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Lewis Silkin receives Tier 1 ranking in Legal 500 UK 2023 for Employment, M&A and Media and Entertainment
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29 September 2022Lewis Silkin continues to receive strong recognition in the latest edition of the Legal 500 UK released yesterday, earning 82 individual lawyer and practice rankings. In this edition we have seven top tier practice rankings, one new entry and three improved rankings.
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Lewis Silkin has advised Havas Group on the acquisition of Vendor Technologies t/a Expert Edge
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23 September 2022Lewis Silkin has advised its longstanding client, Havas Group, on the acquisition of UK based full-service ecommerce and consultancy Expert Edge.
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Lewis Silkin kickstarts North of England presence with new team hire
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01 September 2022Partner Sally Hulston to lead four-strong employment team in Manchester.
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Lewis Silkin's new Northern Ireland office to reflect rapidly expanding offering
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15 August 202235-strong team consolidating into a single location in the heart of Belfast city centre.
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New sick leave legislation in Ireland – Independent.ie
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02 August 2022Niamh Crotty and Linda Hynes have written an article for the independent.ie on the new sick leave legislation that has recently been passed by the Oireachtas in Ireland.
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Lewis Silkin announces two promotions to the partnership for 2022
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30 March 2022Lewis Silkin has today announced the promotion of two individuals to Partner, representing the firm’s market-leading Employment and Immigration practices.
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Jo Evans elected as Chair of Lewis Silkin
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21 February 2022Lewis Silkin has today announced that corporate partner and Chair of the firm’s Diversity and Inclusion board, Jo Evans, has been elected as the new Chair of the Partnership, effective 1 April 2022.
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Lewis Silkin secures injunction against former Nissan GC with High Court ruling confidential documents were retained in breach of contract
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10 February 2022Judge Andrew Keyser (High Court Chancery Division) has ruled that the former global general counsel of Nissan (Ravinder Passi) must return or destroy confidential documents owned by the automotive giant.
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Lewis Silkin to make new London home in environmentally friendly office fit for the future
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07 February 2022Lewis Silkin has confirmed that it will be moving its London offices from Chancery Lane to the Arbor building within the landmark Bankside Yards development in March 2023.
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Lewis Silkin expands in Northern Ireland with addition of IP, tech and media practice
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31 January 2022BELFAST AND LONDON – Lewis Silkin today announces that it has added to its growing offering in Northern Ireland by joining forces with local specialist commercial, technology, intellectual property and media law firm Forde Campbell.
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Lewis Silkin expands litigation offering in Hong Kong
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04 January 2022Experienced employment and IP litigator Jezamine Fewins joins team.
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Lewis Silkin improves ranking in Social Mobility Employer Index 2021 and is again recognised as a Top 75 employer
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24 November 2021For the second year running, Lewis Silkin has again been recognised as a Top 75 employer in the Social Mobility Employer Index, rising from 59th (out of 119) to 34th (out of 203).
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Lewis Silkin appoints Tom Gaunt to head expanding IP practice
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15 September 2021Leading law firm Lewis Silkin today announces the appointment of Tom Gaunt as Head of IP for the firm’s expanding Intellectual Property practice.
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Lewis Silkin grows global mobility practice with immigration partner hire
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16 August 2021Lewis Silkin today announces the appointment of Supinder Singh Sian as a partner in the firm’s growing Immigration practice.
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Lewis Silkin and Jones Cassidy Brett join forces in Northern Ireland
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02 August 2021Lewis Silkin LLP and specialist Belfast-based employment law firm Jones Cassidy Brett (JCB) have joined forces to establish a new employment law offering in Northern Ireland, providing clients with seamless access to best-in-class employment law advice and wider complementary workplace, people and HR services across the UK and Ireland.
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Lewis Silkin LLP shortlisted for the UK Social Mobility Awards
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21 July 2021Lewis Silkin LLP has been shortlisted in the Community Programme of the Year category in the UK Social Mobility Awards 2021. Lucy Lewis has also been shortlisted in the UK Social Mobility Awards 2021 in the Champion of the Year category
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Lewis Silkin’s patent prosecution team goes from strength-to-strength, as recognised by the IAM Patent 1000 2021 rankings.
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12 July 2021As a key part of Lewis Silkin’s complete IP360 offering, its patent prosecution team has achieved notable recognition in the 2021 IAM Patent 1000 rankings.
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Lewis Silkin successful in Deliveroo Court of Appeal rider status challenge
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24 June 2021By a unanimous 3-0 verdict, the Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court’s dismissal of a judicial review of a finding by the Central Arbitration Committee that Deliveroo riders are not “workers”. The Court ruled that the riders are not in an “employment relationship” for the purposes of European law.
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The TV Collective launches a first of its kind study that will look to reveal the Best Places to Work in the UK Entertainment industry based on ethnicity
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04 June 2021A year since the death of George Floyd and the black lives matter movement, companies have been pledging initiatives aimed at promoting greater diversity and equality to support women and minorities underrepresented in leadership positions. What has changed?
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Lewis Silkin advises Next Fifteen Communications Group plc on it’s acquisition of Shopper Media Group Ltd
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19 April 2021Lewis Silkin advises Next Fifteen Communications Group plc on it’s acquisition of Shopper Media Group Ltd