially irresponsible and likely to cause harm and offence (14 April 2021)
- Instagram post by Zara McDermott for Missguided was not obviously identifiable as an advertisement (14 April 2021)
- TikTok Post featuring Pretty Little Thing clothing was not obviously identifiable as an advertisement
- Influencer Instagram posts in connection with Select Fashion were not obviously identifiable as marketing communications (31 March 2021)
- Complaint upheld against Goldsmiths (17 March 2021)
- Product listing by I Saw It First held to be misleading (10 March 2021)
- Instagram post by Molly-Mae Hague breached the CAP Code on the basis that the promotion advertised was not administered fairly – 3 March 2021
- TikTok advertisement by Boohoo in association with Luke Mabbott was not obviously identifiable as a marketing communication – 10 February 2021
- Advertisements by Studio Retail Ltd held to be “irresponsible” – 27 January 2021
- Advertisements by “In the Style” held to be misleading – 6 January 2021
- Instagram posts promoting Klarna’s deferred payment service held to be “irresponsible” – 23 December 2020
- David beats Goliath again in Bentley Clothing legal battle
- The Bentley Clothing and Bentley Motors trade mark dispute: Take 2
- Advertisement on Wish.com held to be socially irresponsible – 18 November 2020
- Advertisement for Under Armour men’s baselayer found to be misleading and unsubstantiated – 19 August 2020
- Complaint upheld against Pheka Agency Co Ltd for “misleading” claims relating to EMF radiation – 12 August 2020
- Complaints against Missguided “Playboy” advertisement not upheld – 21 October 2020
- Advertisements by Boohoo.com UK Ltd held to be misleading
- Complaints upheld in respect of two advertisements by I Saw It First Ltd
- Discount offer advertised on Miss Pap’s website was held to be misleading
- “Faux Fur” claims by Sorelle UK Brand Ltd found to be misleading and not substantiated
- Instagram story by Zoe Sugg for Asos.com Ltd was not obviously identifiable as a marketing communication
- Facebook advertisement by Wofun Company Ltd, t/a Thamesowl held to be misleading
- Urban Outfitters invokes ‘force majeure’ terms – Stephen Sidkin quoted in Drapers
- Fox Williams’ response to COVID-19
- Complaints raised against “overly sexualised” and “objectifying” advertisements by Missguided Ltd
- Advertisement on Lookfantastic held to be misleading
- Advertisement by Pretty Little Thing banned by the ASA on the basis that it overly-sexualised and objectified women
- Complaint against “irresponsible” Missguided advertisement not upheld
- Instagram post by Love Island star wearing Pretty Little Thing was not obviously identifiable as an advertisement
- Stephen Sidkin article featured in Drapers investigation: Do Nike and Adidas hold too much power?
- Instagram post by Katie Price was not obviously identifiable as a marketing communication
- ASA reverses previous ruling in relation to post by Zoe de Pass t/a Dress Like A Mum (DLAM)
- ASA rules that advertisement by Under Armour UK Ltd made “misleading” and “unsubstantiated” claims
- ASA upholds complaint in relation to “misleading” blog post by TL Blog Ltd in association with Matalan Retail Ltd
- Marketing email from Boohoo.com UK Ltd was found to be socially irresponsible
- Advertisement by Missguided Ltd objectified women and was likely to cause serious offence
- ASA Ruling made against Instagram post by Queen of Aesthetics
- Brooks Brothers UK Ltd and fashion influencer Matthew Zorpas failed to make post obviously identifiable as a marketing communication
- Online sales advertising tactic by BVG Group was found likely to be misleading
- Simon Bennett quoted in Drapers: Louboutin wins trademark battle against VanHaren
- Simon Bennett and Stephen Sidkin quoted in Drapers
- Amazon listing by Olanstar Technology Co Ltd found to be likely to cause harm and offence
- Boohoo commits “faux pas” in respect of faux fur claims
- Complaint upheld against misleading faux fur product listing by Zacharia Jewellers
- Ozsale Pty Ltd trading as MYSALE criticised for misleading “free delivery” claims
