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Fashion modelling may project glamour, but behind the runway lies a tangle of labour law, tax regimes, union structures, and image rights that differ sharply between France, the UK, and the US. This article traces how modelling became a profession, & what fashion modelling law entails: it examines the employment and tax status of models,…
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (‟CMA”) is making it abundantly clear that anti-competitive conduct in labour markets is not only within its enforcement remit, but a strategic priority. Following its 2023 publication of guidance and initiation of several high-profile investigations, we now have clearer signals of how the regulator is tackling collusion in freelance-heavy…
Christian Louboutin & the law is a love relationship which has flourished over the course of time. Let’s explore how Christian Louboutin and his management team used legal tools to enforce their intellectual property rights around the world, one country at a time, creating some long-lasting precedents and caselaws along the way. While Christian Louboutin…
Naomi Campbell, the British model who rose to fame in the 1990s as one of six models of her generation declared supermodels, is currently being celebrated at the Victoria & Albert Museum in a delightful temporary exhibition entitled ‟Naomi in fashion”. It is therefore the right time to delve into the most famous litigation case…
Competition law in labour markets is a hot topic for many competition bodies around the world and, in particular, the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority. The CMA has lately sprung into action, in order to research, investigate and, ultimately, decide, whether the majority of UK’s labour markets lack competition due to no-poach agreements, salary-fixing…
