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  • The Changing World of the Employment Lawyer

    Press

    09 July 2015

    With technological advancements and the impact of globalisation on business needs leading to a shift in client demands, Michael Burd explores the changing role of the employment lawyer in this evolving environment.

  • Stadium naming rights deals - Top 10 tips

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    01 July 2015

    Naming rights deals are one of the most complex forms of sponsorship agreements. This inbrief guide seeks to get rights holders thinking about all the key issues which will need to be included in the agreement, before they negotiate any deal.

  • If you say something sexist at work, will you lose your job?

    Press

    30 June 2015

    Michael Burd has been quoted in an article by The Telegraph which looks at the possible repercussions of making sexist remarks in the workplace following Sir Tim Hunt's comments and subsequent resignation.

  • Remuneration in financial services - new rules on deferral and clawback

    29 June 2015

    New rules on deferral and clawback of variable remuneration are set out in a joint policy statement issued by the Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA”) and the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”). They will apply to variable remuneration awarded for performance periods beginning on or after 1 January 2016.

  • Wimbledon: strawberries and cream for the digital age

    Press

    17 June 2015

    Alex Kelham has been quoted in an article by The Guardian which examines Wimbledon's attempts to stay relevant in today's market, whilst still maintaining its traditional brand image.

  • Fighting back against misleading competitor advertising: How Garmin successfully navigated a route to banning misleading claims by TomTom in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands

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    11 June 2015

    Brinsley Dresden and Daniel Bugler have co-authored an article with Andrew Etkind, General Counsel at Garmin, and Daniël Haije, Partner at Hoogenraad & Haak, for the International In-house Counsel Journal. The article covers misleading competitor advertising and focuses on how Garmin successfully navigated a route to banning misleading claims by TomTom in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

  • US Government HR hacked: what if such a data breach happened in the UK?

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    10 June 2015

    Steven Lorber has been quoted in an article by Personnel Today. The article examines the impact of data protection breaches in the UK, after data affecting millions of workers was hacked at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the HR department for the US Federal government.

  • ISBA/IPA launch new client/agency framework contracts

    Press

    09 June 2015

    ISBA and the IPA are this week launching two new flexible framework contract templates designed as a starting point to help clients and agencies formalise their relationships in an era where services are converging and relationships becoming more multi-functional and complex.

  • The Law of Privacy

    Inbrief

    08 June 2015

    The protection of privacy which embodies our law of confidentiality has become increasingly important. Together with the law of defamation, privacy and confidentiality are vital rights for individuals and corporations, especially when well known figures and celebrities attract so much attention.

  • Online content: risks and rewards

    Inbrief

    05 June 2015

    With digital content becoming ever more popular and users becoming more sophisticated, all those involved in the online publishing industry need to be aware of the risks that come with the rewards of digital content.

  • Conscience and common sense

    Press

    04 June 2015

    Tom Heys has been mentioned on the Economist's Erasmus blog, in an article looking at Islam, the courts and female attire.

  • When councils can charge planning agreement fees and when they cannot

    Press

    03 June 2015

    We have written an article for Waste Planning magazine on the requirements for planning applications for waste related schemes.

  • Zero-hours contracts – exclusivity ban now in force

    27 May 2015

    The new government has finally implemented the long-heralded ban on exclusivity clauses in zero-hours contracts. This has been a hot topic for many months, with all of the major political parties including plans to tackle the widespread use of such contracts in their election manifestos.

  • Zero hours contracts: A godsend for high-flying professionals

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    20 May 2015

    Helen Samuel, Senior Lawyer with lewissilkinhouse - our specialist resourcing service - has written an article for City AM on the benefits of zero hours contracts for high-flying professionals.

  • Africa's 'explosive growth' in adspend

    11 May 2015

    Following their attendance at last month's IAA 'Africa Rising' conference in Ghana, Boko Inyundo and Paul Rajput's article on why and how big brands are taking the continent seriously, has been featured by leading advertising industry magazine, Campaign.

  • Lewis Silkin advises Publicis Worldwide on acquisition of shopper marketing agency, Vivid Brand

    06 May 2015

    Lewis Silkin has advised Publicis Groupe's agency network Publicis Worldwide, one of the leading global creative agency networks, on its acquisition of shopper marketing agency, Vivid Brand, adding to its portfolio of agencies within the Publicis Worldwide network in the UK.

  • Lewis Silkin opens its doors in Hong Kong

    Press

    30 April 2015

    First international office will provide employment and global mobility advice for clients across Asia-Pacific. Lewis Silkin today announces the establishment of a new office in Hong Kong to support the rapidly expanding employment and global mobility needs of its clients across the Asia-Pacific region.

  • Behind the billboard - regulating health and beauty ads

    Press

    29 April 2015

    Brinsley Dresden has been interviewed by LexisNexis for an article on the challenges confronting advertisers in the health and beauty industries.

  • Lewis Silkin advises digital consultancy How Splendid Ltd on sale to Creston plc

    Press

    27 April 2015

    Lewis Silkin has advised How Splendid Ltd (‘Splendid’), the digital design and development consultancy, on its sale to Creston plc, the marketing communications group. Founded in 2003 and based in London, Splendid comprises User Experience (“UX”) specialists, designers and developers, delivering work for a variety of multinational, blue-chip clients across the finance, utilities, retail and media sectors.

  • How to Protect your Format

    Inbrief

    27 April 2015

    This paper is based on that extensive experience, and sets out a number of practical steps that you can take to make the protection of television formats easier for those that have invested substantial time and money in their creation.

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