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• Green light for Chinese manufacturer’s scooter design as EU court dismisses Vespa infringement claims
  Posted: 11/10/2019
  In a judgment handed down on 24 September 2019, the General Court of the European Union has ruled that intellectual property rights in the iconic Vespa LX scooter have not been infringed by Chinese manufacturer Zhejiang and that its own motorcycle product produces a different overall impression to informed consumers......>>
• Fashion, luxury and lifestyle news aggregator - September 2019
  Posted: 30/09/2019
  With London Fashion Week having drawn to a close, the presence of environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion, which has called on the British Fashion Council to bring an end to London Fashion Week, cannot go unnoticed......>>
• Fashion customers don’t trust retailers with personal data says report
  Posted: 04/07/2019
  Two thirds of customers do not trust retailers with their personal data according to a new report looking at the fashion customer’s journey commissioned by leading law firm Penningtons Manches Cooper and research consultancy Retail Economics......>>
• Fashion luxury and lifestyle news aggregator - May 2019
  Posted: 09/05/2019
  Data from Frontier Economics indicates that the British luxury sector is heavily European export orientated, forewarning ‘a loss in value of exports of up to £6.8 billion per year’ in the event of a no-deal Brexit......>>
• Fashion, luxury and lifestyle news aggregator - February 2019
  Posted: 07/03/2019
  With the Brexit deadline creeping ever closer, the reality of a no-deal situation is becoming increasingly likely. The Institute of Directors has found that 29% of 1,200 firms surveyed had moved part of their business overseas or were planning to do so due to the increased risk to operations in the UK......>>

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Publications

E-Bulletins

• Fashion, luxury and lifestyle update - January 2017
  In this issue: A number of companies are claiming compensation for excessive interchange fees levied by MasterCard following a successful legal challenge by a leading UK supermarket that saw it awarded £68.5 million in compensation.

• Fashion, luxury and lifestyle alert - 30 June 2016
  In this issue: It has been a turbulent few days since the result of the referendum was announced. The questions now facing the British population and its business leaders are what happens next and what are the implications for me and my business.

• Fashion, luxury and lifestyle update - April 2016
  In this issue: In July 2015, the MAC was commissioned by the Government to advise on a number of potential changes to the Tier 2 work visa.

• Fashion, luxury and lifestyle update - December 2015
  In this issue: Information held by retailers is increasingly becoming a target for hackers, with recent high-profile victims including telecoms giant Talk Talk, Carphone Warehouse and educational toy brand.

• Retail update - September 2015
  In this issue: We’re concentrating on the new National Living Wage, which was announced by the Chancellor in July’s Budget and is due to come into force from April next year.

Brochures & factsheets

• Fashion, luxury and lifestyle fact sheet
  An overview of Penningtons Manches’ fashion, luxury and lifestyle team: we specialise in the fashion, luxury and lifestyle spaces, delivering commercial solutions to some of the foremost international brands through our detailed understanding of each market.
• Retail fact sheet
  An overview of Penningtons Manches' retail team: our solid base of experience and connection with the retail sector means that we can advise you at every point of your operation.
• Fashion and luxury brands - trade mark and brand protection fact sheet
  Your brands are among your most important and valuable assets, so it is vital that they are properly protected. Registering your brands as trade marks is an essential step towards achieving this goal.
• Fashion and luxury brands - turnaround management fact sheet
  For any company there is always the risk of getting into financial difficulties and the threat of insolvency. Whist day to day management of the business at such a time can be challenging in itself for the directors, it is important they also have regard to the various duties and restrictions placed on them and the company.

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