Talking Retail

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Nearly two thirds of adults and many retailers would support raising the legal age for buying tobacco from 18 to 21, according to campaigners. This story continues at Renewed calls for legal age for buying tobacco to be raised to 21.

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Retail Times

MARCH 23, 2023

The Mint Guide, created and launched by industry experts, is a new online resource intended to help food business operators meet the legal obligations of food hygiene and other legislation that affects them. The resource hub has been created as a joint project by the British Sandwich & Food to Go Association (BSA), The Café […]

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Talking Retail

MAY 29, 2021

Two-thirds of retailers have been told by landlords that they will be subject to legal measures from July, once the moratorium on aggressive debt enforcement ends, new research reveals. This story continues at Two-thirds of retailers facing legal action over rents, says BRC. Furthermore, 80%.

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Talking Retail

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

This story continues at Prominent MP backs more legal protection against assault of shopworkers. She said: “No one should feel unsafe at work. It’s appalling that violence and abuse against shopworkers has been rising for. Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Franchisors should review and amend unfair terms on their standard form contracts or else face legal action, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has warned. ACCC Deputy Chair Mick Keogh said every franchising agreement the consumer watchdog reviewed contained potentially unfair terms.

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Eye on ESG

APRIL 26, 2023

On 25 April 2023, the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee voted in favour of a revised version of the EU draft Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (“ the Draft Directive ”).

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Inside Retail

MARCH 3, 2024

Mosaic Brands is facing legal action for allegedly breaching the Australian Consumer Law by failing to deliver “several hundred thousand products” to its customers within advertised timeframes.

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Talking Retail

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

This story continues at House of Lords looking at new legal protection for abused shop staff. The statistics, which come out on the day that the House of Lords is debating new measures to protect shopworkers, include one indicating that 89% of those working in shops have been verbally abused. Or just read more coverage at Talking Retail.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 4, 2024

There is no information on the settlement between the two parties but each side will pay for its own legal costs. Peregrine’s statement of claim pointed to Hungry Jack’s agreement not to open a store within 5km of Peregrine’s two outlets, or within 200m either side of the section of the M1/Pacific Highway, reports Lawyerly.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 7, 2023

Footwear company Naked Wolfe has reached a settlement in the legal proceedings in the UK against Public Desire Limited and Fashmode – also known as Ego Shoe – for the unauthorised copying of its designs.

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Retail Focus

MARCH 27, 2024

When an individual passes away, their property often enters a legal process known as probate. The options typically boil down to selling the property as-is or undertaking renovations before putting it on the market. ” The short answer is that it depends on the legal jurisdiction and specific circumstances of the estate.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 17, 2024

Clorox Australia is facing legal action from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) over allegations it made false or misleading representations about certain Glad-branded kitchen and garbage bags being partly made of recycled “ocean plastic”.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 22, 2023

The European Commission proposed rules on Wednesday that would oblige producers to offer repairs for a product for between five and ten years after it was sold – regardless of whether or not the legal guarantee is still valid. In many cases, consumers simply replaced still-functioning goods because they wanted a newer version.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

PayPal Australia is facing legal proceedings lodged by the Australian Securities & Investment Commission (Asic) after discovering an unfair term in the company’s contracts with small businesses. The term appears in PayPal’s User Agreement, one of several documents that form its contract with Australian business account holders.

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Retail Times

JULY 18, 2023

Following the recent reports of sexual harassment and assault claims against McDonald’s, Irwin Mitchell’s Charlotte Rees-John highlights two important legal considerations that the hospitality sector needs to address: the third party harassment legislation and stringent people-focused obligations within franchise agreements.

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Inside Retail

MAY 25, 2023

Gourmet fast-food restaurant chain Hell Pizza has launched a buy now, pay later (BNPL) scheme where customers don’t have to pay for their pizza until they’re dead under a legally binding agreement. Anyone interested in the trial campaign can apply. The post Hell Pizza launches ‘pay after you die’ plan appeared first on Inside Retail.

