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Lewis Silkin advises British start-up behind pioneering ‘flight suit’ on VC investment
11 August 2017Partner David Willbe advises Gravity Industries on investment from renowned American venture capitalists Tim and Adam Draper.
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Companies face greater risk as GDPR class actions emerge: Ali Vaziri comments for Compliance
24 September 2020In the past month, three of the world’s largest tech firms have been hit with legal actions that could lead to billion-dollar damages suits for alleged violations of Europe’s privacy law, GDPR. Unusual for Europe, the complaints are led by a consumer rights group and a U.K. citizen rather than regulators. Ali Vaziri shares his opinion in this article for Compliance Week.
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As many return to the office, tensions flare between the ‘vaxxed and unvaxxed’: Lucy Lewis comments for CNBC
13 September 2021As many people return to their offices, tensions appear to be emerging between colleagues along new lines: Those who are vaccinated against Covid, and those who are not.
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Sam Minshall comments for Sky News, The Telegraph, The Independent and ITV: Olympic cyclist Jess Varnish's sex discrimination case against UK Sport and British Cycling begins
10 December 2018Sam Minshall has commented in articles for Sky News and The Telegraph which discuss Olympic cyclist Jess Varnish's sex discrimination case against UK Sport and British Cycling.
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Are Chinese clubs getting value for foreign players?
20 July 2016Karish Andrews, Partner at Lewis Silkin and part of the Sports Business Group has commented in Associate Press regarding the value of foreign football players being attracted to the Chinese Super League.
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How Pelion derives value from IP: Antony Craggs comments for Managing IP
17 June 2021Lewis Silkin's Antony Craggs and Emily Drea of Pelion examine how the IoT company manages its IP portfolio and realises value from it.
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How to read an investment termsheet: Part 1 - The valuation
07 December 2016David Willbe has written a piece for Startup Grind.
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COVID-19 vaccine counterfeits set off alarms across the globe: David Swain comments for BioWorld
23 February 2021A cooler box with 70 vials allegedly filled with counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines seized from a Chinese couple in Colombia’s El Dorado International Airport on Feb. 17 underscored the growing challenges facing pharmaceutical companies, law enforcement authorities and health care regulators around the world. David Swain comments on patient safety, company liability and the security of distribution channels in this article for BioWorld.
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UK employers grapple with vaccine policies: Lucy Lewis comments for The Financial Times
22 September 2021Employers in the UK have been warned by legal advisers that requiring staff to be vaccinated against Covid may prove problematic, as offices start to fill up again after the easing of pandemic restrictions.
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UK companies look to make Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory: James Davies comments for Financial Times
17 February 2021British companies are looking to draw up “no jab, no job” contracts for employees, as the government admitted that it was “up to businesses” if they wanted workers or customers to hold coronavirus vaccination passports. James Davies shares his insight in this article.
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Should companies be recording their employees’ vaccination status and test results? Ben Favaro comments for People Management
17 December 2021Following a People Management Insight webinar on the topic, hosted in partnership with ELMO UK, the software provider's CEO Adam Reynolds explores the legality of collecting workers' Covid-related data.
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KitKat trademark battle: Nestlé v Cadbury
29 January 2016James Sweeting has authored an article for The Times which discusses the High Court’s recent decision in Nestlé’s ongoing attempt to register the four-fingered KitKat bar as a UK trade mark. In the article, James explores the balance between allowing businesses to monopolise well-known aspects of their brand and the extent to which this could stifle fair competition.
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Alex Kelham comments for Sports Market Intelligence: The lion's share: Premier League v UKIP
13 October 2017Alex Kelham’s article has been published in SportCal which discusses the new UKIP lion (logo) and its possible trade mark infringement on The Premier League.
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Tom Merrick comments for LexisNexis: Requirement for non-reliance clause to be reasonable upheld (First Tower Trustees Ltd and anor v CDS (Superstores International) Ltd)
26 July 2018Discussing the Court of Appeal decision in First Tower Trustees, Tom Merrick advises that sellers and landlords need to take extreme care in ensuring that replies to pre-contract enquiries are accurate and up to date and be alive to the potential risks in enforcing non-reliance clauses.
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Supreme Court dismisses Times Travel (UK) Ltd’s lawful act economic duress appeal (Pakistan International Airline Corporation v Times Travel (UK) Ltd): Tom Beard comments for Lexis Nexis
20 August 2021The Supreme Court has unanimously ruled in favour of dismissing the appeal by Times Travel (UK) Ltd. The judgment sets out the essential elements on the doctrine of lawful act economic duress and what constitutes an illegitimate threat or pressure.
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Ciara Fulton joins John Pienaar on Times Radio’s Drive show to discuss the recent Supreme Court in PSNI v Agnew ruling
06 October 2023Head of our Belfast office Ciara Fulton was interviewed yesterday by John Pienaar for Times Radio's Drive show, in relation to the recent Supreme Court ruling in PSNI v Agnew ruling that claims for underpayments of holiday pay can potentially stretch back many years.
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USOC condemns unofficial use of Olympic hashtags
24 August 2016Alex Kelham has commented in an article for World Sports Law Report which discusses the unofficial use of Olympic hashtags.
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Spam using Lewis Silkin's name
19 February 2014It has come to our attention that there are emails circulating purporting to be from Lewis Silkin, whether in reference to the firm or a Barrister called Lewis Silkin.
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New processes for low-risk nationalities using e-passport gates to enter the UK
10 June 2019Since 20 May 2019 citizens of Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand Singapore, South Korea and USA have been able to use e-passport gates at airports in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, the East Midlands, Edinburgh, Gatwick, Glasgow, Heathrow, London City, Luton, Manchester and Stansted, as well as the Eurostar terminals at Brussels and Paris.
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Housing crisis: Rise in Irish tech firms using 'employer of record' companies to hire staff abroad. Linda Hynes comments for The Journal
22 August 2023Ireland-based tech firms are increasingly using ‘employer of record’ (EOR) companies in other countries to hire staff abroad, rather than moving them here due to the struggle of sourcing housing.