Marks & Spencer plc v. Boots plc

Marks & Spencer plc v. Boots plc was a legal case about how retail sales are regulated. Boots wanted to sell medicines directly from shelves in their stores, but medicines require a pharmacist’s supervision in the UK. The court ruled that placing medicines on shelves is just an invitation to customers to buy them, not a final offer. The actual offer occurs when the customer to takes the item to the cashier, and then the pharmacist supervises the sale. This case clarified that certain regulated goods must be checked by a professional at the point of sale to be legally sold.