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Tailored protection: How brands can safeguard against retailer insolvency
The first half of 2024 saw a number of high-profile insolvencies in the fashion sector including the online retailer Matches Fashion and brands such as The Vampire’s Wife and Roksanda. Indeed Matches was reported to have owed over £35.9 million to various luxury brands, with a low percentage in respect of the amount recovered for supplier brands. So, what can brands do to guard against retailers and wholesalers in the fashion supply chain becoming insolvent?
Patently not an inventor: Supreme Court decides whether AI can be named as patent inventor
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more and more sophisticated and may even be capable of invention. This has raised questions about whether an AI can be named as the inventor of a patent, which was the issue before the Supreme Court. Dr Thaler applied in 2018 for two GB patent applications, which named his AI machine, DABUS (Device for the Autonomous Bootstrapping of Unified Sentience), as the inventor.
AI regulation in the era of disruptech: exploring use cases and regulatory paths
AI use cases AI is used in the technology industry at all stages of the supply chain. At the design stage, brands are using it to help predict trends in order to design the most sellable products. At the manufacturing stage, AI machines and robots are used to reduce costs and waste (for example, by tracking store footfall and site visits and forecasting accurate demand levels) and to provide quality assurance in the end product.
How Green Are You? What Can Happen To Fashion Brands Falling Foul Of The Green Claims Code?
On 29 July 2022, the Competition and Markets Authority announced that it was investigating the sustainability claims made by ASOS, Asda, and Boohoo about the eco-friendly nature of their fashion products. This follows earlier announcements by the CMA here and here and is part of a wider investigation by the CMA into misleading environmental claims.
The Samsung smartwatch and Swatch: trade mark infringement in the spotlight
In a recent case, the High Court has ruled that Samsung infringed Swatch’s trade marks by including them in digital watch faces, despite the fact that the digital watch faces were created by third-parties and not Samsung. We look at the key intellectual property issues behind the judgment and highlight key takeaways for other companies to bear in mind. Facts of the case The digital watch faces were available to download via the Samsung Galaxy App store by owners of Samsung smartwatches.
‘The GDPR: One Year On’ - looking back on the GDPR, what have we learnt and what should we focus on going forward – Part 1 | LexisNexis Blogs
Laura Johnson, a Technology, Outsourcing and Privacy solicitor at Fieldfisher LLP, joined our recent LexisNexis Aspire networking and professional group facilitated by Sophie Gould, to share her expertise in an engaging and interesting presentation covering the low-down on the GDPR one-year post-implementation. Key GDPR concepts Laura started off by giving us a quick overview of the GDPR. This legislation applied from 25 May 2018 and replaced the Data Protection Act 1998 in the UK.
‘The GDPR: One Year On’ - looking back on the GDPR, what have we learnt and what should we focus on going forward – Part 2 | LexisNexis Blogs
In part one Laura gave us an overview of the GDPR, reminded us of the lawful bases for it and discussed the discrepancy between what was thought would happen post-implementation, and what actually occurred. Here she explores some of the key developments and shares what we can expect in years to come.
The Bionic Lawyer — Maximising value creation in the legal eco system, Rob Booth GC and CoSec, The Crown Estate Part 1 | LexisNexis Blogs
Creating a conundrum Rob Booth, General Counsel (GC) and Company Secretary of The Crown Estate joined our recent LexisNexis Aspire networking and professional group facilitated by Sophie Gould, to share both his personal experience, advice and top tips as GC and CoSec and introduce an exciting new initiative led by Rob in the legal profession – the #bioniclawyer project.
The Bionic Lawyer — Maximising value creation in the legal eco system, Rob Booth GC and CoSec, The Crown Estate Part 2 | LexisNexis Blogs
In part one of the Bionic lawyer, Rob provided an overview of his role and covered purpose and value, detailing some of the types of value that can be produced by a purpose within the legal industry. Part two delves deeper into the concept of the Bionic Lawyer, explaining what the project is. The Bionic Lawyer A bionic lawyer is the solution to a toolkit, and in order to assemble this approach, you need levers. These are individuals or groups who aid entry into a market.
Managing the transition between in-house, private practice and legal specialisms - Baljeet Panesar, Senior Legal Counsel at DHL
At our recent LexisNexis Aspire networking and professional group facilitated by Sophie Gould, we had the pleasure of welcoming Baljeet Panesar, Senior Legal Counsel at DHL, formerly of Dentons to share her personal experiences working both in-house and in private practice. Background Baljeet started off by talking a bit about her background and route into the legal industry.
When You Speak – They Listen | LexisNexis Blogs
The LexisNexis Aspire networking and professional group facilitated by Sophie Gould met on Thursday 11th April 2019. The final event of the evening was a workshop by the UK’s most trusted voice and body language specialist Sylvia Cohen, and David Roylance, Europe’s number one glass ceiling smasher.
Q&A with in-house lawyers and Aspire alumni
The LexisNexis Aspire networking and professional group facilitated by Sophie Gould, met on Thursday 11th April 2019. For the Q&A session, we had three experts take to the floor. Dina Jubrail trained in-house at BT and has subsequently moved into private practice and currently works for Baker Botts in their Competition team.
Let’s talk about Competition Law
The LexisNexis Aspire networking and professional group facilitated by Sophie Gould met on Thursday 11th April 2019. The first talk of the evening came from two Competition lawyers: Dina Jubrail and David Cardwell. Dina trained in-house at BT and has subsequently moved into private practice and currently works for Baker Botts in their Competition team. David has always worked in private practice but previously practiced in Scotland, and now works alongside Dina in the Baker Botts team in Brussels.
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