- Channel Jumper Ltd makes misleading manufacturing claims on its website
- Complaint that advertisement by Skechers USA Ltd objectified women not upheld by the ASA
- UK Direct Shop Ltd makes misleading and unsubstantiated claim in respect of celebrity endorsement
- Advertisement by Converse Inc. not held to be socially irresponsible
- Advertisement by Converse Inc. did not encourage unsafe practices
- Laura Ashley Ltd makes misleading price claims in emails to customers
- TV advertisements by Nasty Gal Ltd breached the CAP Code as “socially irresponsible”
- Complaints regarding “inappropriate” advertisement by I Saw It First Ltd not upheld by the ASA
- Poster by LOTD Ltd advertising “festival looks” was not irresponsible, says ASA
- Advertisement by Lightinthebox (UK) Ltd makes misleading and unsubstantiated price and delivery claims
- Watches2U International Ltd makes misleading and unsubstantiated price claims
- Stephen Sidkin writes in Footwear Today on Brexit: Find solutions to the potential chaos
- Stephen Sidkin writes in Footwear Today – Agency termination: why it is important to know when it has happened
- Instagram post by Zoe de Pass was clearly identifiable as an advertisement
- Stephen Sidkin quoted in ES Magazine on how well the fashion industry is prepared for Brexit
- Are you trade mark savvy?
- Complaint upheld in respect of Instagram Story by Louise Thompson
- Put on your red shoes and let’s trade mark them! Louboutin wins legal battle to protect iconic red soles
- UK brands undeterred by new US etail tax – Partner Steve Sidkin quoted in Drapers
- New partner and director promotions demonstrate core values of great client service and its people
- Fox Williams acts in SuperGroup IPO
- New Cookies Regulation
- Fox Williams acts for Pandorra
- Fox Williams LLP acts for the sellers on the sale of four Pandora jewellery concept stores
- Dress codes in the workplace
- Lululemon sues Under Armour – what the UK approach would be
- Can fashion continue to win private equity confidence?
- Stephen Sidkin and Sarah Redmond write for CWB online on Fashion, designs and Brexit
- Rosie Burbidge writes for CWB online on Social media: how to stop misuse of your brand
- Drapers’ People Moves section is a must-read for fashionistas
- Why price fixing and information sharing matter
- Luxury brands and third party platforms – new landmark judgment
- Rosie Burbidge writes for INTAs Trademark Reporter The Blockchain is in Fashion
- Reference pricing
- European Court victory for fashion designers in Karen Millen v Dunnes
- Fox Williams Partner Mark Watson quoted in Drapers discussing employee disputes at Barbour
- Superdry wins design rights infringement claim against Animal
- Fox Williams Partner Steve Sidkin quoted in Drapers discussing M&S supplier winning copyright battle
- Fox Williams Partner Simon Bennett quoted in Drapers discussing Superdry winning a copyright case against Animal
- The music stops for Topshop
- Fox Williams Partner Simon Bennett writes an article in Drapers – Talking Business: A new Dawn for Fashion Design
- Someone to watch over me?
- Industry expert becomes consultant to Fox Williams LLP’s Fashion Law Group
- Stephen Sidkin writes in Footwear Today on the EU referendum – what it means for your business
- Shareholder disputes: 10 recent practical lessons
- Stephen Sidkin quoted in Equestrian Trade News – Upmarket brands win right to block third party retailing
- Fashion Law partner Simon Bennett quoted in Drapers on Brexit IP rights and Fashion
- Steve Sidkin comments on the legal position of Firetrap stockists in Drapers
- Maximising the performance of your distributors
- Fox Williams partner comments on Black White Denim’s possible legal fight over name in Drapers
- Use agents: Save tax and make money
- ‘The fashion industry should give thought to it’s suppliers’
- Fox Williams fashion law specialist quoted in Drapers: Suppliers made to pay for spring’s slow start
- Amazon told to clean up its act following trade mark dispute with Lush
- Internacionale: Can a pre-pack save your business?
