Karen Hendy

Oct 2, 2024 | lexology.com | Ciara Cullen |Jeremy Drew |Karen Hendy

Welcome to this edition Welcome to the autumn edition of Retail Compass. We’re back to keep you informed on the legal and policy changes in the pipeline for retail and consumer brands and to share our insights on those must-know topics. Recent trends suggest that a number of green shoots are appearing after a particularly tumultuous time for the retail and consumer market.

Apr 15, 2024 | lexology.com | Ciara Cullen |Jeremy Drew |Karen Hendy

Welcome to the Spring edition of Retail Compass, where we guide you through key upcoming legal and policy changes affecting retailers and consumer brands and provide our thoughts on those crucial, need-to-know issues. The retail and consumer market is experiencing a tumultuous time and the shakeout is demonstrating that those with the right structure and ethos are thriving whilst others are stalling.

Dec 4, 2023 | lexology.com | Sam Tate |Karen Hendy

What is happening? The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (the Bill) is set to overhaul the existing corporate criminal liability and corporate transparency regimes. The Bill is set to increase the tools available to prosecutors to pursue corporates by introducing a new “failure to prevent” fraud offence and amending the existing test for determining corporate criminal liability for economic crime.