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Employment lawyers react to Labour's zero-hour proposals
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07 April 2015Colin Leckey has been quoted in HR Magazine on Labour's recent zero-hour proposals.
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There are bigger employment issues than zero-hours contracts
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07 April 2015Colin Leckey comments in an article by Solicitors Journal on the recent Labour zero-hours proposals.
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Perspectives on proposed reforms on the use of ‘zero hours contracts’
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07 April 2015Colin Leckey is quoted by The HR Director on the recently proposed Labour zero-hours contracts.
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Zero-hours contract ban may hit jobs but benefit agencies
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07 April 2015In an article for Recruiter Magazine, Colin Leckey comments on the Labour Party proposals to end zero-hour contracts.
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Protecting your reputation via your legal and regulatory rights
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05 April 2015“The exercise of restraint over the media by means of the threat and/or use of all available legal and regulatory mechanisms” - The deinition of Meda Management
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Digital Agencies - A guide to managing legal risk
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03 April 2015Agencies need to consider a number of legal and commercial issues when providing digital services to their clients. We outline some of the key legal issues below. However, we are offering new clients a 45 minute initial meeting free of charge to discuss their particular circumstances.
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Digital media in advertising
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03 April 2015The growing importance of digital media and digital distribution methods in the advertising industry reflects the significant impact that the digital world has had on society in general over the last 10 years or so. New technology has not only created new ways in which advertising agencies can communicate to the public, but it has also enabled them to implement cheaper, more efficient and more targeted campaigns than was previously possible using solely analogue media and traditional distribution methods.
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Q&A: The new 'fit for work' service
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01 April 2015Pulse has interviewed Karen Baxter in a Q&A on the new occupational health service being rolled out across the UK.
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Matthew Rowbotham promoted to partner at Lewis Silkin
01 April 2015Lewis Silkin LLP (www.lewissilkin.com) today announced that Matthew Rowbotham, a senior associate in the Corporate team, has been promoted to the firm’s partnership, effective 1 April. His addition brings the total number of partners at the firm to 61.
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What exactly constitutes a sackable offence?
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27 March 2015Michael Burd has been quoted in an article by The Telegraph.
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Les statuts d une societe anglais
26 March 2015Que vous soyez dirigeant français d’une société anglaise à responsabilité limitée (« limited ») récemment achetée, investisseur intéressé par une prise de participation majoritaire dans une limited ou tout simplement une société française actionnaire majoritaire d’une limited, cet article est fait pour vous ! Il vous permettra de comprendre comment fonctionnent les statuts ou « articles of association » d’une limited, comment les lire et les écueils à éviter…
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Lewis Silkin strengthens media and entertainment offering with new hire
25 March 2015City law firm Lewis Silkin LLP today announces that media and entertainment lawyer Jonathan Monjack is joining its renowned Media, Brands & Technology (MBT) team.
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To Brexit or not to Brexit?
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25 March 2015James Davies and Bethan Carney have written an article for StrategicRISK on what would happen to the EU-derived employment laws if the UK was to leave the EU.
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ITMA Spring Conference: Gamers more than just ‘spotty little guys’
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20 March 2015World Intellectual Property Review has quoted Dominic Farnsworth in an article on IP issues in the games industry.
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Lewis Silkin advises France-based Raja Group on acquisition of Morplan, mail order distributor to UK’s retail and fashion industry
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19 March 2015Lewis Silkin has advised France-based Raja Group, the leading European industrial packaging distributor, on its acquisition of Morplan, the number one B2B mail order distributor to UK’s retail and fashion industry.
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Zero-hours contracts – tackling avoidance
19 March 2015Over the past year, zero-hours contracts have never been far from the headlines and, in the run up to the general election, it seems this issue will continue to be a hot political topic.
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Is all publicity good publicity? Weighing the risks of shock advertising
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03 March 2015The Advertising Standards Authority is proud of the high level of compliance with the Advertising Code. This is all the more impressive considering that its primary sanction is negative PR, rather than fines. So following the ASA’s recent publication of the 10 most complained about ads of the last 12 months, there is a question to be asked: did any of these advertisers suffer long term consequences by provoking hundreds of complaints? Or was it just transient, short-term negative publicity?
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For seventh year running, Lewis Silkin named one of Britain’s top employers
02 March 2015For the seventh year in a row, City law firm Lewis Silkin LLP has again been recognised as one of the UK’s best employers as part of The Sunday Times’ esteemed ‘100 Best Companies to Work For’ survey. Maintaining its position at number 54 overall, the firm is one of 10 law firms to feature in the 2015 list.
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...a little bit of law - Data Protection
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01 March 2015Personal information collected by organisations in the housing sector, especially by Registered Providers (RPs), is often extremely sensitive. Therefore, the sector must be particularly scrupulous when it comes to data handling.
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Suspicions remain over ‘pragmatic solution’ to Easdale’s exit strategy at Rangers
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27 February 2015We have been quoted in an article by The Telegraph.