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Manufacturers 'face risk of reputational damage if they fail to act over listeria product recalls'

Published on 02 May 2023. By Mamata Dutta, Partner

Following today's news that thousands of Cadbury desserts made by Müller are being recalled following a food poisoning alert.

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New course opens opportunities to return to law as an in-house lawyer

Published on 17 Apr 2023. By Karen Hendy, Partner, Head of Corporate

The Centre for Legal Leadership has partnered with the Reignite Academy to run a one-day course to provide opportunities for “career break” lawyers to relaunch in an in-house (commercial) lawyer role.

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Number of retail M&A deals increases 30% since before the pandemic – 34 deals in 2022

Published on 17 Apr 2023. By Karen Hendy, Partner, Head of Corporate

Takeovers of distressed retailers comprised just under a quarter of all deals in 2022

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Hermès victory over MetaBirkin reminds creators they need to be 'mindful of using other people's content'

Published on 09 Feb 2023. By Ciara Cullen, Partner and Joshua Charalambous, Partner

International law firm RPC says decision should not be seen as an impingement on artists, but rather a reminder that intellectual property laws apply even in the metaverse

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Value of fines issued by ICO increases threefold in a year – from £4.8m to £15m

Published on 19 Dec 2022. By Richard Breavington, Partner

Fines relating to data breaches account for a third of the overall value The largest fine issued was £7.5m

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Edinburgh Reforms are 'a positive step in the right direction'

Published on 14 Dec 2022. By Whitney Simpson, Of Counsel

International law firm RPC says reforms will bring innovation and increased accessibility of consumer credit products

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The Food, Beverage and Cosmetics Law Review: United Kingdom - Second Edition

Published on 14 Nov 2022. By Ciara Cullen, Partner and Ben Mark, Partner

RPC is excited to announce that the Second Edition UK chapter of the Food, Beverage and Cosmetics Law Review has been published and is available to download.

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The Metaverse, green claims and data privacy – what critical issues lie ahead for retailers and consumer brands in Autumn 2022?

Published on 12 Oct 2022. By Jeremy Drew, Partner, Head of Commercial and Karen Hendy, Partner, Head of Corporate and Ciara Cullen, Partner

International law firm RPC launches the latest edition of Retail Compass

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Businesses face 'significant work ahead' to comply with FCA's new Consumer Duty

Published on 29 Jul 2022. By Whitney Simpson, Of Counsel

International law firm RPC says regulator has given companies 'little concession' on timeframe to implement change

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Fashion brands make up a quarter of ‘greenwashing’ complaints to the CMA

Published on 27 Jun 2022. By Ciara Cullen, Partner

Fashion brands account for a quarter of complaints relating to unsubstantiated green claims since new guidelines were introduced last year, according to research from international law firm RPC.

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Imposing new Calorie labelling legislation 'couldn't be worse timing' for hospitality sector

Published on 05 Apr 2022. By Ben Mark, Partner

International law firm RPC warns change could place increased financial burden on businesses only just beginning to recover from pandemic disruption

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Whistleblower reports on National Minimum Wage breaches jump 37% within retail sector

Published on 14 Mar 2022. By Jeremy Drew, Partner, Head of Commercial

The number of whistleblower reports relating to alleged National Minimum Wage breaches in the retail sector saw a 37% jump in the past year according to RPC, the international law firm.

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10 retail companies list on UK markets this year compared to just three in last three years!

Published on 12 Jan 2022. By Karen Hendy, Partner, Head of Corporate

Rise fueled by e-commerce as eight online retailers go public this year

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Number of UK retail M&A deals up 28% in last year

Published on 25 Oct 2021. By Karen Hendy, Partner, Head of Corporate

The number of M&A deals targeting UK retailers has increased by 28% to 37 in the last 12 months (year-end Sept 30), up from 29 in the previous year, shows new research from RPC, the international law firm.

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Recalls of food products due to undeclared allergens drop 10% in year

Published on 11 Oct 2021. By Mamata Dutta, Partner

The number of food products recalled from the market due to allergens that were not declared on the label has dropped 10% in the past year. In 2020-21, 88 in 2019-20 to 79 to 2020-21, says RPC, the international law firm.

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Sales at UK’s leading online only retailers jump 22% to hit record high

Published on 20 Sep 2021. By Jeremy Drew, Partner, Head of Commercial

Sales at the UK’s Top 20 online only retailers have reached a record £16.4bn in the last year*, rising 22% from £13.2bn the previous year, shows research by RPC, the international law firm.

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Rise in retail M&A – takeovers of distressed retailers represent 39% of all transactions

Published on 17 May 2021.

The number of M&A deals in the retail sector increased from 25 in 2019 to 28 in 2020, shows new research by RPC, the international law firm.

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Value of UK stock market fundraisings by retail companies jumps tenfold in a year

Published on 12 May 2021. By Kimberley Nanson, Senior Communications Manager

Funds raising turns from repairing balance sheets to funding M&A opportunities

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