Can Foreign Laws Be Applicable to UK Retailers?
In cross-border e-commerce, which laws need to be followed: the country in which the retailer resides or where the product is sold?
Naveen Aricatt, LL.M. is Team Lead Legal Consultants International at Trusted Shops and deals with the legal areas relevant to online stores, especially in the UK and the EU. She studied International Business Law and Business Management at the University of Applied Sciences in Gelsenkirchen.
Naveen has been part of the Trusted Shops team since 2009. She initially started as an auditor for Germany, France and the UK. In 2013, she completed a Master's degree in Law at Queen Mary University of London.
Naveen is also the author of the English Trusted Shops handbook for online retailers, cross-border whitepapers, and blog posts. In addition to dealing with UK law issues, she is also responsible for the project management of cross-border legal advice projects at Trusted Shops.
In cross-border e-commerce, which laws need to be followed: the country in which the retailer resides or where the product is sold?
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