Retail

“Manches is known for its extremely strong retail group.” The Legal 500

Overview

Retailing is a dynamic and competitive activity and as all retailers know, the law impacts upon it in an extraordinary number of ways. Retailers need their lawyers to understand fully the challenges they face and to create solutions.

Manches has a dedicated team of lawyers specialising in the retail sector, many of whom have either worked in the industry or have been seconded to retail businesses. They understand what is needed.

Areas we advise on include:

• Brands
  Making the most of your brand, protecting it from attack and maximising its value
• Acquiring a business
  What’s involved, financial arrangements, funding and director’s responsibilities
• People, from shop to boardroom
  Working conditions, rewards, procedures, tribunals – we provide an advice hot line
• Commercial Contracts
  Keeping risks to a minimum and maximising opportunities
• Product safety and regulation
  How to deal with officialdom and what to do when troubles arise
• On-line retailing
  The website, the logistics, the pitfalls and the data
• Real estate
  Individual stores or portfolios, landlords or tenants, acquisitions or disposals and the inevitable disputes

We are proactive members of the BRC, Central London Retail Personnel Group, Fashion Business Club and INTA.