- Stretchline denied H&M profits in UK High Court claim
- Britain on the Brink, Stephen Sidkin writes in Drapers
- Fox Williams mentor wearable tech start-ups as part of the Top Pitch programme
- Guess are at risk if they are found to have contravened the EU rules – Fashion Law Partner Steve Sidkin quoted in Drapers
- Resting on its laurels? Fred Perry reaches settlement with Top Shop over use of logo
- Design Concepts
- How to stop people from copying your designs
- Property negotiations
- Congratulations to Fox Williams client SuperGroup
- UK design rights are at risk
- Preserving the value of licensed intellectual property
- Interest on late payments
- Fox Williams advises SuperGroup Plc on its acquisition of CNC Collections BVBA
- Fox Williams client, Johnstons of Elgin, receives Royal Warrant of Appointment to HRH the Prince of Wales
- Michèle Huiban promoted to chief executive of Lanvin
- Key Capital Partners provides development capital to premium street fashion labe
- Can I buy or share my customer lists?
- Karen Millen – loses internet domain name fight
- How can I protect myself when purchasing a business?
- What happens if an agent takes on a competing brand?
- Laundry Athletics reaches agreement with Arcadia Group Brands over iconic jacket
- Fox Williams recently advised Californian lingerie client, Dreamgirl International, following the collapse of its UK distributor
- Fox Williams obtains settlement for Addict
- What are the main types of business structure in the UK?
- Primark settles over alleged Superdry copy
- The online channel: round table with UKFT
- How to negotiate a lease
- Fox Williams client John Smedley receive the Royal Warrent of Appointment to Her Majesty the Queen
- Superdry wins presitigious Drapers Award
- Are employment contracts necessary for all employees?
- Employee Shareholder Status – is this the future for fashion firms?
- Matt McCormack steps down from John Lewis
- New Team of Talent for Fenwick Bond Street
- How do you set up a company?
- Brand Licensing
- Ownership of contacts developed in employment
- How do you improve employee performance?
- Unpatriotic. Irreligious. How far do you go?
- Ensuring that premises comply with the Equality Act 2010
- Alternatives to court proceedings: mediation vs arbitration
- How to set up a new outlet for a fashion business
- What happens if an agent takes on a competing brand?
- Stephen Sidkin comments on copyright infringement in the Mail on Sunday
- Access Fox Williams Connect
- France’s ban on super-skinny models provides food for thought
- Category: Articles
- Executive terminations in the fashion industry
- Are collaborations for you: Part 2?
- Can three be confused with four? Thom Browne v Adidas: court takes trade mark position on four v three stripes
- The issues for fashion this Black Friday
- The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 explained
- Green leases: the impact of introducing green lease clauses into a ‘standard’ commercial lease
- Tailored protection: How brands can safeguard against retailer insolvency
- What are the issues when your customer goes into administration?
- Green Leases: A Tenant’s Perspective Series – Common Green Lease Clauses
- Green Leases: A Tenant’s Perspective – Frequently Asked Questions
- How Rihanna demonstrates the perils of social media and the importance of design registration
- Funding fashion – recent fundraises and investments in the fashion world
- Pop-up shops – what are the legal issues to consider before opening?
- Solving your shareholder dispute in your fashion business
- Misleading delivery claim – don’t do a Gymshark
- Are collaborations for you?
- Selling the company rather than the clothes – Part 2
- Selling the company rather than the clothes – Part 1
- Corporate sustainability and fashion – where is the EU going and what does it mean for UK businesses?
- Claims against directors for ESG breaches are coming
- A hack is not a good look for fashion companies: how to protect yourself
- Turnover rents for fashion companies – not the new kid on the block
- The ASA on “red alert” – a warning to fashion brands marketing NFTs
- Price promotions – what fashion retailers need to watch
- Selling on Amazon and other third party platforms – the pendulum is swinging in favour of brands
- Business interruption insurance – can you make a claim?
- “Checkmate” for Louis Vuitton
- Unsustainable sustainability? How to make sure your environmental claims stick
- How green are you? What can happen to fashion brands falling foul of the Green Claims Code?
