The Punter Southall Law brand, retail and fashion compliance team has considerable experience of the sector.
The types of projects our lawyers have handled include:
- Data protection advice including:
- In-store sign ups and promotions
- List acquisition
- Affiliate and joint marketing campaigns
- Training for store associates and HQ
- Data protection registrations
- Mergers & Acquisitions – buying and selling brands, retail and fashion businesses including specialist due diligence
- Investigations including culture & behaviour in the retail environment
- Online sales across Europe, including terms and conditions
- Cookies compliance
- Modern slavery & sourcing issues
- Marketing advice
- Anti-bribery, gifts and hospitality policies and training
- Loss prevention programs and biometrics, CCTV and proximity cards
- Supply chain due diligence and management
- Cyber security and security breach
- Product recalls
- Health and safety regulatory compliance
- Consumer protection and consumer rights
- Advertising and marketing regulations, including false and comparative advertising
- Agreements with bloggers & influencers
- Social media policies and disclosures
- Reputation management
- Sweepstakes, prize draws and competitions
- Due diligence on possible retail partners
- Distribution agreements
Some of the projects our team have worked on (including some prior to joining Punter Southall Law) include:
- Helping a client deal with supply chain issues in connection with allegations made against them about their use of factories in China. Advising them in connection with their position and in connection with the UK Parliamentary Enquiry
- In-store compliance training for store associates at a leading global retailer
- Helping a household name retailer deal with the response to a major ransomware attack on its systems
- Advising a well-known high-end brand on a security breach following a break-in at its flagship store
- Working with one of America’s largest retailers on their certified data protection program. The work involved managing a global program of audit, risk reduction and training to improve global privacy, data-protection and data security compliance
- Advising a leading fashion house on their in-store data collection strategy
- Advising a leading fashion brand on their move into Europe including advice on one to one in-store marketing in the UK, France and Italy
- Advising a leading branded goods producer on their move to a new B2B selling platform across Europe
- Acting for a leading website in connection with a formal investigation by the Advertising Standards Authority
- Helping a major fashion conglomerate with its compliance with the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 including drafting their public statements
- Acting for a well-known UK listed retailer and fashion group in its acquisition of one of the world’s leading niche online fashion retailers. Our work included detailed compliance advice on acquisition which influenced the price our client paid. It also involved significant work post-acquisition including correcting compliance deficiencies and integration with our client’s existing retail portfolio.
- Helping co-ordinate a product recall across Europe after harmful chemicals were found in shoes
- Advising a US brand owner on strategies and programs to comply with the UK Bribery Act 2010
- Assisting an industry body on submissions to the European Commission (the executive function of the EU) and UK Government on next-generation technology laws. Our submissions included detailed analysis of existing law and proposals on data privacy, cookies, behavioural advertising, information security, cloud computing, ecommerce, distance selling and social media
- Acting for a well-known sporting-goods manufacturer on setting up its mobile offerings in Europe
- Advising a leading fashion retailer in its blogging strategy
- Advising a well-known consumer goods brand on their product compliance for cleaning products and their obligations regarding warnings, product information, packaging, and compliance with cosmetics legislation.
We know that the world of brand and retail is fast moving and our team reacts quickly to new developments.
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