Fashion

onside law’s team of commercial lawyers has a detailed knowledge and understanding of the fashion industry and the legal issues affecting it. Not only has onside law advised clients from across the whole spectrum of the fashion industry but we also have experience from working within the industry itself in IMG’s fashion division and model agency.

Examples of industry specific experience include:

• Licensing, endorsement, appearance and campaign agreements for models such as Helena Christensen, Lily Cole, Jodie Kidd, Heidi Klum and Cindy Crawford and with brands such as Armani, Prada, Monsoon, Marks & Spencer and l’Oreal.

• All manner of commercial and intellectual property advice for model agency clients including Storm, Premier, ICM and Models 1.

• Sponsorship agreements for events such as London Fashion Week and the British Style Awards.

• Event management advice for clients such as Fashion Fringe including advice on all agreements from venue hire and supplier agreements through to talent hire and IP protection.

• Corporate and investment advice for agencies and designers such as International Models Management, Erdem and Basso & Brooke including shareholder agreements, joint ventures and company set up.

• Franchising, licensing, supply and distribution agreements for designers and retailers including Antik Batik and Anna Lou.

• Reputation management and defamation advice including advising on Lindi Hingston’s recent defamation action against the Sunday Mirror and 8 other national papers.

• Design protection including advising on copyright and design right disputes for clients such as Crumpler.
  

Links to articles that we have written in publications such as Fashion Business International are available on the “news” section of the website.