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The FSP team led by partner Penelope Garden has advised J.P. McDougall & Co Limited, trading as Dulux Decorator Centres (DDC), on its acquisition of the business of Fenwick (Surrey) Limited and Dove’s Decorating Supplies Limited.

Ian Wood-Smith has been working with fledging business E-Cargobikes.Com for the last 18 months of its pre-revenue growth and development and has assisted them in concluding contracts with Sainsburys and now the Co-Op to provide last mile grocery delivery services.

Field Seymour Parkes has advised BGF on its £11.6m investment into Invenio, a UK-headquartered and global provider of business focussed technology solutions and consulting services, to support the business’s continued growth.

Recent scrutiny by the House of Lords concludes that the Bribery Act 2010 is broadly working well.

The government has laid down new legislation to ensure that personal data transferred from the UK to Privacy Shield organisations in the US will continue to be protected under the Privacy Shield Framework should the UK leave the EU without a Withdrawal Agreement.

Cathrine Ripley considers the new powers of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) to impose fines on company directors of up to £500,000 if their company breaches the rules on unsolicited marketing communications.

For International Women’s Day partner Penelope Garden shares some of her favourite podcasts by influential women.

Julia Mactear of our property disputes team reviews the locally and nationally significant case of The Alexander Devine Children’s Cancer Trust v (1) Millgate Developments Limited and (2) Housing Solutions Limited. This case is an important Court of Appeal decision which examines whether a developer can apply to retrospectively modify restrictive covenants post development, on public interest grounds under s.84 Law of Property Act 1925.

Ahead of International Women’s Day partner Penelope Garden reflects on the importance of embracing diversity.

Dean Bickford, Partner in the Real Estate Team has advised Jaynic Properties in relation to its management of the sale of the 15.7 acre former Newlands School in Seaford, East Sussex.