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Green light for plain tobacco packaging
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16 June 2016We have written an article for Intellectual Property Magazine which discusses the recent High Court ruling on plain tobacco packaging.
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Lewis Silkin included in Transport for London panel
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15 June 2016Transport for London (TfL) has extended its current panel by two years with a plan to re-tender in 2018,Legal Business understands.
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Gender pay reporting a top concern for employers
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10 June 2016Gender pay reporting has been identified as one of the key challenges in the years ahead for employers, a new study has revealed. 'The Future of Employment Legal Services' - a collaboration between Lewis Silkin and research partner Winmark - analysed which issues were most likely to affect businesses in the future.
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59% view gender pay reporting as key employment law issue facing employers
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09 June 2016More than half (59%) of employer respondents view gender pay reporting as the most important employment legal services issue they will face over the next five years, according to research by law firm Lewis Silkin and Winmark.
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James Davies comments on 'flexible working and gender pay most likely to affect business'
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09 June 2016Flexible working and gender pay reporting are the issues most likely to have an impact on companies during the next five years, according to research.
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Brexit and data protection - would it make a difference?
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09 June 2016The UK’s data protection legislation is currently derived from the EU’s 1995 Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC).
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EU Trade Secrets Directive: Will blowing the whistle still be possible in practice?
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08 June 2016European Union Member States adopted a Directive on the protection of trade secrets on 27 May 2016.
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Blurred lines: sampling, inspiration, pilferage and plagiarism
08 June 2016We reported late last year on a dispute between rapper Rick Ross and dance-pop duo LMFAO over the use of a hook “everyday I’m hustlin’” / “everyday I’m shufflin’” (see here). Well, the arguments over what constitutes legitimate ‘borrowing’ from musical works continue.
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Brexit and data protection - would it make a difference
07 June 2016The UK’s data protection legislation is currently derived from the EU’s 1995 Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC). In May 2018, this will be replaced by the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which will be directly applicable across the EU (together with a new Data Protection Directive for the police and criminal justice sector).
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Lewis Silkin and Winmark study reveals the future of employment legal services
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03 June 2016With gender pay reporting, flexible working and data protection top of mind for businesses, legal providers must harness “ambition and innovation” to succeed.
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Privacy on parade – the circumscribed right to a private life
01 June 2016A new ruling of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) raises important questions about when employees can have a reasonable expectation of privacy in respect of material on their personal devices.
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Rachel Francis Lang comments in latest TMT feature for Property Week
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27 May 2016Rachel Francis-Lang has been quoted in Property Week, 'Good to grow - how landlords are capitalising on TMT boom'
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Russell Brimelow comments in Law Society Gazette on how to do part-time.
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24 May 2016Russel Brimelow has been qouted in the Law Society Gazette, 'How to: work part-time'. The article reports on the increasing number of law firms and in-house teams recognising the value of part-time working.
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Après le closing
19 May 2016Contrôle et obligations post-acquisition dans les transactions franco-britanniques
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David Deakin discusses The Internet of Things, new horizons and new challenges for retail
18 May 2016David Deakin has written an article for Essential Retail discussing the legal implications the Internet of Things is having on the retail industry.
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High price for high heels?
15 May 2016A female employee has hit the headlines after being sent home without pay on her first day as a receptionist by her agency Portico…for refusing to wear high heels.
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We write for Packaging News: The implications of EU tobacco pack rules
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10 May 2016We discusses the implications of EU tobacco pack rules in Packaging News.
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Hong Kong: staying power
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10 May 2016Lewis Silkin's Hong Kong office has been quoted in an article by The Law Society Gazette which discusses the 'long standing appeal' for interntional advisors to set up a base in Hong Kong.
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Gender pay gap reporting and Simpson’s Paradox
05 May 2016The draft gender pay gap reporting regulations were published early this year.
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Lewis Silkin advises Systra Group on its acquisition of SIAS Ltd
04 May 2016Lewis Silkin’s French Desk advised long-standing client Systra Group, the world leader for public transport infrastructure, on its acquisition of the British company SIAS Ltd.