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Digital, Commerce & Creative 101: How can IT system integrations be delivered on time and on budget?
11 October 2024Whether driven by the need to replace legacy systems, add new functionality, join-up applications or get new products to market, systems integration projects are usually time sensitive, costly and inherently complex. If not managed correctly, they risk going over budget, being delayed and/or not meeting business requirements. In this latest instalment of our 101 series, we discuss five common issues and ways to de-risk them.
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AI 101: The SAG-AFTRA video games strike - issues and its implications for the industry
Podcast
03 October 2024The impact of AI has been felt across almost every industry. The recent SAG-AFTRA video games strike highlights some of the issues presented by the use of AI in the creative industries and in particular, in video game development.
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Lewis Silkin works with TIGA on guide to key regulatory issues facing the video games industry and Best Practice Principles
Press Release
27 September 2024Lewis Silkin’s leading Interactive Entertainment team have advised TIGA, the trade association representing the UK’s video games industry, on the review and update of the association’s Best Practice Principles Guide for games businesses.
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Lewis Silkin adds former CMA director to consumer regulation practice
Press Release
16 September 2024Lewis Silkin today announces the hire of Jen Dinmore as a Legal Director in its growing consumer regulation offering.
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Pricing and discount claims: WAS misleading, NOW compliant
28 August 2024In August 2024, the CMA issued updated guidance on reference pricing. As the consumer law REVOLUTION continues in the UK, this latest development offers important insight into the CMA’s approach to discount claims, and introduces important new standards.
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Digital, Commerce & Creative 101: How you can ease the logistical headache!
20 August 2024Businesses and consumers alike want their goods to be delivered accurately and quickly and for any returns to be processed swiftly. Logistics is an increasingly critical part of the supply chain and can include activities such as picking, packing, packaging, labelling, inventory management, transportation, customs clearance, warehousing and reverse logistics (returns).
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Are your contract terms easy to read – and are consumers bothering to read them anyway?
15 August 2024Show of hands - how many of you have actually read the terms and conditions on a website? If you did (well done!), did you understand them?
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Digital, Commerce & Creative 101: Checklist for running an online business
14 August 2024E-commerce has now fully emerged as the go-to shopping vehicle for consumers. The regulatory landscape designed to protect purchasers and sellers has followed this development closely, with new mandatory obligations making it increasingly challenging for online businesses to ensure compliance.
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Digital, Commerce & Creative 101: Ticking the boxes when selling to consumers
14 August 2024Today, it is possible to buy almost anything online. Indeed, many businesses do not have physical premises at all, instead operating entirely from online stores, allowing consumers to purchase anything they want instantly at the click of a button.
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Talking Tax: Understanding the New UK Reporting Rules for Digital Platforms
Video
13 August 2024The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (the OECD) published the Model Rules for Reporting by Digital Platforms to help sellers meet their tax obligations and assist tax authorities in identifying non-compliance.
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Welcome to Issue 03 of The Collective Quarterly
17 July 2024Our newest collection of articles explores the trends, opportunities and challenges faced by businesses across the creative economy, tech and science sectors. While there is often a legal aspect to each piece – we are lawyers after all - we also look beyond that to consider wider insights and ideas transforming change.
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Digital, Commerce & Creative 101: Implementing Electric Vehicle Schemes
16 July 2024Employers are increasingly implementing salary sacrifice EV schemes, and with good reason! Not only can these schemes provide a (welcome) reduction in employer national insurance (NI) costs but they can reduce employee tax and NI, and provide staff with access to healthy discounts on the purchase price of EVs. They are also a convenient way for employers to help staff achieve a greener form of driving and can contribute towards an organisation’s own ESG goals. This type of ‘benefit’ can also be another way to help retain staff and to attract new talent, especially those for whom sustainability is an important factor in their choice of employer.
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Digital, Commerce & Creative 101: Basics of Consumer Law
11 July 2024Businesses intending to sell goods, services or digital content to consumers in the UK will need to ensure they are doing so in a way that is compliant with UK consumer laws. UK consumer laws are complex and are set out in a number of different pieces of legislation, and so it is important to think carefully about what laws will apply and how.
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Routes to Market Series: Customs
11 July 2024A crucial element of ensuring the smooth running of an international supply chain is for a business to make sure they are compliant with local customs legislation. If you don’t comply, your goods could become stuck at borders.
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Digital, Commerce & Creative 101: Do I need an Agent, Distributor or Franchisee?
09 July 2024If you are looking to expand your business, there are several models to consider. The key ways to get your goods to market include agency, distribution, and franchising arrangements.
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Routes to Market Series: Consumer
09 July 2024Businesses intending to sell goods to consumers in the UK will need to ensure they are doing so in a way that is compliant with UK consumer laws. UK consumer laws are complex and are set out in a number of different pieces of legislation, including under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (“DMCCA”), and so it is important to think carefully about what laws will apply and how.
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New Deal 2024: Digital, Creative and Commercial reforms
05 July 2024What regulatory changes regarding digital, creative and commerce should we expect from the new Labour government? Generally, Labour want a pro-business environment, with a competition and regulatory framework, that supports innovation, investment, and high-quality jobs.
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Routes to Market Series: Competition
02 July 2024In the second article of this series, Alex Meloy delves into the competition law concerns within supply chains and how they can be mitigated. These are most relevant when working with distributors.
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UK election 2024: Digital, Creative and Commercial reforms
02 July 2024What digital, creative and commercial law changes should we expect after the UK general election? We’re listing the key pledges in our tracker. This article has been updated to include relevant SNP manifesto commitments.
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Routes to Market Series: Contracting
01 July 2024In the first article in our Route to Market series, Fleur Chenevix-Trench and Alan Hunt discuss how to create, and contract for, the most effective supply chain.