The Court of Appeal has recently upheld the first instance finding that Samsung was liable for third-party digital watch face apps available in the Samsung Galaxy App Store (SGA) that infringed various Swatch group trade marks. Samsung was not able to rely on the hosting defence in article 14(1) of...

International legal practice, Osborne Clarke, has advised Singer Capital Markets, in its capacity as nominated adviser on Chapel Down Group plc's ("Chapel Down") move to AIM from the Aquis Stock Exchange, which was announced on 9 November 2023. Chapel Down is England's leading and largest wine producer with an award-winning...

Streamlined support, personable responses and an enhanced consumer experience: it is easy to see why generative AI-powered chatbots have captured the attention of businesses throughout the world. However, enabling a generative AI large language model (LLM)-powered bot to interact with consumers raises a number of nuanced considerations and significant risks...

International legal practice Osborne Clarke is advising CVI UK Ltd, a company formed at the direction of Berry Bros. & Rudd and Atlantis Wine Holding, a Symington Family Estates company, on its recommended £22.3 million takeover offer for Hambledon Vineyard plc. Under the offer, each Hambledon ordinary and B ordinary...

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published its final version of the long-awaited Green Agreements Guidance for businesses on how to comply with competition law when engaging in collaborations with competitors on environmental objectives. The publication on 12 October 2023 follows the CMA's consultation on environmental sustainability agreements...

Recent statistics have shown that over 62% of UK households now own a pet (with a significant increase since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic), and accordingly over £4 billion was spent on veterinary and other services for pets in 2021. It is therefore expected that the spending on pet...

Retail tech is changing the way consumers interact with retailers and enabling retailers to use innovative technology to increase margin and improve customer experience. No one exemplifies this better than UK homegrown success story Ocado, which has changed the face of online grocery shopping and whose prized robot-warehouse technology is...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a feedback statement on the potential competition impact of Big Tech entry and expansion in retail financial services. The 12 July statement is part of the UK financial regulator's three-year strategy, which was launched in April 2022 to identify the potential benefits and...

The UK Department of Business and Trade (DBT) has launched a new consultation seeking views on a range of proposed measures across core consumer laws in the UK, entitled " Smarter Regulation: Consultation on Improving Price Transparency and Product Information for Consumers", which supplements the significant consumer reform proposed by...

The Supreme Court has given its unanimous decision in Philipp v Barclays Bank UK plc, overturning the Court of Appeal ruling that had the potential to broaden the scope of the Q uincecare duty of care and which followed an earlier High Court summary judgment. The decision will be seen...