Manufacturers of internet or network connectable products for the UK market are now required to implement minimum security standards to protect such products from cyber-attacks. Importers and distributors are also impacted by these requirements. “Relevant Persons” “Relevant Persons”4 include: Manufacturers anyone who manufactures a product has a product designed or manufactured and markets it under their name or trademark anyone (“P”) marketing a product manufactured by another under P's name or trademark. Importers anyone importing an externally produced product into the UK who does not manufacture it...
Shoosmiths LLP
Overview
Shoosmiths is the law firm clients choose for excellent service, incisive thinking and above all for their ability to focus on what matters.
From offices across the UK and Brussels, the firm supports some of the world's most exciting and ambitious businesses; amazing clients making an impact.
Shoosmiths empowers its people to be their authentic selves and deliver together in supportive teams committed to excellence and innovation. The firm has won prestigious industry awards, such as 'Law Firm of the Year' at the Legal Business Awards 2022, 'Legal Team of the Year' at the Estates Gazette Awards 2022 and has been recognised for being the most active law firm advising on corporate transactions across the UK (Experian, 2022).
Shoosmiths' innovative approach is also embodied in their non-legal solutions for clients, which complement its technical legal expertise.
The firm also believes in supporting the communities in which it operates, and it is firmly on its ESG journey, with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validating near-term science-based emissions reduction targets, and launching grant-making body 'The Shoosmiths Foundation'. To find out more about Shoosmiths and the positive impact the firm is making across its clients, people, and ESG and innovations, please visit: Impact report 2022 (shoosmiths.co.uk).
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Partners
![Melissa Barker](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/12000/a12201.png)
Melissa Barker
Partner![Kirsty Black](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/53000/a53836.png)
Kirsty Black
Partner![Paul Carney](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/46000/a46594.png)
Paul Carney
Partner![Kirsty Chalkley](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/58000/a58052.png)
Kirsty Chalkley
Partner![Ruth Clare](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/52000/a52481.png)
Ruth Clare
Partner![Jonathon Crook](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/69000/a69114.png)
Jonathon Crook
Partner![Patrick Duffy](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/78000/a78198.png)
Patrick Duffy
Partner![Thomas Hall](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/58000/a58113.png)
Thomas Hall
Partner![Ian Hardman](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/73000/a73436.png)
Ian Hardman
Partner![Kellie Hatton](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/65000/a65730.png)
Kellie Hatton
Partner![Kathryn Jump](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/49000/a49273.png)
Kathryn Jump
Partner![Jody Kite](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/81000/a81806.png)
Jody Kite
Partner![Richard Marshall](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/49000/a49382.png)
Richard Marshall
Partner![David Mathias](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/67000/a67683.png)
David Mathias
Partner![Andrew Millar](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/64000/a64114.png)
Andrew Millar
Partner![Richard Millington](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/57000/a57316.png)
Richard Millington
Partner![Elia Montorio](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/75000/a75086.png)
Elia Montorio
Partner![Bethan Moore](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/70000/a70623.png)
Bethan Moore
Partner![Emma Morgan](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/65000/a65412.png)
Emma Morgan
Partner![Andrew Pattinson](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/43000/a43814.png)
Andrew Pattinson
Partner![Luke Stubbs](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/69000/a69216.png)
Luke Stubbs
Partner![Liz Sweeney](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/48000/a48919.png)
Liz Sweeney
Partner![Richard Symonds](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/64000/a64096.png)
Richard Symonds
Partner![Suzanne Taylor](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/58000/a58067.png)
Suzanne Taylor
Partner![Sarah Teal](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/43000/a43805.png)
Sarah Teal
Partner![Lisa Tye](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/49000/a49274.png)
Lisa Tye
Partner![Andrew Whalley](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/81000/a81813.png)
Andrew Whalley
PartnerPrincipal Associates
![Amy Anderson](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/65000/a65733.png)
Amy Anderson
Principal Associate![Poppy Ball](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/74000/a74200.png)
Poppy Ball
Principal Associate![Adam Barrett](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/75000/a75889.png)
Adam Barrett
Principal Associate![Neil Bradley](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/43000/a43812.png)
Neil Bradley
Principal Associate![Matthew Brown](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/65000/a65324.png)
Matthew Brown
Principal Associate![Oliver Byrne](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/78000/a78584.png)
Oliver Byrne
Senior Associate![Leah Cairney](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/67000/a67142.png)
Leah Cairney
Principal Associate![Alice Casey](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/65000/a65369.png)
Alice Casey
Principal Associate![Kirsty Day](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/67000/a67534.png)
Kirsty Day
Principal Associate![Hannah Gaskell](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/68000/a68718.png)
Hannah Gaskell
Principal Associate![Holly Gerard](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/68000/a68767.png)
Holly Gerard
Senior Associate![Melissa Gulcimen](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/76000/a76133.png)
Melissa Gulcimen
Senior Associate![Emily Holt](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/78000/a78507.png)
Emily Holt
Senior Associate![Sam Jadhav](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/68000/a68735.png)
Sam Jadhav
Principal Associate![Amy Johnson](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/75000/a75085.png)
Amy Johnson
