Harbottle & Lewis Fashion Group present seminar at PURE

Leading lawyers for the fashion industry, Harbottle & Lewis, will present a seminar at PURE, the UK's largest fashion trade show, which will take place on 9th February 2009 at Olympia in London.

The seminar will focus on some of the key issues which currently face those working in the fashion industry and will be of particular interest to retailers. Sandi Simons, partner and Head of the Fashion Group will provide an overview of debt collection, highlighting the most effective way to collect monies that are due to you and Victoria Davies, a solicitor in the firm's Property Group will outline how to take advantage of the turn in the property market when negotiating lease terms and what exit strategy to have when leaving leased premises.

Harbottle & Lewis specialises in all areas of media and entertainment and is one of a few UK law firms to have a dedicated Fashion Group. The group acts for clients from all parts of the fashion industry including designers, manufacturers, retailers, models and model agencies.

The seminar will take place within the Elan Boutique section of the show on Monday 9 February at 4.45pm.

Please contact Sandi Simons, Head of the Fashion Group for full seminar details on 020 7667 5000. General information on PURE is available at http://www.purewomenswear.co.uk/.

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Harbottle & Lewis LLP
Harbottle & Lewis provides specialist advice to the media and entertainment industries. It is consistently recognised as a leading firm in these areas by independent sources.

Firm overview: The firm's work encompasses all areas of media and entertainment, including film, television, broadcasting, sport, music, publishing, advertising fashion and theatre and remains unique in having expertise right across these sectors.

We provide a complete range of commercial advice to our clients, including: buying and selling businesses and companies, joint ventures, finance, capital markets, commercial disputes, property, employment, immigration and tax. Other specialist legal areas include, sponsorship, intellectual property, legal issues relating to media, including defamation, advertising, brand protection, data protection, privacy, art and gaming and gambling as well as private client and matrimonial work. The firm's expertise in other areas such as aviation and charities is also widely recognised. Our media, entertainment and IP experience puts us in an ideal position to act for charities with strong brands, entering into commercial fundraising agreements and putting on major fundraising events.

Much of our work involves the technology, new media and telecoms industries and we have done ground-breaking work in connection with the digital exploitation of content and e-commerce generally. Specialist knowledge and understanding of the entertainment industry and related IP issues enables the firm to identify and deal with the key issues at an early stage, and then negotiate and provide commercially sound legal advice from a position of strength.

Issued by:
Caroline Renton
Head of Marketing
Tel: 020 7667 5231
Email: caroline.renton@harbottle.com