Insights & News

Michael Burd is quoted in The Law Society Gazette: Exit Wounds

19 March 2018

Michael Burd is quoted in the write up of the latest Gazette roundtable held last week.

Fergus Payne writes for Accountancy Age: What does the future hold for listed accountancy firms?

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13 March 2018

In an article for Accountancy Age, Fergus Payne discusses why firms would consider listing on a stock market or taking external investment.

Karen Baxter writes for Accountancy Age: Mind the gap: what accountancy firms should be doing ahead of the new gender pay gap reporting rules

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16 February 2018

With less than two months to go until the deadline for filing gender pay gap reports, thousands of employers have not yet provided their figures. Karen Baxter asks, is your firm ready?

Joanna Hunt writes for Lawyer 2B: Are trainee overseas secondments set to become a thing of the past?

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31 January 2018

Joanna Hunt writes an article for Lawyer 2B, discussing the implications of the changes to qualify for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) in the UK for non-EU lawyers training or working in UK firms.

James Gill writes for City A.M.: Tech predictions for 2018: Drones, crypto, and the rise of the robots

Press

15 January 2018

In an article for City A.M., James Gill discusses the future of technology in 2018.

Clive Greenwood writes for Accountancy Age: How to protect LLP firms from a damaging team move

Press

10 January 2018

In an article for Accountancy Age, Clive Greenwood discusses that while accountancy firms heavily invest in attracting and retaining talent, do they devote sufficient effort to ensuring teams can’t go and play for the opposition?

Tech Predictions for 2018

08 January 2018

Following on from our 2017 Tech Predictions (link below), here are our top ten favourite tech predictions for 2018. It’s set to be another exciting year as the use of technology becomes ever more pervading, influential and business critical.

Fergus Payne writes for Accountancy Age: LLPs in Top 50+50: Will LLPs continue to be the preferred set-up?

Press

15 December 2017

In an article for Accountancy Age, Fergus Payne discusses why and how do accountancy firms set up or convert to an LLP, and will LLPs continue to be the preferred set-up in the future?

The legal sector and #metoo

29 November 2017

Sexual harassment is clearly big news at the moment. Not, of course, because it is a new phenomenon, but because it seems that the allegations swirling around numerous big Hollywood names have opened the floodgates and made it OK to say #metoo.

Fergus Payne writes for Accountancy Age: The great professional services shake-up

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21 September 2017

Corporate Partner, Fergus Payne has written an article for Accountancy Age which discusses how accountancy has now moved one step closer to becoming a formal piece of the legal services furniture, following the expansion of myriad non-legal firms into the sector.

CDM 2015: Who is the Principal Designer?

01 August 2017

By now, everyone is familiar with The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (“Regulations”). However, there still seems to be confusion as to who should fulfil the role of the Principal Designer (“PD”).

People with Significant Control - AIM Companies brought within the PSC regime

12 July 2017

UK companies listed on AIM were previously exempt from the obligation to keep a register of people with significant control (PSCs), but recent changes mean they will have to have a register from 24 July 2017 onwards.

Lewis Silkin featured in PM Forum: Top 5 GDPR issues for.. professional service firms

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05 July 2017

Lewis Silkin's recent article: 'Top 5 GDPR issues for... professional service firms' has been featured in the PM Forum's monthly roundup of 'latest news and unique insights from experts and thought leaders in the field'.

Warranty and Indemnity Insurance – the what, why and how of it?

13 June 2017

Whilst the use of W&I Insurance in M&A transactions has been available for some time, its use has increased dramatically in the past few years, particularly in the technology, real estate and manufacturing sectors.

Top 5 GDPR issues for... professional service firms

23 May 2017

With the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) looming on the horizon, we take a look at some of the key changes of how this legislation will affect professional services firms from 25 May 2018.

Will you pass the red face test? - Naming and shaming of late payers has now arrived

09 May 2017

From 6 April this year, all large UK companies (and limited liability partnerships) are now subject to a new regime which requires them to publish, on a Government website, detailed reports on their supplier payment policies and practices. The Regulations are designed to create public transparency of large businesses’ payment policies and practices, primarily for the benefit of small and medium-sized suppliers.

Proposed disclosure rules for non-UK entities owning property or bidding for Government contracts

12 April 2017

The UK Government proposes new rules requiring non-UK entities that already own, or intend to acquire, UK real estate, or that wish to bid for UK central Government contracts, to be required to disclose information about the beneficial owners of the entity.

James Gill comments for Real Business: What you should know about naming and shaming of late payers

Press

04 April 2017

Head of Lewis Silkin's Commercial and Technology group, James Gill has written an article for Real Business on the latest payment reporting regulations that came into force this month.

Beware of copyright when considering existing planning permission

02 March 2017

The recent judgment in Signature Realty Ltd v Fortis Developments Ltd & Anor is an excellent example of the application of copyright in a planning and building context.

Lewis Silkin’s Technology team boosted with new Dispute Resolution partner

Press Release

23 January 2017

Top 100 UK law firm Lewis Silkin LLP today announces the addition of litigation partner, Andrew Wanambwa, to the firm’s growing technology and wider commercial teams.