- Stephen Sidkin quoted in Sustainable Views, by the Financial Times Group
- Are you ageist? Avoiding age discrimination claims in the fashion industry
- The fashionable world of price fixing
- B Corporations and the fashion industry
- What should you do if your brand has been hacked?
- Fashion, greenwashing and ESG – are you sitting sustainably?
- Retail tenants who mistake covid rent ‘breather’ for free occupation could pay the price
- Non Fungible Token licensing – what are the commercial legal issues?
- Pricing and the law – changes and no changes for 2022, what fashion brands need to know, and how they will be affected
- Fashion law meets tech: NFTs, wearables and the metaverse
- Greenwashing your clothes? What the fashion industry needs to know
- Movers and takers: don’t let your secrets walk out the door with ex-employees
- What is cause marketing and how can you get it right?
- Can non-compete restrictions be effective?
- Withdrawal of Covid-19 support measures – what next for fashion directors navigating the Covid storms?
- Covid-19 has crunched my business – what are my options?
- Shareholder disputes: consensual and non-consensual ways to break the deadlock – Part 2
- Fabricate a design process and infringe unregistered designs
- Shareholder disputes: A way forward for Ralph & Russo?
- Joint marketing – what are the data protection issues?
- Quiz Clothing and Victoria Beckham: If a company’s debt covenants are breached, what are the remedies?
- The EU / UK Trade Agreement: Two myths busted – Rules of Origin
- The EU / UK Trade Agreement: Three myths busted – exporting and importing
- The free trade deal with the EU is the equivalent of arthritis – you can still do most of what you did before, but it just takes a bit longer and is more painful!
- Workplace rip-offs: protecting against the rise in theft and misuse of confidential information during the Covid crisis
- Suppliers supply, but should they continue to do so? Stephen Sidkin’s comment published in Drapers
- Selling in China
- H&M hit with €35.3 million fine for GDPR violations
- Modern Slavery Act compliance checklist – a starting point for all involved in the business of fashion
- Financial regulation to affect the fashion industry soon?
- Fashion and the end of the Brexit transition period – points to consider as we approach 31 December 2020
- Exercising a right to renew a contract
- Record breaking summer sales for fashion retailers – but what are the wider implications?
- 10 practical steps to re-opening retail safely
- Why Boohoo.com may end up crying – and how you can avoid being caught out
- What was in store when Coty alleged Amazon stocked infringing Davidoff perfume bottles?
- Your banking and debt finance arrangements and Covid-19: key points for borrowers
- Lockdown advice for UK employers
- Immigration problems affecting employees – the most common questions being asked by employers
- Trade marks at the World Cup: Jesse Lingard runs, shoots and scores – but could he still pick up a red card?
- Covid-19: the top three questions fashion employers are being asked
- Covid-19 is not a get-out-of-jail-free card for legal contracts
- Covid-19 – what might it mean for commercial landlords and tenants?
- Burberry’s retail problem
- Pricing and the online channel
- Fashion designers now have more protection against copying
- Liverpool FC and New Balance in the High Court over a different type of match (clause)
- Cookies – what do online fashion retailers have to do to comply?
- Experiential retailing – issues for landlords and fashion brands
- Black Friday – our six top tips for brands to avoid problems
- David beats Goliath – The Bentley Clothing Legal Battle
- Fashion retail: the landscape is changing for landlords and tenants
- Protecting your brand: are restrictive covenants fashionable again?
- Off the record, without prejudice and pre-termination negotiations
- Buy now, pay later – the financial services issue for fashion
- Trade mark problems for leading sports brands
- Digital concessions – how brands can take back control
- Top tips for moves – the poacher’s perspective
- EU Commission vs Nike – FT Score: Nike fined EUR 12.5 million
- Fashion: Is there a need for change?
- Brexit: What does a no-deal scenario mean for your EU registered trade marks and designs?
- Faux or not faux? That is increasingly the question
- When can you not say you agree?
- #forcedhugging: Are you prepared to respond to allegations of harassment?
- Reverse #MeToo – trending soon in fashion?
