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Farrer & Co LLP | United Kingdom | 14 Jun 2022
The FCA’s new Consumer Duty: implications for retail firms
Marks & Clerk | United Kingdom | 11 Apr 2022
Are Curiosity and Cats the keys to success of MVFW?
The fashion industry continues to reflect on the first ever Metaverse Fashion Week which took place at the end of March. As the industry adopts the…
Lexology PRO | European Union, Portugal | 31 Mar 2022
Portugal hits grocery sector with more hub-and-spoke fines
The Portuguese Competition Authority has fined four supermarket chains, a soft drink supplier and two of the latter’s managers over €79 million in its latest decision to punish a hub-and-spoke arrangement in the retail food and drink sector.
Noerr PartGmbB | Germany | 1 Mar 2022
Paying rent during covid-19 pandemic: recent rulings shed light on issues for franchisors and franchisees
The covid-19 pandemic raised the issue of whether franchisees and franchisors, as tenants, could reduce their rent based on government-ordered shutdowns. The Federal Court of Justice has now ruled on the issue of rent reductions and whether an insurance policyholder, based on the agreed insurance terms, can claim on its business interruption insurance policy for covid-19-related shutdowns....
Fox Williams LLP | United Kingdom | 22 Feb 2022
Retail tenants who mistake covid rent ‘breather’ for free occupation could pay the price
As a result of government support and the general hardship brought by the Covid pandemic, many fashion tenants allowed themselves to fall into rent…
Bird & Bird LLP | Czech Republic | 19 Jan 2022
The Czech Office imposed a record fine of EUR 4 million for vertical resale price agreements
The Office for the Protection of Competition (“Office”) imposed a fine of CZK 97 million (approx. EUR 4 million) on the company GARLAND distributor…
William Fry | European Union, Ireland | 7 Oct 2021
Asset Management & Investment Funds Update October 2021
Welcome to our Asset Management & Investment Funds October 2021 update. Dates & Deadlines: Q4 '21 / Q1 '22 Stay ahead of upcoming deadlines and key…
Lexology PRO | India | 9 Aug 2021
Top Indian court blesses Amazon, Flipkart probe
India’s Supreme Court has allowed the Competition Commission of India to proceed with a high-profile antitrust probe into Flipkart and Amazon after rejecting the retailers’ allegations that the investigation is unlawful.
Lexology PRO | European Union, Italy | 28 Jul 2021
Italy accepts Telecom Italia and DAZN broadcasting commitments
Pay-TV provider DAZN has agreed to open access to its sports streaming content to non-Telecom Italia subscribers to resolve competition concerns related to a football broadcasting agreement, Italy’s Competition Authority has said.
White & Case LLP | USA | 27 Jul 2021
US leisure and retail M&A roars back
Healthy deal activity has returned to the leisure and retail sectors—areas of the economy that were among the worst affected by the pandemic…
