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Advertising & Marketing - Social Media: Update on the legal and regulatory risks of influencer marketing
20 November 2019
Regulators in both the United Kingdom and United States are taking an increasingly close interest in the activities of influencers.
Advertising & Marketing - Is increased privacy regulation killing targeted advertising?
17 September 2019
Whilst all the attention has been focussed on the GDPR, European legislators have been busy putting the finishing touches to the new E-Privacy Regulation.
HR Academy - September 2019
09 September 2019
This course runs over two days – 9 & 10 September 2019. Do you wish you had more time to focus on developments in employment law? Do you want to refresh your knowledge in core areas, or enhance the skills of members of your team? Would you like to learn in a practical way from specialist employment lawyers and your fellow HR professionals?
Music, Media & Entertainment 4.5: New content
10 July 2019
Lewis Silkin are delighted to invite you to the next event we are holding with Music, Media & Entertainment 4.5
Data breaches
09 July 2019
Lewis Silkin invites you to our 2018/19 series of roundtable discussions exclusively for General Counsel, COLPs and Risk and Compliance officers in Professional Services firms.
Dealing with #MeToo issues in the legal sector and creating a more positive culture
27 June 2019
Similarly to other sectors, the legal industry has not been immune from #Metoo issues.
Discrimination because of a perceived disability is unlawful confirms Court of Appeal
26 June 2019
The Court of Appeal has found that it is unlawful to discriminate against a person because of a mistaken perception that they have a progressive condition which would make them unable to perform the full functions of the role in future.
Cliff Fluet comments for Managing IP: UKIPO looks to AI to fight “disastrous and archaic” rights
26 June 2019
Cliff Fluet has commented in an article for Managing IP which discusses UKIPO's statement that 'Improved awareness of high quality data, together with greater use of AI and emerging tech, is likely to increase value for IP owners'.
The Law, the ‘Outlaws’ and Ad Tech’s O.K. Corral
26 June 2019
Programmatic advertising is often likened by commentators to the Wild West: some because they consider it to be a lawless place where anything goes; others because it pushes boundaries and is creating a new frontier. Wherever you stand on that metaphor, ad tech is looking like it’s about to have its own ‘Gunfight at the O.K. Corral’ moment – a shootout in the EU prompted by a long-simmering feud between privacy’s ‘lawmen’ and the advertising industry’s ‘outlaws’ finally boiling over.
Irish employment law
25 June 2019
This Inbrief provides a whistle-stop tour of the most important Irish employment law issues, from the beginning of the employment relationship through to its conclusion.
Irish employment law
25 June 2019
This Inbrief provides a whistle-stop tour of the most important Irish employment law issues, from the beginning of the employment relationship through to its conclusion.
Joanna Hunt writes for FreeMovement: Why can’t politicians get over the idea of an Australian-style immigration system?
24 June 2019
In an article for freemovement, Joanna Hunt asks, why can’t politicians get over the idea of an Australian-style immigration system?
The EU adopts a work-life balance directive
21 June 2019
The Directive, which brings in new rights for carers and working parents, must be implemented in all EU member states by the middle of 2022. We look at what it means for employers.
UK CAC upholds the relocation of European Works Council arrangements to Ireland due to Brexit
21 June 2019
The Central Arbitration Committee (“CAC”) has ruled that multinational companies headquartered outside of the European Union are not prohibited from relocating their European Works Council (“EWC”) arrangements from the UK in anticipation of Brexit. Relocation does not undermine employees’ information and consultation rights and is in accordance with the fundamental EU law principle of freedom of establishment.
Naomi Hanrahan-Soar writes for Building: Are speedier visas enough to ease the skills crisis?
21 June 2019
In an article for Building, Naomi Hanrahan-Soar asks, are speedier visas enough to ease the skills crisis that the Architecture profession is facing?
Protests against LGBT teaching at Birmingham Primary School
20 June 2019
The Public Sector Equality Duty provides that public authorities have a duty to eliminate discrimination, harassment and victimisation whilst advancing equality of opportunity and fostering good relations between people who share a relevant protected characteristic and people who don’t share it. Primary schools in advancing LGBT rights and fostering good relations have been met with protests and demonstrations which Birmingham City Council sought to restrain by injunction.
LS Interchange - Event for up & coming professionals in the Real Estate sector
20 June 2019
We are delighted to invite you to our next LS Interchange event for up & coming professionals in the Real Estate sector. This is a great opportunity to develop meaningful connections with other professionals in the sector and to meet the Lewis Silkin Real Estate team.
Litigation Costs
20 June 2019
We have updated our Guide to Litigation Costs, which provides a general introduction to the recovery of litigation costs from your opponent. It discusses general principles as well as issues that may arise during the course of litigation, providing practical guidance as to how to secure the best recovery.
Family and parental rights - Cardiff
20 June 2019
Our topical review of developments will examine recent and forthcoming changes in employment law.
Advertising & Marketing - Mergers & Acquisitions: Somewhere over the rainbow…may be your future
20 June 2019
The M&A landscape in the advertising & marketing and related technology sector has become characterised by new buyers from a variety of non-traditional backgrounds, but with the traditional network holding companies still being the most prolific acquirers.