Retail & Consumer

Our Retail & Consumer Work

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• Overseas expansion for Leon

  Advising healthy fast-food chain, Leon, to facilitate a secondary sale and raise funds for overseas expansion from Spice Private Equity, part of GP Investments, after it secured an offer of £25m private equity funding. 

  United Kingdom

  Defective electrical product insurance claim

  Acting for a Hong Kong insurer on a claim involving an allegedly defective heater, including acting in relation to a claim in the USA and a recovery action in the USA and Italy.

  Italy

  East Africa Breweries

  Advising East Africa Breweries Limited in connection with a proposed debt capital raising by way of commercial paper issue.

  Kenya

  Advising a major FMCG player

  Advising a major FMCG player on its fund-raising activities in Kenya.

  Kenya

  Distribution agreements for international luxury car brand

  Advising an international luxury car brand with respect to its Kenya specific distribution agreements.

  Kenya

  Olayan Financing Company on the EGP 512 million acquisition of El Rashidi El Mizan

  Advising Olayan Financing Company on the EGP 512 million acquisition of El Rashidi El Mizan.

  Egypt

  Franchise and distribution agreements for a technology based FMCG company

  Drafting and negotiating franchise and distribution agreements for a technology based FMCG company.

  Kenya

  Recognition agreement for a global FMCG company

  Advising a global FMCG company on a recognition agreement between the client and the Kenya Union of Commercial Food and Allied Workers.

  Kenya

  Advising a global cosmetics brand

  Advising a global cosmetics brand in relation to employment related issues in its Kenyan operations.

  Kenya

  Acquisition of a food production business

  Advising on the acquisition of a food production business in Ukraine

  Ukraine
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• East Africa Breweries

  Advising East Africa Breweries Limited in connection with a proposed debt capital raising by way of commercial paper issue.

  Kenya

  Advising a major FMCG player

  Advising a major FMCG player on its fund-raising activities in Kenya.

  Kenya

  Distribution agreements for international luxury car brand

  Advising an international luxury car brand with respect to its Kenya specific distribution agreements.

  Kenya

  Franchise and distribution agreements for a technology based FMCG company

  Drafting and negotiating franchise and distribution agreements for a technology based FMCG company.

  Kenya

  Recognition agreement for a global FMCG company

  Advising a global FMCG company on a recognition agreement between the client and the Kenya Union of Commercial Food and Allied Workers.

  Kenya

  Advising a global cosmetics brand

  Advising a global cosmetics brand in relation to employment related issues in its Kenyan operations.

  Kenya

  Multinational food and beverage company sale of goods dispute

  Obtaining and enforcing a summary judgment for a multinational food and beverages company regarding a sale of goods dispute brought against a French company in Algeria and elsewhere

  Algeria

  Manufacturer and distributer parallel importation issues in Tanzania

  Advising a global beverage manufacturer and distributer on parallel importation issues relating to the distribution and sale of their goods in Tanzania

  Tanzania

• Distribution centres and corporate headquarters for national retailer

  Advising a national retailer regarding the USD 1.2 billion rollout of distribution centres throughout Australia and the construction of its national corporate headquarters in Sydney

  Australia

  Retail store expansion by international fashion brands

  Advising International fashion brands on their expansion of retail stores in the Australian market

  Australia

  Domestic retail construction projects in Australia

  Acting for Australia's largest publicly listed retailer on its full range of domestic construction projects

  Australia

  Leasing an Italian fashion house's flagship store

  Advising a luxury Italian fashion house on the leasing of flagship stores in Shanghai, Beijing, Macau and Hong Kong

  China

  Establishing operations and physical presence in China

  Advising a well known European fashion company on establishing operations in China, including all property aspects of its expansion in Shanghai involving retail space and leases

  China

  Expansion into China by a major US retailer

  Advising a major US retailer on their store leases for their expansion in Shanghai

  China

  Sale of product contracts via media channels

  Advising Best Buy on commercial contracts relating to the sale of products on provincial Chinese television programmes

  China

  RMB 82 million payment dispute

  Acting for a global Italian fashion brand in a contractual dispute concerning the recovery of payments from its agents of approximately RMB 82 million

  China

  Luxury fashion house property leasing advice in China

  Advising a luxury Italian fashion house on the leasing of stores across China

  China

  Product liability CIETAC arbitration

  Advising a UK importer and distributor of Chinese goods in a CIETAC arbitration in Shanghai in relation to a product liability claim against a Chinese manufacturer and exporter

  China
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• International retailer market entry into Brazil

  Advising an international retailer on proposed entry into the Brazilian market

  Brazil

• Olayan Financing Company on the EGP 512 million acquisition of El Rashidi El Mizan

  Advising Olayan Financing Company on the EGP 512 million acquisition of El Rashidi El Mizan.

