Taking into account all recent changes in UK and European law, the book will be required reading on many sales, marketing, public relations and advertising diploma and degree courses in the UK. This no-jargon and easy to read business book is ideal for anyone involved in sales and marketing - whether they are at the pinnacle of their career as a director of marketing or business development, a senior marketing manager or are new to the marketing discipline. Ignorance of the law can result in infringement of someone else's intellectual property rights, expensive lawsuits, cancelled marketing campaigns, damage to reputation that takes years to repair and potentially a down turn in profits and share price. In extreme cases, it can even lead to insolvency and a prison sentence. This book, by one of the world's leading exponents of sales and marketing law helps to steer the reader through the legal minefield as well as provides strategies for using law as a competitive marketing weapon.

"This completely updated and revised edition of the bestselling book in its field is a complete guide to the basic legal principles applied in England and Wales that impact those working in sales and marketing. It will give readers the confidence to make authoritative statements online and offline, and comply with legal requirements in sales and marketing practice. After reading, practioners will understand the implications of EU laws and regulations, and how to prevent legal barriers stifling competition in your market segment. Lively, practical, requiring no detailed knowledge, and full of signposts to highlight the important bits, Ardi Kolah makes complicated ideas human and lets the guru out of the bottle"--