Focusing on Women in Retail, in this episode of 'Retail Review', Womble Bond Dickinson's Nikki Powell speaks to Emma Lessani, Head of Property at New Look, about her unconventional career journey into retail property leadership.

Emma shares her candid insights into motherhood, mentorship, resilience; and why representation and authenticity matter most in our fast‑moving industry.

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From 15 July 2026, changes to buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) regulation could bring more retailers into the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)’s scope. Find out more from our financial regulatory experts, Emma Radmore and Stephen Wilson, on what’s changing, who may be affected, and the key questions businesses like yours – especially retailers and consumer-facing businesses offering interest‑free credit – should be asking now.

Registered trade marks in China have come a long way in the last 40 years: from little to no intellectual property laws in the 1980s; to now, where the region has more reasonable rules and protections in place.

Join James Love, Head of Intellectual Property, and Amy Galloway, Associate and Chartered Trade Mark Attorney, who explore whether China is still considered 'The Wild West' of trade marks, or if the protections available now turn this former reputation into something of the distant past.