TMT, software, tech projects and outsourcing By Tim Ryan The current decade has seen 'outsourcing' evolve into 'strategic sourcing' as the efficiency gains and other benefits of entrusting an organisations non-core functions to vendors are more open to question and scrutiny: whether you are looking at a…
Intellectual property By Andrew Allan-Jones Technology, brands and intellectual capital are key assets for any successful business. Our intellectual property (IP) team are experts at helping clients protect, exploit and enforce their existing IP assets globally and maximise the value in…
Beauty and the Brand: Drafting contracts for the commercial use of someone's likeness By Kelsey Farish This article is the author’s abridged version of a peer-reviewed publication in the Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice (Volume 15, Issue 12, December 2020), published by Oxford University Press.
Is someone stealing your Instagram posts? 8 Things to Know about Copyright Infringement on Social Media By Kelsey Farish Putting photos or other forms of creative content on social media is a key part of gaining exposure and growing one’s business. However, sharing work online also puts it at risk of being used in ways you did not consent to. Here are just a few…
Re-imagining retail destinations By Alison Key COVID-19 is a powerful driver a change, but in many ways it is an accelerant of trends already underway. Re-thinking how the digital and physical realms co-exist and the subsequent increased use of technology in retail destinations could be the…
No cookies? No worries! A new golden age for #adtech? By Tim Ryan Data protection regulations (primarily contained in the GDPR, as everyone will know…) have been making it harder for companies to collect and store users’ personal information without transparency and robust data security standards and policies in…
Boohoo - A tearful lesson on supply chain ethics? By William Allison On 24 September 2020, Alison Levitt QC published her independent report into the fashion giant, Boohoo PLC. This followed investigations and a report in July 2020 by The Sunday Times which found poor working practices in the company’s Leicester…