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Retail Times

DECEMBER 30, 2021

But what legal challenges might retailers face in 2022? Retailers have once again faced a challenging year.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Legal proceedings have commenced against the franchisor of the 85 Degrees cafe chain, lodged by Fair Work Ombudsman, relating to alleged underpayments by franchisees. The franchisor – 85 Degrees Coffee Australia – operates cafe outlets under the same name across NSW and the ACT.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 31, 2021

Taking effect today, the two-year deal ensures signatory brands and retailers remain legally liable for unsafe working conditions in the factories they source from, a key provision in the landmark Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety, which was implemented after a building collapse killed more than 1100 garment workers in Dhaka in 2013.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The company’s board of directors has reviewed the proposal, which was subject to conditions including due diligence, with the assistance of its financial and legal advisors. Adore Beauty confirms THG had offered to acquire 100 per cent of the shares of the company by way of a scheme of arrangement for $1.25-$1.30 cash per share.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 25, 2022

. “This settlement, which consists of payments to franchisees and waivers of debt totalling approximately $10 million, provides a more certain and beneficial outcome for affected franchisees than would likely result from the continuation of the ACCC’s long-running legal proceedings,” Cass-Gottlieb said.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 25, 2022

. “This settlement, which consists of payments to franchisees and waivers of debt totalling approximately $10 million, provides a more certain and beneficial outcome for affected franchisees than would likely result from the continuation of the ACCC’s long-running legal proceedings,” Cass-Gottlieb said.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

While labels and streaming companies partner to market the technology, many experts say AI raises legal and ethical concerns. But regulation of generative AI is only in its early stages.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 25, 2024

The business has instructed its lawyers to appeal to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, and potentially launch a legal challenge under the Racial Discrimination Act 1975. However, Urban Rampage has vowed to fight the ban, describing Asic’s decision as “racist and paternalistic”.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

It’s unclear exactly what motivated JSHealth to begin legal proceedings against Life Botanics. JSHealth announces legal proceedings, Life Botanics confirms it JSHealth founder, Jessica Sepel, took to the company’s Instagram on Sunday to announce the legal proceedings. JSHealth has responded to some of this marketing in the past.

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Inside Retail

JULY 19, 2023

However, the New Zealand toymaker reintroduced the compatibility statement mentioning Lego in 2021, leading to another round of legal letters and warnings between the two toy companies and The Warehouse.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 11, 2024

. “Today is a positive day for Australian consumers with the government proposing draft legislation to treat Buy Now, Pay Later as what it really is – credit,” said the CEO of Financial Rights Legal Centre, Karen Cox. “The one area we are looking at closely is what this will mean for accounts under $2000.

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Inside Retail

JULY 20, 2022

Amazon has taken legal action against more than 10,000 Facebook group administrators who attempt to orchestrate fake reviews on Amazon in exchange for cash or free goods. Proactive legal action targeting bad actors is one of many ways we protect customers by holding bad actors accountable.”.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Communities have limited legal avenues to stop their cultures from being used without permission and out of context.”. “Inauthentic Indigenous-style products mislead consumers, deprive Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists of income and disrespect cultures,” said commissioner Romlie Mokak. .

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 4, 2023

CVS Health also said it plans to seek certification to dispense mifepristone, where legally permissible. The regulatory change will make medication abortion, which accounts for more than half of US abortions, more accessible in states where abortion remains legal, but its impact in states that have banned abortion will be limited.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Tanzeen Syed, chairman of ContextLogic, said the board had conducted a “thorough review of strategic alternatives” with the assistance of external financial and legal advisors.

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RetailMinded

AUGUST 28, 2023

This proactive approach mitigates the risk of legal disputes down the road. Seek Professional Legal Advice Navigating the intricacies of trademark law can be complex, especially for private label sellers juggling various aspects of their business.

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Retail Focus

JUNE 13, 2023

According to the latest Legal & General’s Rebuilding Britain Index (RBI), only two-in-five people (42%) in the UK rate their local high street as good or very good. John Godfrey, Director of Levelling-Up at Legal & General, said: “The high street has a crucial role to play in how we level-up our towns and cities across the UK.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 15, 2023

Australian retailers Harris Scarfe and Best & Less Group are facing a probe along with legal action for underpaying employees. An investigation by the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association (SDA) found that Harris Scarfe did not correctly compensate several employees who were working more than 38 hours a week.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Businesses should be well aware of their legal requirements and should have effective compliance programs in place to prevent this type of consumer harm.”. We know that many consumers turned to online purchases to buy equipment for working and schooling from home.”.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 29, 2021

This move will allow business that wish to help the vaccination efforts by hosting on-site vaccination hubs to do so in a more legally-safe manner, and will support those workers who need to work, but can’t due to the impact of a vaccine.

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Inside Retail

MAY 2, 2021

But now that macro-economic trading conditions have stabilised, the business is comfortable returning the handout – though there is no legal requirement for it do so. Last month the businesses Just Group reportedly found itself under investigation over compliance issues related to $70 million it took in JobKeeper funds, according to SMH.

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