- Fashion influencers: The legal side
- Deal or No Deal? UK proposes new law to protect fashion designs post Brexit
- Brexit and your business contracts
- The Love Island effect
- Concession agreements: how to fight the good fight
- Roger Federer and trade marks: what’s happening at Wimbledon?
- CVAs: The way to combat ‘zombie’ high streets?
- Under threat of insolvency? Who ya gonna call?
- Nothing beats a LDNR… except a trade mark: Nike slapped with interim injunction over its latest campaign
- Share sale or asset sale? How to structure the sale of your brand
- Eight weeks to go until the GDPR comes into force – are you ready? And if not what should you be doing?
- EU Withdrawal Treaty – IP provisions
- Adidas successfully blocks two stripe EU trade mark
- What’s in a red sole? Can the colour red be protected for a red soled shoe?
- Eurozone exposure – What businesses should be doing
- Abercrombie & Fitch on Savile Row give three piece a chance
- It never rains but it pours
- Trunki Case Lifts the Lid on Registered Design Protection
- Giving retailing a bad name
- Cool heads and steady hands required
- Diamonds can be forever, and so can domain names as De Beers defeats domain name piracy
- Concessions – attracting new customers can be a risky business at a time of Brexit uncertainty
- A guide to Brexit for the UK fashion industry
- Doesn’t suit you, Sir!
- Force Majeure Clauses – A Means of Protection?
- Russian action shows need for an exit strategy
- Looking for the best of all worlds can leave you in a worse position
- Managing the performance of your distributor
- Ukraine and Russia the commercial impact of conflict
- Sending employees – abroad an employer’s duty of care
- New Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 – is your website compliant?
- The CEO’s wandering hands
- Could franchising work for you?
- Protecting key executives
- The Secret is out and PINK is in
- EU consumer regulations rewrite the small print for British etailers
- The importance of logistics – How online can go offline so easily
- Apple – One to watch?
- Summary of consumer rights regulations
- The way the cookies crumble
- Break Clauses: Tenants beware
- Be afraid. Be very afraid.
- Per Una or not for one supplier
- Vans, Inc. v OHIM – waving goodbye to registration
- Why EU trade marks are no longer black and white
- Conquering the .world
- Five things to be learnt from Superdry’s design rights infringement win against Animal
- A swift application could show you incredible things
- When is your name not your name?
- Fashion industry subject to competition law investigation
- Raiders of the lost ARC
- Time to check out for Louis Vuitton?
- What is the difference between Tom Ford and Miu Miu?
- A&F in the wars again
- Licensing up your brand
- Delays in delivery – Check the force majeure clause!
- Changes needed in selective distribution agreements
- Handbags at dawn: YSL wins EU court battle
- Original pricing: how fashion businesses can lack originality
- What’s in a name
- Wearable technology
- There’s no accounting for profit, Jack Wills v House of Fraser
- Raising finance – crowdfunding for the wearable tech industry
- Are you geo-blocking your customers?
- Brexiting: the future of fashion, or a fashionable Brexit?
- UK approves blocking injunctions against ISPs to stop counterfeit TM goods
- A rates revaluation fashion retailers could do without
- View from Fifth Avenue: Checkpoint on the world’s most expensive retail street
- View from Regent Street
- Social media: how to protect your brand
- Social Media: How to stop misuse of your brand
- GDPR: what should HR be doing and how can we help?
- Buying insolvent businesses: the key employment issues
- The issues of insolvency for fashion businesses and the duties of directors
- Registered design rights – straightforward and cost effective
- Fashion Continues to Attract Private Equity Investors
- Shop ’til you Pop!
- Interns: Risk, Opportunity and Rewards
- The Success to Building a Market and Retaining Control Over a Brand
- Private equity investors
- What steps should a franchisor be taking when dealing with an insolvent franchisee?
- Contractual Terms
- When a copyright licence is not enough: Rihanna wins High Court victory over Topshop
- Trade shows: letting copies through an open door?
