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Lewis Silkin strengthens Hong Kong Dispute Resolution capability with addition of partner Kenix Yuen
Press Release
15 January 2024Lewis Silkin today announces the appointment of Kenix Yuen as a partner in the firm's dispute resolution team.
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Statutory paternity leave: new rules from April
15 January 2024New parents will have more flexibility to choose when to take statutory paternity leave under changes applying from April 2024. Here’s what employers need to know and do.
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Protecting your intellectual property in 2024 and beyond: Ali Vaziri and Stephanie Kay comments for IT Pro
Press
15 January 2024In this article, Ali and Stephanie discuss the most common vulnerability to IP theft, the importance of identifying weaknesses within your business and the difficulties businesses are facing in the new fight against IP theft.
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TUPE
Inbrief
12 January 2024The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) and previous versions of the regulations have been in force in the UK since 1981. The purpose of TUPE is to safeguard employee rights in the transfer of a business.
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Our inaugural Digital, Commerce & Creative Report is here!
12 January 2024We are delighted to announce that we have published our inaugural Digital, Commerce & Creative Annual Report.
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Lewis Silkin has advised Publicis Sapient on its new joint venture with Tquila
Deal
11 January 2024Lewis Silkin has advised Publicis Sapient, a digital business transformation company, on its new joint venture with Tquila - PS Hummingbird. The strategic joint venture is designed to further build Publicis Sapient’s core AI capabilities and practices.
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Settlement agreements can settle future employment claims
11 January 2024In a helpful decision for employers, the Scottish Court of Session has ruled that a settlement agreement can be used to settle future as well as existing employment claims – even where those claims only arise after the agreement has been signed.
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Immigration law in Ireland - a roundup of 2023 and looking ahead to 2024
11 January 20242023 ended with a significant announcement on the largest expansion and shakeup to the employment permit system since its inception. In 2024, we expect to see further changes to the employment permit system and the possibility of the enactment of the Employment Permits Bill. However, we also expect to see further changes adopted as part of the Department of Justice’s modernisation programme, like those we have seen with the naturalisation process and the possibility of proposals on the adoption of a single application procedure.
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Thinking ahead - Tenant considerations when finding new premises
11 January 2024For a corporate occupier, committing to a multi-year lease with a substantial rent as well as added service charge liability is a significant financial commitment.
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Litigation trends
11 January 2024Our Dispute Resolution team has compiled an overview of some of the key themes we are seeing in the litigation landscape of England and Wales.
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What’s happening in ROI employment law in 2024?
11 January 2024From the commencement of the right for employees to request remote and flexible working, increases in statutory sick pay and minimum wage entitlements, the lowering of the threshold for employers who will be obliged to report on their gender pay gap and an ever-increasing focus on all things AI, guidance on, and extension of, whistleblowing obligations, there is a lot of change on the horizon for employers in Ireland. Here’s our summary of what to look out for in 2024.
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Equal Pay
Inbrief
10 January 2024Equal pay law first developed in the UK in the 1970s after a campaign by trade unions and women's groups. The principle that men and women who do equal work should receive equal pay is implemented through the Equality Act 2010.
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What's happening in UK immigration law in 2024?
10 January 2024This year we expect to see a host of restrictions aimed at bringing down net migration and stamping out abuse of the immigration system, alongside a liberalisation of short-term immigration routes and the introduction of technology-based innovations. Increases in the Immigration Health Surcharge and maximum civil penalty for employing an illegal worker were anticipated for January 2024 but now will be deferred into February 2024 or later, depending on when implementing regulations are finalised by Parliament.
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The NYT v OpenAI: What about smaller publishers? - JJ Shaw comments for Media Makers Meet
Press
10 January 2024JJ Shaw discusses the ongoing friction occurring around the use of AI, including the New York Times v OpenAI case.
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Síobhra Rush comments on the new worker rights due this year for the Irish Independent
Press
10 January 2024Changes to employment rights in Ireland 2024 include the national minimum wage, gender pay gap reporting, the right to request remote and flexible working, the national pension auto-enrolment scheme and parent’s leave.
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Equality at work
Inbrief
09 January 2024Discrimination in the workplace is governed by the Equality Act 2010.This brings together into one place all of the equality laws that had developed over a number of years, including those based on EU law. It also covers discrimination in other areas such as the provision of goods, facilities and services. This lnbrief gives an overview of the law in an employment context.
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Disability discrimination
Inbrief
09 January 2024The Equality Act 2010 governs the law relating to unlawful discrimination, including disability discrimination. There are some special protections for disabled people in addition to those which apply to other protected groups, including the duty to make reasonable adjustments. This Inbrief gives an overview of the law in the employment context.
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Lewis Silkin has advised the shareholders of Chartr Limited on its sale to Robinhood Markets, Inc.
Deal
09 January 2024Lewis Silkin has advised the shareholders of Chartr, a data driven independent media company and newsletter publisher, on its sale to Robinhood Markets, Inc, the American financial services group headquartered in California, U.S.
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The long-awaited reciprocal enforcement regime for Hong Kong-Mainland China judgments
05 January 2024The Mainland Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (Reciprocal Enforcement) Ordinance (Cap 645) and rules are set to come into force on 29 January 2024. The Ordinance aims to provide a more comprehensive mechanism for reciprocal enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters between Hong Kong and Mainland China.
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Green Building Certifications
03 January 2024In the current climate, “green” buildings are taking the market by storm. Why? Corporate occupiers are seeking light, airy, green, flexible working spaces to retain, and attract, employees. ESG goals are at the top of most businesses’ agendas and where better than the office to showcase the “E” in ESG.