Premier Foods (whose brands include Mr Kipling’s, Ambrosia, Bisto and Oxo) hit the headlines today as suppliers challenge the food producer’s commercial terms. These require lump sum payments to remain on Premier Foods’ approved supplier list – so called “pay to stay” fees. A number of Premier Foods’ 1,000 suppliers...

Speaking with host Florence Duprat in the SmartLex show on B SMART to address the topic of in-house whistleblowing program, Lucie Mongin-Archambeaud addresses what are the benefits for companies. What are the offences revealed by whistleblowers? What is the procedure for raising an alert? Launched in June 2020 B SMART...

The largest UK fines for health and safety incidents have increased substantially in the past year, with some of the biggest brands in business having to pay millions of pounds for failing to control serious risks to employees and the public. There were 19 fines of £1 million or more...

On 6th May 2015, the European Commission launched a competition market investigation into the e-commerce sector. This will affect companies involved in all aspects of e-commerce, from streaming content to selling goods online. A “large number of firms” from every country in the EU can expect a questionnaire in the...

The approval of Royal Decree 1090/2015, of 4 December, on clinical trials with medicinal products places Spain ahead of Europe in the regulation of clinical studies, making feasible the current and future application of Regulation (EU) No. 534/2014 of 16 April 2014. The new European regulation and the Spanish Royal...

On 20 October 2015, the Dutch national competition authority (the ACM) confirmed its decision that investment firms can be fined for anti-competitive actions by businesses in which they invest, if it can be shown that the investment firms exercise ‘decisive influence’ over the business involved. Following its investigation into a...

It is estimated that UK consumers will spend over £1 billion on Friday 27 and Monday 30 November, as the phenomena of Black Friday and Cyber Monday once again sweeps over from the Atlantic. This unofficial start of the Christmas shopping season coincides with the days immediately after the Thanksgiving...