  Egypt

  Islamic financing of a property portfolio

  Acting as lead lawyer for a major Saudi retailer on the islamic financing (Ijara) for its portfolio of properties across Saudi Arabia

  Saudi Arabia

  Prestigious shopping mall in Dub

  A major UAE based contractor in a DIAC arbitration arising out of the fit-out of a prestigious shopping mall in Dubai

  United Arab Emirates

  International rights enforcement for UAE based retailers

  Advising various UAE based retailers on enforcing their rights internationally, including running regional anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy programmes for a number of high profile clients

  United Arab Emirates

  Regulatory implications of sale of assets for USD 975 million

  Advising Motorola Solutions, Inc on the regulatory implications across the MENA region relating to the sale of its worldwide network assets to Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) for USD 975 million

  United Arab Emirates

  Regional restructuring of a retail trading group

  Advising on the restructuring of a group of retail trading companies operating in several countries in the MENA region, including advising on a substantial private equity investment in the reorganized group (valuing the group over AED 800 million) and a proposed initial public offering

  United Arab Emirates

  Trade mark enforcement court proceedings

  Acting for US brand owners in the aerospace, clothing and FMCG sectors on trade mark enforcement issues in the United Arab Emirates, including lodgement of criminal complaints with police and court proceedings for regarding infringement of registered trade marks

  United Arab Emirates

  Manufacturing agreement status change and dispute

  Advising a multinational equipment manufacturer on the de-registration of an agency agreement with an Abu Dhabi based company and the settlement of a substantial claim for damages by the commercial agent

  United Arab Emirates

  Payment processing arrangements

  Advising a major UAE-based retailer on payment processing arrangements

  United Arab Emirates

  Registering and maintaining trade marks for consumer goods clients

  Managing the registration and maintenance of trade marks and patents for a range of local and international consumer goods clients in the Middle East

  United Arab Emirates
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• Coverage assistance and food recall management

  Providing coverage assistance and management of food product recalls in Canada

  Canada

  Retail sales, marketing compliance and regulation laws

  Providing US retail clients with regulatory guidance on national marketing and promotional programs in compliance with the Federal Trade Commission regulations and state and local advertising laws

  United States

  Licensing, labelling and internet sales

  Advising national retail clients on licensing, labelling and internet sales of their goods throughout the USA

  United States

  Civil and criminal proceedings for a supply chain dispute

  Advising a major US retail outlet on quality disputes with several Chinese suppliers involving both civil and criminal proceedings

  United States

  International franchising and IP licensing

  Providing multi-jurisdictional advice for a range of major US-based international franchisors and the associated licensing of intellectual property assets

  United States

  Manufacturing product liability action

  Representing a manufacturer of industrial products in product liability actions in the USA relating to materials used for fire alarms

  United States

• Overseas expansion for Leon

  Advising healthy fast-food chain, Leon, to facilitate a secondary sale and raise funds for overseas expansion from Spice Private Equity, part of GP Investments, after it secured an offer of £25m private equity funding. 

  United Kingdom

  Defective electrical product insurance claim

  Acting for a Hong Kong insurer on a claim involving an allegedly defective heater, including acting in relation to a claim in the USA and a recovery action in the USA and Italy.

  Italy

  Contaminated agricultural produce insurance dispute

  Acting for an English agricultural product liability carrier in defending a large English commercial insured that had been sued before the Irish High Court for the alleged supply of contaminated agricultural produce

  Ireland

  Toy manufacturer's moulds licensing rights conflict

  Advising a Spanish toy company on their rights as a licensee against the owner of moulds used to manufacture their toys in response to the factory owner seeking to impose a rental fee for storing the moulds

  Spain

  Employee working hours and payment structuring

  Assisting a Spanish retailer to implement staff shift rosters, overtime exemption schemes and use of part time staff to minimise the need for mandatory overtime payments

  Spain

  Breach of distribution agreement court proceedings

  Defending a well-known Swiss watch manufacturer in High Court proceedings for alleged breach of an exclusive distribution agreement

  Switzerland

  Acquisition of a food production business

  Advising on the acquisition of a food production business in Ukraine

  Ukraine

  Construction of a super-warehouse in the UK

  Advising on the development, funding and construction of a super-warehouse including the subsequent letting to an associate company of John Lewis plc at a rent of over GBP 1.5 million yearly

  United Kingdom

  Home Retail Group “toxic sofa” litigation

  Acting for insurers and insured retailer in relation to the highly publicised “toxic sofa” litigation, in which it was alleged that claimants contracted a severe skin condition following contact with furniture manufactured in China contaminated with a sensitising chemical. This matter went to trial in November 2011 and Judgment was handed down in May 2012. The claim was successful on each cause of action.

  United Kingdom

  Employer and employee investigation following a fatal collision

  Successfully representing a lorry driver (who was transporting goods on behalf of a supermarket) during an investigation by the police following a fatal collision with a pedestrian in the UK

  United Kingdom
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