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Sexual portrayal of under-18s in ads
18 January 2017Following a number of adjudications in recent years concerning the sexualised portrayal of children and young people, as well as the publication of various reports calling for action to stop the premature sexualisation of children, the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) has launched a consultation on the proposed introduction of new rules in the UK advertising codes prohibiting the sexual portrayal of under 18s in advertising. The consultation is open for response until 5pm 19 January 2017.
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Brexit means... it's the end of free movement as we know it
18 January 2017As expected, Prime Minister Theresa May today laid out plans for what has come to be known in the press as a “hard Brexit”.
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Immigration in the manufacturing industry: understanding the landscape
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16 January 2017Neil Jennings and Sam Koppel have written an article for Manufacturing Global which comments on the political pressure to reduce migrant labour in the UK and the serious challenges this will cause to the industry.
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Employment law review 2016/2017
05 January 2017An overview of the significant changes to employment law that took effect last year and a look ahead to the major reforms in store for 2017 and beyond.
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New consultations on employment tribunals and ill health and disability
04 January 2017The government has launched two new consultations: the first on reforms to the employment tribunal system and the second on work, health and disability.
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The Trade Union Act 2016 - the year ahead
04 January 2017Although the Trade Union Act 2016 (the “Act”) became law in May last year, further legislation is needed to flesh out some of its reforms and bring them into force. Now that the Government has begun publishing this additional legislation and updating related Codes of Practice, we take a look below at some areas where the impact of the Act’s reforms is likely to become clearer over the year ahead.
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Tech Predictions for 2017
03 January 2017Tech continues to be the single most influential factor in how we live our lives, both at work and at home and usually (but clearly not always) helps to enhance the quality of life.
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The law firm Christmas party - avoiding a legal hangover
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21 December 2016What are the main do’s and don’ts at the office Christmas party? Michael Burd dicusses in an article for LexisNexis.
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New Court form for Warrant Requests following suspended possession orders
21 December 2016The Court Service has released a new Request to Issue a Warrant for Possession form which is to be used where a possession order has been suspended on terms requiring the payment of rent and arrears.
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Unpaid internships and the National Trust
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20 December 2016Tackling exploitation in employment is high on the government’s agenda, and non-payment of the national minimum wage is a hot moral, political and legal topic.
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Tax treatment of termination payments – draft legislation published
20 December 2016Over the past couple of years, the Government has been consulting on proposals to make a number of changes to the tax and national insurance (“NI”) treatment of termination payments.
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Expert Q&A on Brexit's impact on US employers
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20 December 2016An expert Q&A with James Davies regarding how the Brexit vote impacts US employers.
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Getting the best out of AI in Retail
19 December 2016It is no secret that artificial intelligence (AI) has come on leaps and bounds in the past few years and now its benefits are fast becoming very apparent in the retail sector. In both the offline and online world, retailers are utilising AI to shake up the status quo. The question is: how do you make AI work in your business and what are the key legal considerations to think about when using AI?
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BoF and McKinsey Co report
19 December 2016A very interesting report has been published by The Business of Fashion (BoF) and McKinsey & Company: The State of Fashion 2017.
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Ask About... Retail, Fashion & Hospitality
19 December 2016Many of our clients in the retail, fashion and hospitality sector face similar HR issues. Each month one of the members of our team will identify an issue, ask how you would deal with it and provide our advice. This month we asked Lisa...
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Newsflash: Water tank manufacturers fined for breaching competition law
19 December 2016The UK Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has today issued a decision against a number of suppliers of water tanks used in sprinkler systems, finding that the suppliers had infringed competition law by (among other things) agreeing to fix prices, rigging tender bids as well as sharing commercially sensitive information.
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Lewis Silkin advises Be Heard Group Plc on its acquisition of Kameleon Worldwide Limited
Deal
15 December 2016Lewis Silkin has advised Be Heard Group plc, a digital marketing services group, on its 100% share capital acquisition of Kameleon Worldwide Limited, an award-winning content marketing agency.
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Britain is open for business
Press Release
15 December 2016British Embassy in partnership with Crowe Horwath hosts key meeting aimed at enlightening existing and potential entrepreneurs on the challenges and opportunities of doing business in the UK, post Brexit.
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Discrimination sur le lieu de travail pour cause de grossesse et de maternité
14 December 2016Le comité parlementaire femmes et égalités (Women & Equalities Committee) a récemment publié ses conclusions en matière de discrimination sur le lieu de travail pour cause de grossesse et de maternité.