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Jo Farmer and Richard Miskella elected as Joint Managing Partners
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23 January 2023Giles Crown to step down as JMP at the end of March.
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Catherine Leung named as Head of Employment in Hong Kong
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04 January 2023Lewis Silkin has today announced Catherine Leung as Head of Employment for the firm’s Hong Kong office, further strengthening its market-leading employment practice.
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Lewis Silkin partners Colin Leckey and Kathryn Weaver win Lexology Client Choice Award
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15 November 2022We are delighted to announce that Colin Leckey and Kathryn Weaver have been named winners at the 2022 Lexology Client Choice Awards in the ‘Labour and Employment’ category.
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Lewis Silkin ranked in top three firms for employment practice in The Times Best Law Firms 2023
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04 November 2022We are delighted to announce that Lewis Silkin has been ranked in The Times’ top three firms for employment law in England and Wales. These firms were identified according to the number of recommendations received.
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Lewis Silkin ranked sixth in Newsweek’s list of the UK’s Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces
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03 November 2022Lewis Silkin has performed superbly in a comprehensive ranking of organisations that employees love working for. Newsweek surveyed more than 450,000 employees at organisations ranging in size from 50 employees to over 5,000, to find out how connected and satisfied they are with their place of work.
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Lewis Silkin recognised with top rankings in Chambers UK 2023 for Employment, Media and Entertainment: Advertising and Marketing, Information Technology, and Intellectual Property
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20 October 202219 of our practices are ranked, and all our existing Band 1 practice rankings have been maintained. In addition we have 56 ranked individuals, six of whom are new entries. This strong performance follows similarly robust results in the Legal 500 UK earlier this month.
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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.