Navigating Online & Brand Challenges for Consumer-Facing Businesses: Retail & Consumer Annual Update

We are excited to be holding our first in-person Retail & Consumer Annual Update since 2019!

 

Gain the inside scoop on the latest legal developments in the Retail & Consumer sector from Bird & Bird and industry experts. We will be sharing insights to help you navigate the online and brand challenges facing your business, including online harms, privacy, selling and pricing practices and green claims, with a number of high-profile guest speakers.

You will also have the opportunity to enjoy drinks and canapés on the Eleventh floor of our London office, with panoramic views of the city.

RSVP above to secure your spot - we look forward to welcoming you!

Programme

15:30 - 16:30 Social networking hour with refreshments 
16:30 - 17:15

Session 1:

Your online business: how to succeed with care in the digital world

• Online brand and reputation management: current issues in the creation and enforcement of IP online - Louise Sargeant, Senior Associate
• Navigating the privacy landscape:
update on the UK Data Protection and Digital Information Bill - James Moss, Partner, former Director of Legal Services (Regulatory Enforcement) at the Information Commissioner’s Office
• Managing harmful content:
update on the Online Safety Bill - The Rt Hon Sir Jeremy Wright KC MP, former DCMS Secretary of State

 
17:15 - 17:45 Refreshment break
17:45 - 18:30 

Session 2:

Your consumer: how to protect and enhance customer relationships

  • Online selling practices: a view from the CMA - Jason Freeman, Director, Consumer Law, Competition and Markets Authority
  • Green claims do’s and don’ts: running a successful green advertising campaign - Shona O’Connell, Senior Associate, and Jason Freeman, Director, Consumer Law, Competition and Markets Authority
  • Competition law perspectives: an insight into competition law developments relating to online selling, pricing, sustainability and consumer law enforcement – Dr Saskia King, Legal Director, former Legal Adviser at the Competition and Markets Authority 
18:30 onwards Drinks and canapés

Address

Bird & Bird
12 New Fretter Lane
London
EC4A 1JP

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