Retail alerts

  • 01.07.08 - Brand owners score important point in eBay battle

    In a decision that is bound to be welcomed by many brand owners, eBay has been ordered to pay more than €38 million (£31.6 million) to the LVMH group.

  • 25.06.08 - Immigration update

    Wragge & Co's legal experts bring you the latest immigration news.

  • 19.05.08 - Getting to know you...

    Pre-employment verification checks are on the increase. Action Against Business Crime (AABC) has launched a new service for retailers to help them carry out these checks.

  • 19.05.08 - RFID - tracking privacy through the process

    The retail applications for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) – ranging from general inventory management and improving customer service to the development of item level remote tracking - has the potential to revolutionise the shopping experience.

  • 15.02.08 - CC recommends triple whammy for the 'Big Four'
    The Competition Commission (CC) has just issued a press release in relation to its long-awaited provisional remedies decision. According to Wragge & Co antitrust partner Bernardine Adkins, this matter isn't as straightforward as many commentators believe.
  • 31.01.08 - Employment legislation diary - 2008 and beyond
    Employment law changes to look out for over the coming 12 months and beyond.
  • 28.01.08 - Caught on camera - New CCTV Code of Practice out today

    As public awareness of rights under Data Protection legislation increases, those who use CCTV should be aware of the appropriateness of their use of CCTV and their handling and storage of the data and images it produces.

  • 16.08.07 - CDM Regulations: compliance with mobilisation provisions
    Our April briefing note discussed the new Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007. The issue on which we are being asked to advise more than any other, is the requirement to provide the principal contractor with a 'mobilisation period'.