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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
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Lewis Silkin strengthens financial services offering with specialist hire
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13 April 2021Lewis Silkin LLP today announces the hire of Wendy Saunders – a financial services, markets law and regulation expert – as a Legal Director. Her addition to the team further bolsters the firm’s financial services offering, as well as provides additional expertise for the technology & communications sector.
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Lewis Silkin promotes three to partner across Employment and Commercial practices
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01 April 2021Leading law firm Lewis Silkin today announces the promotion of David Samuels, David Hopper and Alan Hunt to its partnership, adding further strength to the firm’s market-leading Employment and Commercial practices.
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Tarun Tawakley rejoins Lewis Silkin as partner in employment litigation team
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25 March 2021Lewis Silkin announces that Tarun Tawakley is to rejoin the firm as a partner after four years as Head of Employment Law and Commercial Litigation at Deliveroo.
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Lewis Silkin continues IP recruitment drive with new Legal Director appointment
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17 February 2021Lewis Silkin LLP today announces the hire of Nick Bowie as Legal Director, the latest expansion to the firm’s market-leading Intellectual Property practice.
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Lewis Silkin bolsters Dispute Resolution ranks with lateral partner hire
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08 February 2021Neil Parkes joins the firm as a commercial disputes and media/tech IP litigation specialist
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Lewis Silkin gears up for growth with partner hires across three offices
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11 January 2021New partners appointed in London, Cardiff and Hong Kong
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Lewis Silkin co-authors white paper on harassment
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10 December 2020Richard Miskella has partnered with Neta Meidav of Vault Platform to prepare a paper on the EHRC guidance on harassment at work and how digital reporting tools can help.
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Lewis Silkin Ireland signs up to the Law Society Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Charter
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04 December 2020We are delighted to be one of the first signatories of the Law Society Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Charter. By signing the GEDI Charter we have committed to support diversity and inclusion and treat all individuals fairly and equally.
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Lewis Silkin Ireland signs Pro Bono Pledge
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02 December 2020Lewis Silkin Ireland is a founding signatory to Pro Bono Pledge Ireland, the first collaborative effort in Ireland to articulate the shared professional responsibility of lawyers to promote access to justice and provide pro bono legal assistance to those in need. The Pledge sets out the core values of such work to assist those who undertake it and their clients.
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Lewis Silkin’s Hong Kong team win Immigration Firm of the Year award for the third year running
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27 November 2020Market-leading employment and immigration law specialist Lewis Silkin has won the ‘Immigration Law Firm of the Year’ award for the third consecutive year at the Macallan ALB (Asian Legal Business) Hong Kong Law Awards 2020.
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Lewis Silkin recognised as a Top 75 employer in 2020 Social Mobility Employer Index
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11 November 2020Lewis Silkin has today been recognised as a Top 75 employer in the Social Mobility Employer Index 2020, the leading authority on employer best practice, demonstrating our commitment to social mobility in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Lewis Silkin wins Real Estate Team of the Year Award 2020
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06 November 2020Lewis Silkin has won the accolade of Real Estate Team of the Year award at The Lawyer Awards 2020 for their work on Earl’s Court Regeneration.
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Lewis Silkin boosts full-service IP offering with specialist tech hire
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06 October 2020Law firm appoints IP tech expert Alex Rushent as Tech Consultant
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Lewis Silkin announces third consecutive year of 100 per cent trainee retention
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31 July 2020In addition to the trainee retentions, the firm also confirms that it is pressing ahead with its apprenticeship programme.
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Lewis Silkin heads legal think tank on planning changes
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17 June 2020Following the COVID19 outbreak, The Law Society wrote to the Minister of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) with a list of proposed recommendations to assist with planning during the coronavirus pandemic.