- IP protection in China: A promising progress is in action
- Bigger isn’t always better for business! Employment costs rise with new pay laws
- And Make it Snappy
- Investing in fashion brands
- Monthly rent payments – persuading the landlord
- 10 top tips when choosing a new fashion brand name and obtaining trade mark protection
- Gender Pay Reporting – the Final Regulations
- When ASOS went shopping for an executive director it found its purchase didn’t have the right fit
- Plugging the holes in bad contracts
- Rugby – it’s not just a game but a style! Polo/Lauren succesfully defend trade mark
- Employee Shareholder Status – is this the future for start up fashion firms?
- Employment Law changes and the General Election and dieting across the Channel?
- Location, location, location and why torpedoes can work
- Registration of design rights. Considerations when building an intellectual property portfolio
- Does YSL need to fatten up?
- Exiting the celebrity endorsement
- Investing in success
- Satchels v Zatchels: how not to have a relationship with your manufacturer
- How do you value agent compensation?
- The dangers of celebrity collaborations for fashion brands
- Agents and distributors: the issues of confidential commercial information and personal data
- Summer of celebration?
- Service Charge – The turning point for retail tenants?
- With or without you? Options for brands and designers seeking to benefit from celebrity exposure
- Fashion businesses and the appetite for public investment. To float or not to float?
- The Height of Confusion: Christian Louboutin v YSL Trademark Infringement
- We must be careful to define what ‘Made in Britain’ means
- Boxing Day and Beyond: Bring on the Sales
- Concessions and TUPE?
- Why fashion companies register their trade marks
- Investing in fashion brands – Value implications
- Discrimination does not help a brand’s image
- Exiting a franchise agreement
- A concession agreement for you
- gTLD Update
- Unjustified Threats-Best Buy and Others v Worldwide Sales Corporation Espana SC
- How not to run a competition
- Health & safety: an issue for retailers
- Crocs Away! Community Registered Design Protection – A stark warning not to delay
- Google wins Adwords case
- Royalties: will they increase the customs value of your imported goods?
- Copyright registration: the key to brand protection in China
- Slogans in fashion – how to avoid the “I’m sorry I infringed your rights” t-shirt
- Managing departures to minimise financial and reputational damage
- What are the pitfalls of terms and conditions?
- The Middleton Effect; Because you’re worth it
- I’m a director – get me out of here?
- Why exiting franchise agreements is now that bit more difficult for franchisors
- The Battle of the Birds
- Capital injections can float your boat
- Shopping to be Easy like A Sunday Morning (and Afternoon and Evening)
- Interns and work experience
- Fox Williams acts on Super IPO
- Country of origin labelling
- Link-ups not stitch ups
- Global Mobility in tough times: Some issues for the UK Sector
- Rihanna v Topshop – When celebrities clash with the high street
- Why have an international trade mark strategy?
- Being “cool and good-looking” in the Employment Tribunal – avoiding discriminatory job advertising
- Raising finance – Crowdfunding for the fashion industry
- Internet developments in the fashion world
- What’s the Difference Between Prada and Jack Wills?
- Julia Roberts and Christy Turlington adverts banned by the Advertising Standards Authority after being held to be misleading
- Tesco – How to fall out of Fashion with the Stock-Market
- Immediate termination: How loose threads can unravel
- Latest trade mark case extends protection given to brand owners
- Restricting the online channel – the problems for brands
- Fashion and Textile Children’s Trust – a helping hand for families working in the UK fashion and textile industry.
- Registering trade marks – what’s in a name?
- Disagreeable Shareholders
- Exploits in fashion: collective muscle
- A singular problem with EU trade marks
- Victory for Vivienne Westwood in the Courts
- Battle of the bikinis – Unregistered rights in action
- Developments in U.S. Fashion Law: Louboutin and the Design Protection Act of 2012
- Distribution Agreements in Brazil
- Protecting investors
- Preparing a fashion business for sale
- Modern Slavery Act 2015 – What does it mean for Fashion?
- Equal pay challenge – Impact on the fashion sector
- Employment status in the fashion industry
- UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) helping British fashion companies in the French market
- Wheels come off for cycle wear brand after taking on Asos
- Could you face an overseas tax bill?
- Put your red (soled) shoes on… recent developments in France
- Like London buses… you wait for ages and then three turn up
- Category: Events