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Modern Slavery
Lewis Silkin LLP is a commercial law firm operating across seven sites in the UK, Republic of Ireland and Asia. We provide legal advice to businesses across Brands, Commercial, Corporate, Data & Privacy, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Immigration & Global Mobility, Intellectual Property, Investigations & Regulatory, Partnerships & LLPs, Real Estate, Restructuring & Insolvency, Tax, Rewards & Incentives, and Technology Contracts.
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I am one of the first Solicitor Apprentices at Lewis Silkin, joining the firm in September 2020.
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BA’s sky-high fine for GDPR breach
09 July 2019British Airways (BA) are potentially facing a £183m fine by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for breaches of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) following last year’s cyber-attack. The actual amount of the fine will be determined after representations are made by BA and by other supervisory authorities.
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Pro Bono Skills Academy: Generative AI 101 for Charities and Not-For-Profits
09 November 2023This is the first of a series of pro bono webinars from the Lewis Silkin Pro Bono Skills Academy. This webinar is aimed at UK based charities and not-for-profit organisations that need to get up to speed with AI and spot the opportunities and hazards on the horizon.
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Pro Bono Skills Academy: Mental health awareness for managers
15 January 2024This is the next session in Lewis Silkin's Pro Bono Skills Academy series. This webinar will focus on how to approach mental health issues in the workplace. The session is aimed at people managers and those with supervisory responsibilities within UK-based charities and not-for-profit organisations.
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Pro Bono Skills Academy: Introduction to Crypto
27 February 2024In Lewis Silkin’s next Pro Bono Skills Academy, we will be focussing on crypto. As we move into 2024, charities and non-profits will no doubt be looking for new and innovative ways to engage with and retain donors.
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Immigration programmes for low-skilled labour: alternatives to freedom of movement
08 September 2016The UK relies on EU migrants for low-skilled labour. When the current immigration system was introduced in 2008, Tier 3 of the UK Points-Based System was earmarked for low-skilled immigration routes.
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Skilled Worker route changes in the legal sector – Levelling Down?
25 April 2024Recent salary increases under the Skilled Worker route are leading law firms to centralise sponsored roles to London and other higher-paying areas of the UK.
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Obesity: one size no longer fits all after European case
24 July 2014Ellen Temperton has been quoted in an article by The Times on obesity discrimination.
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Gender pay gap reporting – six-month deadline extension announced
25 February 2021Employers must report their gender pay gap statistics relating to the “snapshot date” of 5 April 2020, but they now have until 4 October 2021 to do so following an extension of the deadline due to the impact of Covid-19.
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Six countries added to COVID-19 red list for England
26 November 2021South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia and Zimbabwe have been added to the COVID-19 travel red list for England from midday GMT on Friday 26 November 2021.
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Siobhra Rush has commented in the Independent.ie on the results of Ryanair’s latest gender pay gap report
23 February 2022The report, submitted during the pandemic, shows the gap in average hourly pay between men and women is 67.8pc despite an increase in female pilots. Siobhra has said the legislation is still valuable, promotes transparency, and “requires employers to reflect on why they have a pay gap and diversity issues”…
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Singapore - APAC Employment Law Conference: Equal Pay, #MeToo, and Family Leave Rights across Asia Pacific
16 October 20182018 has seen a significant shift in the laws and workplace awareness on issues relating to equality, harassment and employee protection all over the world.
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Employment law in Singapore – an overview
01 December 2020Singapore’s rapid economic development since it gained independence in 1965 is well documented. This economic success, combined with the country’s lightly regulated business environment, has long made it a natural “hub” for many multinational employers. This in-brief provides an overview of some of the key aspects of employment law in Singapore.
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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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NDAs made simple - latest requirements and best practice
04 December 2019The Solicitors Regulatory Authority has reissued its warning notice on non-disclosure agreements (“NDAs”), shortly after publication of new guidance by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. We’ve created a table to clarify current legal and regulatory requirements, best practice and future proposals for using confidentiality provisions in settlement agreements and employment contracts.
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My work concerns the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights (including trade marks, copyright, patents, designs and confidential information) and technology disputes including ...
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I joined Lewis Silkin as a partner in 2000, and am a member of each of the firm’s Corporate and Digital, Commerce & Creative practice groups, as well as our Media & Entertainment and Retail, ...
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I advise national and international businesses on a broad range of commercial disputes with a particular focus on the professional services sector.
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Explainability and AI: the silver bullet?
17 January 2024Lawmakers faced with rapid advances in AI are turning to the safeguards needed to protect individuals whose interests are affected by AI systems and to build trust in automated decision-making. Building trust in automated outcomes will be much more of a challenge for many years following the revelations which are emerging from the Post Office scandal. Common among these safeguards are auditing, human oversight, effective contestability, transparency and explainability. But what is most likely to be effective?