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Harbottle and Lewis have advised the management of Tossed Limited, owner and operator of the healthier eating chain of stores, on the terms of its management buyout supported by new private investment from Tossed’s shareholders including Beringea, the private equity investor. In… Continue reading

On 25 April 2013 the Crime and Courts Bill received Royal Assent. When the bill comes into force in early 2014 as the Crime and Courts Act, it will introduce a new enforcement regime for fraud, bribery and money laundering… Continue reading

Leading media firm Harbottle & Lewis today announces the expansion of its Media and Information Group with the hire of John Kelly.  John, who will join the firm as a Partner, is currently Head of Schillings International Practice and Sports… Continue reading

Recently there has been mounting resistance to practices within the retail industry relating to the surcharges imposed on consumers. This was highlighted in a super complaint to the Office of Fair Trading by the consumer watchdog Which? into the level… Continue reading

On the 2nd May at the 2013 BT Sports Industry Awards, Professional Sports Group were awarded Best Management of a Sportsperson for their partnership with Tom Daley. As one of 3 new awards for 2013 and on the back of… Continue reading

This article was first published in Soccerex on 29 April 2013. Author: Anil Matharu Michael Appleton was in his second managerial role at Blackburn Rovers and lasted 15 games and 67 days before he was sacked by the club. He… Continue reading

Nearly a year on from London’s golden Olympic summer, it is safe to say that the past 12 months have seen a great deal of change. London was an exciting place to be during the 2012 Olympic Games, with some businesses enjoying… Continue reading

On 16 April 2013, the European Commission announced it was opening an investigation into the proposed UK Games Tax Relief. The details and terms of the proposed relief were discussed by Harbottle & Lewis partner Alan Moss in an article… Continue reading

  McILROY’S MATCHING RIGHTS The dispute between Rory McIlroy and Oakley regarding the world number one golfer’s new endorsement agreement with Nike highlighted the commercial and legal issues that can arise from including “matching rights” in commercial contracts. Oakley is… Continue reading

Harbottle & Lewis is delighted to announce that Dalton Odendaal has re-joined the firm as a Partner.  For the last six years Dalton has been working on the Olympic Games with LOCOG and the BOA. Dalton worked at LOCOG for… Continue reading