European Fashion Law

It is common for business priorities to change and relationships to improve or sour over time. At some point you will want to end a distribution agreement, franchise or agency agreement. Ending a contract is not always that straightforward... The first step is to look at what the contract itself says but this is not the end of the process. There are many terms which are implied by different countries in Europe. France has particularly complex provisions. The notice period tha

In order to understand European fashion law, it is first important to get to grips with the basics of European law. The European Union has three types of laws: Regulations which automatically apply across all EU countries (although it is possible for them to implement the regulation in national legislation). Directives which set criteria which EU countries must meet in their national legislation. Local laws where the EU countries have freedom to determine the law which applie

The European Union or EU is the political and economic union of 28 European countries who are known as "Member States". The EU has helped to shape the laws across the majority of Europe over the last 50 years. EU law is based on four fundamental principles. All EU laws have one or more of these principles at their heart: Free movement of goods Free movement of people Free movement of services Free movement of capital The European Union has three main elements: the Parliament,

Fashion and retail have faced major disruption from the Internet. Europe currently leads the way on e-commerce and is a major market for online sales. E-commerce is expected to represent over 16% of global retail sales by 2021. The business models range from (i) “try now, pay later” - curated products are sent to potential purchasers; (ii) to “click & collect” - goods can be collected and returned from convenient locations. Another approach is typified by Rent the Runway whic