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Search Results (1921) Documents on retail trade Show: results per page Sort by:  | The “Detergent Case”: The Precarious Exercise of Multiple Leniency Applications in the European Union
Marta Giner Asins, Mélanie Thill-Tayara; Norton Rose Canada LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 30, 2012, previously published on January 2012 In a decision dated 8 December 2011, the French competition authority (FCA) applied sanctions to a cartel between the four main laundry detergent manufacturers. This case closely follows a decision of the European Commission (the Commission) imposing fines on very similar facts and involving the...
| | Further Changes to Foreign Investment Laws for India’s Retail Sector
Stephen Giles, Allison McLeod, Kerry Ryan; Norton Rose Canada LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 25, 2012, previously published on January 2012 The Indian Government has announced what would appear to be final details of the changes to the laws affecting foreign investment in the retail sector, paving the way for foreign retailers selling single branded products to move into India without having to partner with an Indian company. However...
| | California Supreme Court Finds That Equipment Manufacturers Are Not Liable in Negligence or Strict Liability for Component Parts Manufactured by Third Party
Daniel A. Garcia, Craig T. Liljestrand; Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 18, 2012, previously published on January 17, 2012 On January 12, 2012, the California Supreme Court held in Barbara J. O'Neil, et al. v. Crane Co., et al., that manufacturers of products whose component parts contained asbestos may not be held liable in strict liability or negligence for injuries caused by another manufacturer's...
|  | Improving the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act? What the 2011 Amendments to the CPSIA Mean for Retailers and Manufacturers
Peter J. Biersteker, Danielle M. Hohos, C. Kevin Marshall; Jones Day;
Legal Alert/Article January 18, 2012, previously published on Winter 2011 In response to the recall of 35 million consumer products in 2007, Congress passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (“CPSIA”), which overhauled the Consumer Product Safety Act and related laws. Congress’s remaking of the regulatory landscape overwhelmed both...
| | All About Merchant Cash Advance
Sands Anderson PC;
Legal Alert/Article January 12, 2012, previously published on January 7, 2012 Although many small business owners are now familiar with the term merchant cash advance, but there are a few who still need to be introduced to it. It is basically a technique or method used mostly by the small or medium business enterprises to obtain finance to fund their business activities.
| | Attention: Retailers, Manufacturers and Importers of Wearing Apparel!
Jeffrey H. Kapor, Tanya Viner; Buchalter Nemer A Professional Corporation;
Legal Alert/Article December 29, 2011, previously published on December 27, 2011 Beginning January 1, 2012, the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010, or “S.B. 657,” will require retail sellers and manufacturers “doing business” in California to post certain disclosures on their websites. The legislation seeks to improve human rights...
| | Retailers and Manufacturers Take Heed: California Senate Bill 657 Takes Effect January 1, 2012
Rod Pacheco, Monica B. Richman; SNR Denton;
Legal Alert/Article December 14, 2011, previously published on December 12, 2011 The 2009-2010 California Legislative Session passed legislation sponsored by Senator Darrell Steinberg highlighting what he described as "human trafficking and slavery in a company’s supply chain." As the Senate pro Tem leader of California’s State Senate, Senator Steinberg...
| | California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010
Joshua S. Ganz, William N. Gerson, James R. Paine; Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 13, 2011, previously published on December 12, 2011 On January 1, 2012, the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act of 2010 (the Act) goes into effect and will require that certain retailers and manufacturers doing business in California disclose their efforts to eradicate slavery and human trafficking from their direct supply chains for...
| | Indian Government Announces Reforms to Retail Sector
Stephen Giles; Norton Rose OR LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 12, 2011, previously published on December 2011 Last week the Indian Government cabinet decided to further open up India's burgeoning retail sector to foreign investors.ÿAlthough much of the media discussion has centred around supermarkets, there is also a significant opportunity for brands seeking to establish retail outlets in the world's...
| | Massive Backflip on Indian Retail
Stephen Giles; Norton Rose OR LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 12, 2011, previously published on December 2011 Just days after we reported the Government decision to open up Indian retail to foreign companies the Indian Government has "suspended" its decision in the face of concerted opposition to the prospect of foreign supermarket chains entering the market. This included street protests, uproar...
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