Navigating Neurodiversity Policies Gives Employers A Leg Up Tom Heys Comments for Law360 UK

Lewis Silkin has today announced the promotion of eight new partners from across its Employment, DCC (Digital, Commerce and Creative) and Real Estate groups.

From the long awaited Data (Use and Access) Act is bringing incremental legal changes over the coming months and years, to the widespread adoption of AI technologies reshaping both the volume and sophistication of employee data subject access requests (DSARs), UK employers are navigating a fast‑shifting data protection landscape. What exactly is changing and what needs to be done from a HR perspective? 

Lewis Silkin has acted for Jonathan Friend (and Friend TP Limited) in the successful defence of a High Court claim brought by Friend Media Technology Systems Limited and Friend MTS Limited on the direction of its current management team. Both entities are part of the Friend Group which was founded by Mr Friend two decades ago and of which he remains a director and shareholder.