Fashion & Design
Overview

We advise interior and landscape designers on how to document and manage their contractual relationships with their customers, suppliers, sub-contractors and wider business partners. Whatever your circumstances, we help you make sure your written agreements fully reflect the requirements of your commercial relationships and protect your interests; without getting drawn into irrelevant legal details.

We deal with all aspects of establishing, exploiting and protecting designs and brands, including manufacturing, distribution, advertising and marketing, sales and licensing-related matters. If you sell directly to your customers – whether online or via a retail store – our practical advice helps you prepare for and comply with the latest consumer protection laws.

We can provide you with expert advice on buying, selling or raising finance against significant art pieces. We can support you in relation to complex acquisitions, ownership structuring, financing, provenance, philanthropy and title disputes. We can also advise you on the reproduction of artwork, including copyright permissions for catalogues and marketing, royalties and loans to and from other institutions.

We can help you understand your copyright and intellectual property rights, which includes establishing, protecting and exploiting them. We have particular experience of registering trademarks, design rights and domain names in the UK and assisting with the same other jurisdictions. We can also advise you on protecting your copyright and other existing rights, and how to avoid infringing the rights of others.