Businesses may well be aware of the requirement to alert consumers to particularly onerous clauses in standard terms and conditions. We have been reminded recently that this is still very much the cas...
UK Modern Slavery Statement Registry for Large Organisations
The UK government has launched a Modern Slavery Statement Registry in order for organisations to publish the positive steps taken to address the risk of modern slavery in their supply chains. Includin...
Key Data Privacy Changes Post Brexit
Applicable Laws in the UK Following the end of the Brexit transition period, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) has now been incorporated into UK data protection law as the “UK G...
Introduction to Brexit and UK-EU Trade Deal
Christian Moerch Yiannis Efthyvoulou On 31 December 2020 at 23.00 GMT, the transition period ended and it means the completion of UK’s departure from EU and termination of its membership of the Sing...
Direct Electronic Marketing – How to Ensure Compliance
The Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) govern specific privacy rights in relation to electronic communications. The regulations sit alongside the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act....
Reasonable vs Best Endeavours?
Christian Moerch Corporate and commercial contracts often contain references to ‘best endeavours’ and ‘reasonable endeavours’. Have you ever considered the meaning of these words? In this note...
Bentley Motors reminds us that early registration of trademarks is key
Bentley Motors has been found to have infringed the trademarks of small family-owned clothing brand, Bentley Clothing, despite an appeal by the luxury car brand. Bentley Motors will not be permitted t...
What Brexit means for UK Data Protection
When the UK transition period for leaving the EU finishes on 31 December 2020, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will not apply in the same way that it has done so. At 11pm on 31 Dec 20...
UK Global Entrepreneur Programme
This note focuses on The Global Entrepreneur Programme, (GEP), a venture capital programme aimed at creating global companies from start-ups, using the United Kingdom as a strategic headquarters and b...
Launching Your Business – Our Services
This note focuses on some of the legal services and general assistance that Redfern Legal can provide to your business during the various stages of launching your business and our approach. In the ear...