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CMS’ Food & Drink group brings together both specialist food lawyers and sector experts to create a one-stop-shop for issues relating to the food and drink sector.

Our specialist team - part of our Tier 1 ranked Consumer & Retail team (Legal 500) - advises on a full range on matters, from regulatory and compliance (including nutrition and health and food information) to product liability issues, contamination and recall, prosecutions, new product launches, labelling, advertising, marketing and promotions, IP and brand protection, borderline products and product audits, commercial contracts, environmental and health & safety issues, and complex M&A transactions.

01/05/2016
Highlights of our experience in Food & Drink in the UK
Nestlé on IP issues including its application to register the shape of a Kit Kat as a UK and EU-TM and its opposition by Cad­bury/Mondelez, as well as on advertising, pricing and promotion. Heineken on...
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12/06/2024
IP Updates in the Food & Drink Sector
Join our expert speakers for a webinar on IP developments in the Food & Drink sector with a particular focus on recent cases, north and south of the border.  The webinar will provide an overview of the...
Event Webinar
30/04/2024
Class Action Risk in the Food and Drink Sector
Class action claims are a reality and are only growing in number. The risks to food producers and suppliers come in many forms, whether it be employees, consumers or even shareholders. In this session...
Event Webinar
09/04/2024
Plastics and packaging laws in the United Kingdom
The laws outlined in this section are principally similar across the UK. However, as the UK comprises four nations with devolved administrations, for convenience we have primarily set out the position...
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21/03/2024
A bit of a turkey: ASA rules against Aldi’s “Cheapest Christmas Dinner”...
The ASA has made a significant ruling against Aldi in relation to a “basket of goods” comparison in which Aldi claimed to have “Britain’s cheapest Christmas dinner”. The ASA found that the claim...
Law-Now Food & Drink
13/03/2024
Not Frying So High: EU General Court Rejects “MYBACON” Trade Mark Appeal
In­tro­duc­tion Food company Myforest Foods Co. sought to register the trade mark “MYBACON” for its plant-based food product. Both the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the EUIPO’s...
Law-Now Consumer Products
12/03/2024
To milk or not to milk - Oatly wins appeal against invalidity of its ‘POST...
IntroductionThe High Court recently allowed an appeal by Oatly against a decision of the Intellectual Property Office ("IPO”) which had found the trade mark ‘POST MILK GENERATION’ to be invalid...
Law-Now Consumer Products
11/03/2024
Wasting more than food? Oven ready contributions to emissions reductions...
For many years at EU and UK level the contribution of waste, including food waste, to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has been well understood both in terms of emissions as part of the waste process but...
Law-Now Environment
08/03/2024
IPEC dismisses trade mark and passing off claim in lemon cider dispute...
This case illustrates some of the difficulties that brand owners face when trying to protect themselves against lookalikes, especially in the fast-moving and competitive market of alcoholic beverages...
Law-Now Consumer Products
28/02/2024
ESG considerations in corporate investments and transactions in the Food...
Join our expert speakers for a webinar on ESG developments and considerations for key company stakeholders in the Food & Drink sector.  This webinar will look at the drivers of the increasing focus on...
Event Webinar
22/11/2023
Another grilling: General Court goes against HALLOUMI and strikes down...
IntroductionTwo years ago, we commented on the difficulties that Cypriot cheesemakers faced when attempting to oppose the registration of a figurative mark containing the word BBQLOUMI, relying on EU...
Law-Now Consumer Products
17/11/2023
Proposed legislation would radically expand the UK’s class action regime
15 November 2023 saw publication of two proposed amendments to the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill that would have significant impacts on the UK’s class action regime:First, a proposed...
Law-Now Gambling
15/11/2023
Extended Producer Responsibility
Extended Producer Responsibility will be affecting most food and drink producers to an extent. As the law in this area continues to develop, CMS and the Food and Drink Federation will present an update...
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