Given the increasing use of GenAI to assist businesses with answering legal queries, we wanted to see if ChatGPT can explain the rules around obtaining retrospective consent for electronic direct marketing in the UK. Electronic direct marketing (i.e. email and SMS) to individual consumers is a vital element of many businesses, particularly in the retail sector. Despite its importance, it remains an area of law where businesses of all sizes continue to make critical mistakes, especially around obtaining retrospective consent (i.e. obtaining consent from an individual after their contact details have already been collected)...
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Important considerations for commercial real estate owners assessing enforcement action
A recent High Court decision has important implications for commercial real estate owners considering taking enforcement action against defaulting tenants, particularly during unprecedented situations or in connection with newly enacted legislation. The recent High Court decision in Leicester Square (2015) Ltd & Ors v Empire Cinema 2 Ltd [2024] EWHC 2294 has important implications for commercial real estate owners considering taking enforcement action against defaulting tenants, particularly during unprecedented situations or in connection with newly enacted legislation...
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CGE Partners and Five Arrows announce majority acquisition of Intact from IMCap Partners with support of Shoosmiths
Law firm Shoosmiths has advised Five Arrows and CGE Partners (CGE) on their investment in Intact, a leading provider of end-to-end auditing workflow software to certification bodies, standard setters, and, more recently, corporates.Management and the previous majority shareholder, technology investor IMCap Partners, will retain a stake in the business. The Shoosmiths deal team was led by corporate partners Amit Nayyar, Elizabeth Ward, Claire Checketts and Holly Hirst, alongside support from legal director Toby Richards-Carpenter, senior associates Adam Frost and Brodie Thomson and associate Bruce Fitzpatrick. Intact digitises complex workflows in the certification processes...
Industrials drive dealmaking for Shoosmiths’ real estate investment group in Q3 2024
Shoosmiths’ real estate investment group reported a continuing improvement in market activity and sentiment during Q3 2024 (July 1 - September 30).The most active sector for deals was industrials, with the group advising on acquisitions and disposals, as well as the build to rent market. Example transactions include advising TT Group on two industrial-led deals - the sale of Eldon Way Trading Estate in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, to Chesham Capital and the acquisition of Saxby Road Industrial Estate in Leicestershire, a multi-let industrial and warehousing asset...