Senior Associate![Alex Jones](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/78000/a78808.png)
Alex Jones
Principal Associate![Kate McGoverne](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/64000/a64131.png)
Kate McGoverne
Principal Associate![Andrew Mills](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/75000/a75808.png)
Andrew Mills
Senior Associate![Tony Nutting](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/65000/a65409.png)
Tony Nutting
Principal Associate![Anjali Patel](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/68000/a68801.png)
Anjali Patel
Senior Associate![Noelle Petty](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/67000/a67555.png)
Noelle Petty
Principal Associate![Gemma Porter](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/75000/a75409.png)
Gemma Porter
Principal Associate![Helen Poulter](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/58000/a58057.png)
Helen Poulter
Principal Associate![Amy Price](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/68000/a68816.png)
Amy Price
Senior Associate![Sylwena Sempa](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/53000/a53999.png)
Sylwena Sempa
Principal Associate![Jonathan Smith](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/73000/a73240.png)
Jonathan Smith
Principal Associate![Sophie Tracey](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/58000/a58140.png)
Sophie Tracey
Principal Associate![Ben Traynor](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/81000/a81791.png)
Ben Traynor
Principal Associate![Alexandra Ventham](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/64000/a64095.png)
Alexandra Ventham
Principal Associate![Ella Ward](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/81000/a81777.png)
Ella Ward
Senior Associate![Harriet Willmore](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/68000/a68823.png)
Harriet Willmore
Principal Associate![Hollie Wrigley](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/52000/a52475.png)
Hollie Wrigley
Principal AssociateAssociates
![Tom Atkin-Willoughby](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/78000/a78689.png)
Tom Atkin-Willoughby
Associate![Richard Atkinson](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/71000/a71609.png)
Richard Atkinson
Associate![Caroline Bagley](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/78000/a78873.png)
Caroline Bagley
Associate![Maisie Blades](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/82000/a82082.jpg)
Maisie Blades
Associate![Abigail Bowers](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/82000/a82218.jpg)
Abigail Bowers
Associate![Ayah Elomrani](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/78000/a78199.png)
Ayah Elomrani
Associate![Maeve Honey](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/75000/a75961.png)
Maeve Honey
Associate![Anshula Kaushal](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/75000/a75881.png)
Anshula Kaushal
Associate![Alexandra Kinsey](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/68000/a68787.png)
Alexandra Kinsey
Associate![Josh Marley](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/75000/a75612.png)
Josh Marley
Associate![Kendra McCullough](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/81000/a81810.png)
Kendra McCullough
Associate![Sarah Minshull](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/71000/a71607.png)
Sarah Minshull
Associate![Katie O'Leary](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/73000/a73390.png)
Katie O'Leary
Associate![Sarah Palmer](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/81000/a81790.png)
Sarah Palmer
Associate![Daniel Pugh](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/72000/a72003.png)
Daniel Pugh
Associate![Saima Rasool](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/82000/a82081.jpg)
Saima Rasool
Associate![Abigail Wood](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/75000/a75128.png)
Abigail Wood
AssociateLegal Directors and Key Support Personnel
![David Goy](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/58000/a58116.png)
David Goy
Legal Director![Sam Grange](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/64000/a64083.png)
Sam Grange
Legal Director![Anna Lowe](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/71000/a71362.png)
Anna Lowe
Legal Director![Stephanie Macpherson](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/64000/a64130.png)
Stephanie Macpherson
Legal Director![Robert Nieri](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/71000/a71752.png)
Robert Nieri
Legal Director![Vanessa Rickard](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/75000/a75880.png)
Vanessa Rickard
Legal Director![William Sanderson](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/64000/a64078.png)
William Sanderson
Legal Director![Emma Tonge](https://www.worldservicesgroup.com/cdn-cgi/image/w=110,h=110,fit=cover,gravity=0.1x0.1/files/pic/75000/a75888.png)
Emma Tonge
Legal DirectorArticles
Labour’s New Deal for workers: a triple threat to the gig economy?
The gig economy was created out of a desire for services to be on demand with limitless flexibility. If elected, Labour has pledged to provide greater job security and remove the distinction between worker and employee – are the two in conflict? The gig economy is a term that describes a labour market where workers are hired to perform tasks on a short-term, flexible basis, rather than into permanent or full-time jobs. These tasks, also known as gigs, most commonly involve delivering food and driving passengers but might also include designing logos, writing articles and teaching languages...
Press
Shoosmiths advises Tasty plc on restructuring plan
Experts from Shoosmiths’s corporate restructuring and advisory team have led the restaurant group Tasty PLC through a successful restructuring plan which was sanctioned at a hearing on 4 June 2024. The plan will allow a comprehensive restructuring of the Group’s business and stabilise its future.This restructuring plan is the first restructuring plan of a trading mid-market listed company and one of only 24 restructuring plans that have been sanctioned since restructuring plans were announced in 2020...
Shoosmiths advises Crosstown Doughnuts on sale to Karali Snacks
Law firm Shoosmiths has advised Crosstown Doughnuts on the sale of its business to Karali, a diversified multinational hospitality and real estate platform that operates franchises in the fast-food, casual dining, and hospitality sectors.The transaction encompasses the acquisition of 27 of the artisan doughnut and speciality coffee business’ operating locations, including most stores, market units, kiosks, concessions, and trucks, along with the transfer of 140 staff members, including the leadership team...