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Thorny issues arising from the abolition of Employment Tribunal fees
04 August 2017The Supreme Court ruled last week that Employment Tribunal (“ET”) fees are unlawful. The case has significant constitutional and political implications, but also raises a number of thorny practical issues. We explore some of these issues here and will provide further updates as matters develop.
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Right to paid parental bereavement leave is coming
04 August 2017The Parental Bereavement (Pay and Leave) Bill, introduced into Parliament last month, would entitle employed parents who have lost a child to take statutory paid leave to allow them time to grieve. Although this is a private member’s bill, it is supported by the Government and would meet a Conservative manifesto promise to ensure “bereavement support” for employees – so there is a good chance it will become law in due course.
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Lewis Silkin advises Publicis Groupe on the acquisition of translate plus
Deal
04 August 2017Lewis Silkin has advised Publicis Communications’ cross-media production platform, Prodigious, on its acquisition of global Top 50 language service provider, translate plus.
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Colin Leckey comments in AccountingWEB’s ‘Rogue bosses beware: Tribunals won’t cost and the labour-market tsar has promised action’
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04 August 2017Employment partner, Colin Leckey commented in AccountingWEB on the fees that attach to employment tribunals.
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Lewis Silkin’s Hong Kong office shortlisted for three Asian Legal Business awards
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03 August 2017Market-leading employment and immigration law specialist Lewis Silkin has been shortlisted for three awards in the Macallan ALB (Asian Legal Business) Hong Kong Law Awards 2017.
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Sam Pennington writes for Essential Retail: Buying your way to success – clicks to bricks from an M&A perspective
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03 August 2017Sam Pennington has written an article for Essential Retail magazine which takes a look at mergers and acquisitions in an omnichannel world.
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Joanna Hunt writes for HR Magazine: EU nationals in the UK: Brexit and beyond
02 August 2017Joanna Hunt has written an article for HR Magazine as the government announces its long overdue plan for EU nationals and their family members.
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Beating the Brexit deadlock: squaring free trade with immigration controls
01 August 2017James Davies and Natasha Hotson have written an article for International Law Office which discusses the UK's position on immigration controls in current Brexit negotiations and possible framework options to maintain free movement of persons.
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Defences to infringement in the EU trademark reforms: a mixed bag
01 August 2017Simon Chapman has written an article for World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR) which discusses how the EU trademark reforms have provided a mixed bag for right owners.
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CDM 2015: Who is the Principal Designer?
01 August 2017By 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”).
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Joanna Hunt writes for The Law Society: Right to remain
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01 August 2017Jonna Hunt has written an article for The Law Society InsideOut magazine which discusses the uncertainty that still hangs over the rights of EU lawyers to live and work in the UK since the Brexit result, the future status of EU nationals, and the implications for anyone working in legal services.
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Supporting employees through Brexit
31 July 2017Many UK employers are struggling to understand the potential effects of Brexit on employees who are EEA nationals or family members of EEA nationals.
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Lewis Silkin advises Next 15 on the acquisition of Circle Research
Deal
31 July 2017Lewis Silkin, a leading international law firm to creative agencies, has advised Next 15, the AIM-listed digital communications group, on its acquisition of a B2B market research consultancy, Circle Research. This deal marks the second acquisition that the Lewis Silkin team has been instructed on for Next 15.
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Alex Kelham comments for The Times: Lawyers come on to clean up unsporting behaviour
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31 July 2017Alex Kelham has commented in an article for The Times Brief which discusses how allegations of tax fraud, dodgy transfer deals and good old fashioned dust-ups on the pitch are all creating legal headaches for clubs and players.
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Call for the Big Brexit MAC report… finally
28 July 2017The Migration Advisory Committee (“MAC”) have now been commissioned to produce evidence that will inform a new immigration system post-Brexit.
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Tech solution providers Getting Data Protection Ready
27 July 2017The General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), takes effect from 25 May 2018, and brings about important privacy changes that will impact most businesses, particularly providers of technology, telecoms and data related platforms, solutions and services.
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Colin Leckey comments in Legal Week on the Supreme Court ruling on unlawful tribunal fees
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27 July 2017Colin Leckey comments in an article in Legal Week which discusses the implications of the Supreme Court ruling on unlawful tribunal fees and the prospect that 'retrospective' cases could soar.
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Lewis Silkin shortlisted for 2017 Digital Impact Awards
Press Release
27 July 2017Lewis Silkin has been shortlisted for the "Best digital rebrand" award, as part of the Digital Impact Awards 2017.
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FCA launches consultation on the extension of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime
26 July 2017On 26 July 2017, the FCA outlined its proposals for the extension of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime. The FCA intends that these rules, which came into force on 7 March 2016, be extended to all sectors within the financial services industry and that they will essentially replace the Approved Persons Regime. Though an implementation date will be set by the Treasury, the FCA expects this to be from 2018.
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Employment Tribunal fees ruled unlawful by Supreme Court
26 July 2017The Supreme Court (“SC”) has unanimously ruled that the legislation requiring fees to be paid for bringing Employment Tribunal (“ET”) claims is unlawful and should be quashed. In one of the most remarkable employment law judgments of recent times, the SC held that ET fees interfere unjustifiably with the right of access to justice and discriminate unlawfully against women.