Rihanna wins legal battle with Philip Green's TopShop

Rihanna Chanel A/W 2013-14 Haute Couture Show

RIHANNA won a High Court legal fight with Topshop yesterday after a judge ruled her fans may have been duped into thinking she endorsed T-Shirts emblazoned with her face on them. Following on from Delortae Agency MiMi's earlier blog on the full story earlier Rihanna Sues Philip Green's Topshop for £3.5m over 'Ugly' T-shirt . The superstar singer, 25 sued the fashion chain's parent company Arcadia for £3.3 million over the garments, which featured a photo from a video shoot in Northern Ireland in 2011.

The Judge, Mr Justice Birss, said: Many fans of Rihanna regard her endorsement as important. She is their style icon. Many will buy a product because they think she has approved of it.'

Unflattering' Topshop t-shirt of Rihanna

Rihanna winning  the lawsuit, makes a landmark case as, at present, there is no "right of publicity" law in the UK. In the US, however, this law prevents the use of a person's image or name for advertising or trade without their written consent. So UK law is clearly embarking on a change following this win and what will this mean to our laws.

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