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- Introduction
- Areas of expertise:
- Food labelling, advertising and sales
- Food composition
- European food regulation
- Product liability and product recalls
- Environment and packaging
- Health and safety
- Competition
- Defending prosecutions
- Corporate finance
- Commercial contracts
- Commercial disputes
- Liability claims management
- Human resources
- Tax
- Franchising
- Brand and other IP protection
Food briefings
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Labelling, regulatory and composition
| Title | Publication date |
|---|---|
| Food Law Group – visit to the European Commission in Brussels | 31 January 2012 |
| Food for thought - Preparing for the Food Information Regulation | 20 December 2011 |
| Bisphenol A – A global approach? | 20 December 2011 |
| Health Claims to come of age – The draft List, finally created, and now open for consultation | 04 October 2011 |
| New EU food labelling rules settled at last | 29 July 2011 |
| New EU Labelling Regulations | 29 June 2011 |
| Key legal changes for labelling - a webinar on the practical implications for the food and drink industry | 31 May 2011 |
| EFSA’s health claim rejections aren’t just baffling consumers | 31 May 2011 |
Product liability and recalls
| Title | Publication date |
|---|---|
| Rising food prices in the UK: protecting your legal position | 13 March 2012 |
| Product recall: avoiding the headlines | 08 July 2009 |
| Trends in recalls are likely to increase | 20 March 2007 |
| Lessons from product recalls in the food sector | 23 January 2006 |
| Para Red - the latest blow to the FSA | 06 May 2005 |
| To recall or not recall | 22 April 2005 |
| Sudan 1 recall - open letter to Retail Week | 22 March 2005 |
| Premier Foods recall will have Europe-wide consequences, says Eversheds | 18 February 2005 |
| Dasani failure - was the supply chain to blame? | 02 April 2004 |
Advertising, branding and intellectual property
| Title | Publication date |
|---|---|
| Changes to ASA process | 31 January 2012 |
| Social media putting food and drink businesses at risk | 20 December 2011 |
| Food and drink sector legal update: Happy Birthday, Patents County Court | 26 October 2011 |
| “Diamond Jubilee” Brands | 04 October 2011 |
| Update on use of competitor’s brand as Google AdWords | 30 September 2011 |
| Patent Box - Positive Progress | 29 July 2011 |
| Court of Appeal allows appeal in trade mark “threats” proceedings | 29 July 2011 |
| Advertising "letting children be children" | 29 July 2011 |
| The Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office denies patentability of so-called “smart breeding” processes | 29 June 2011 |
| The Hargreaves Report: Digital Opportunity- A Review of Intellectual Property and Growth | 31 May 2011 |
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Employment
| Title | Publication date |
|---|---|
| The Advocate General's opinion of collective redundancy consultation law? | 30 April 2012 |
| USA v Christine Nolan: triggering the obligation to consult collectively | 30 April 2012 |
| April employment law changes | 30 April 2012 |
| Sickness and holidays - effect of latest CJEU case on food and drink businesses | 30 March 2012 |
| Employee working abroad | 30 March 2012 |
| Presenteeism presents itself as a problem | 29 February 2012 |
| Employment tribunal changes and collective redundancy review - the 2012 employer survey | 29 February 2012 |
| Employee working abroad on “one month on, one month off” contract can bring unfair dismissal claim | 29 February 2012 |
| What lies ahead on the pensions front for 2012 | 31 January 2012 |
| Internal Employee Fraud | 31 January 2012 |
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Environment
| Title | Publication date |
|---|---|
| Food and drink sector legal update: Changes to the EPC Regulations | 29 November 2011 |
| Food and Drink Sector Legal Update: Important CRC Update - July 2011 | 14 July 2011 |
| Last Orders for the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme? | 09 February 2011 |
Corporate, M&A and finance
| Title | Publication date |
|---|---|
| Government going cold on “pasty tax”? | 02 April 2012 |
| Food in the course of catering and VAT | 29 June 2011 |
Health & safety and trading standards
| Title | Publication date |
|---|---|
| New Control of Asbestos Regulations to be introduced | 30 April 2012 |
| British businesses lead the way for addressing health and safety concerns: | 30 April 2012 |
| New Food Waste Bill pressing for duty to donate surplus food | 30 March 2012 |
| HSE Independent Regulatory Challenge Panel is open for business | 29 February 2012 |
| Changes to the BRC Global Standards for Food Safety | 31 January 2012 |
| Health and safety cost recovery proposals | 31 August 2011 |
| Caught in the Act? Corporate manslaughter webinar | 29 March 2011 |
Commercial contracts and outsourcing
| Title | Publication date |
|---|---|
| Common pitfalls in cross-border contracts: how to avoid them and how to react when disputes arise | 30 April 2012 |
| Increased Data Protection Risks | 30 March 2012 |
| Food and drink sector legal update: Consumers to receive significant new protection throughout The EU | 26 October 2011 |
| The ICO’s data sharing code of practice | 29 July 2011 |
| Easy Contract formation | 19 April 2011 |
| Food and Drink Industry Leaders Dinner | 31 March 2011 |
| Developments in the law relating to penalty clauses: is your liquidated damages clause enforceable? | 30 March 2011 |
| Eversheds hosts the Food Manufacturers annual Business Leaders’ Round Table Debate | 31 January 2011 |
| Freedom of Information - Government proposals | 31 January 2011 |
Dispute management and litigation
| Title | Publication date |
|---|---|
| Internal Employee Fraud | 31 January 2012 |
| Food and drink sector legal update: Careless Talk Can Cost Cash | 29 November 2011 |
| Consultation published on the use of restrictive covenants by pub industry | 31 August 2011 |
| Occupiers affected by smells – recent case of Hirose Electrical UK Ltd v Peak Ingredients Ltd (2011) | 31 August 2011 |
| The Law of Unintended Consequences – the risks of challenging administrative law decision-making | 31 August 2011 |
| Real Estate Litigation's Eversheds In Focus... August 2011 | 26 August 2011 |
| Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me | 29 July 2011 |
| Break clauses and vacant possession | 29 July 2011 |
| Bribery Act in force | 29 June 2011 |
| Fresh Court of Appeal guidance on execution of documents by a company | 16 June 2011 |
| Greater powers of enforcement against food businesses | 31 March 2011 |
| CFA and Success fees MGN v UK | 28 February 2011 |
| Retailers to face ban on loss leader drinks | 31 January 2011 |
| Equitable setting off in different currencies | 20 December 2010 |
International
Competition
| Title | Publication date |
|---|---|
| Action by DG Competition’s Food Sector “Task Force” Still Pending | 30 March 2012 |
| France – Heavy fines imposed on French and German millers for cartels in the packaged flour sector | 30 March 2012 |
| European Competition Network Brief – latest edition | 31 January 2012 |
| Government proposals for overhaul of UK Competition Regime | 28 April 2011 |
| Merger of the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and the Competition Commission (CC) | 19 April 2011 |
| Cartels: a compliance tool for directors | 31 March 2011 |
| A more certain landscape? | 20 December 2010 |
General
| Title | Publication date |
|---|---|
| Italy: The Food Information Regulation – a brief overview | 30 April 2012 |
| New Food Additive Lists Adopted | 30 April 2012 |
| UK Budget 2012: Impact on food and drink sector | 30 March 2012 |
| Counter Fraud Research sponsored by Eversheds: have your say, by completing the on-line survey | 30 March 2012 |
| Chancellor’s Autumn Statement: Enterprise Zones and TIF Update | 31 January 2012 |
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