Charl de Villiers

Oct 15, 2024 | cover.co.za | Charl de Villiers

By Charl de Villiers, Head of Equities at Ashburton Investments1 October 2024 marked the third anniversary of our teams’ management of the Ashburton Equity Fund. It is common to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, and other important milestones with great attention and fanfare, or more recently an extravagant social media post or two. However, the quality of one’s relationships or other important endeavours are not linked to finite dates, events, or social media posts.

Sep 9, 2024 | thefashionlaw.com | Alex Butterman |Michael Shafer |Charl de Villiers

Chrome Hearts has lodged its latest lawsuit against Fashion Nova. This time the fashion brand is accusing the fast fashion company of copying a custom look that it created for Kim Kardashian – complete with the same embroidery and other embellishments that make use of Chrome Hearts’ trademark-protected cross logos.

Sep 9, 2024 | thefashionlaw.com | Alex Butterman |Michael Shafer |Charl de Villiers

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (“WSI”)  has taken aim at Carrot Cart, Inc., the company behind Dupe.com, in a new lawsuit that accuses the platform of engaging in false advertising, unfair competition, and copyright infringement related to its reverse image search tool that helps users find allegedly inferior, lookalike goods for a fraction of the price.

Sep 6, 2024 | thefashionlaw.com | Alex Butterman |Michael Shafer |Charl de Villiers

TikTok user Jools LeBron (@joolieannie) took the internet by storm when she posted a video encouraging people to be very demure and very mindful in applying their makeup. The post went viral and Jools’ following skyrocketed to over 2 million followers on TikTok, alone. On the heels of her viral fame, Jools posted that the video had changed her life almost overnight. But that celebration was interrupted by a challenger attempting to cash in on Jools’ viral phrase.

Sep 5, 2024 | thefashionlaw.com | Charl de Villiers |Sudipta Bose |Syed Mudawar Shams

Around the globe, governments are taking action to require large companies – including those in the fashion and broader retail segments – to make disclosures about their climate and other environment, social and governance (“ESG”)-related risks and opportunities in annual reports and regulatory filings. This follows a global trend for businesses to be more upfront about their social and environmental impact.