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Sports Q&A: FIFA's new football agent regulations - what do you need to know?
27 June 2022Agents are always an important topic in football and especially so at the moment as FIFA’s new football agent regulations are imminent and set to impact all stakeholders who work within the football industry. In this month’s Q&A, John Shea outlines some of the key changes being proposed in order to ensure that agents, clubs, and players are ahead of the game.
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The new FIFA football agent regulations – What you need to know
06 January 2023After much controversy and debate, the new FIFA Football Agent Regulations were finally approved by the FIFA Council on 16 December 2022 and will come into force on 9 January 2023 with the aim of reinforcing contractual stability, protecting the integrity of the transfer system and achieving greater financial transparency.
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Corporate Governance for UK companies – are you meeting statutory reporting requirements?
28 April 2023ESG remains a “hot topic”; this year, the Environmental pillar has been a key area of focus. Governance, the third pillar in the ESG framework, has not received the same level of attention, but is important for companies in the UK to consider, as they may be subject to corporate governance reporting requirements if they meet certain criteria.
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£3.3 billion of unused apprenticeship levy funds have been returned to the Treasury – should you be thinking about apprenticeships?
06 November 2023We’re now almost two months into the new academic year and what would have been the start date for many new apprentices. Whilst the next academic year may feel a long way off, with over £3.3 billion of unused apprenticeship levy funds returned to the Treasury, now is a good time to consider your apprenticeship recruitment strategy for 2024 and how you can make the best use of apprenticeship funding.
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Lewis Silkin named one of Britain’s best employers for eight years running
29 February 2016City law firm Lewis Silkin LLP has once again been recognised as one of the UK’s best employers by The Sunday Times’ esteemed ‘100 Best Companies to Work For’ survey.
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The London Olympic legacy dream was real – but four years on, is it still alive?
18 August 2016As we find ourselves enjoying both the carnival-style spectacle of Rio 2016 and the success of the British athletes at the Games, the build-up felt somewhat tainted by the media frenzy surrounding the clear health risks faced by the athletes and visitors (and the wider global community), the Russian doping scandal and the ongoing protesting on the streets of Rio.
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Digital Economy Act 2017 - the new Electronic Communications Code - two years on
06 October 2019The Code was first introduced in 1984. It was then called the Telecommunications Code, and addressed the installation of landline equipment. Revisions in 2003 extended the scope to incorporate digital technology, but problems with the amended Code soon emerged.
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Gender pay gap reporting: 5 years on
28 April 2022Now that we’ve had gender pay gap reporting regulations for over 5 years, we’ve taken a look at the impact of the regime.
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FCA fines Equifax £11 million for 2017 data breach - five years after the ICO
25 October 2023This insight provides a summary of The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority’s (“FCA”) fines to Equifax Ltd (“Equifax”) £11,164,400 for failing to manage and monitor the security of UK consumer data it had outsourced to its parent company in the US, following a data breach in 2017.
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Lewis Silkin named one of Britain's best employers for fifth year running
04 March 2013City law firm Lewis Silkin LLP has once again been recognised as one of the UK’s best employers by the Sunday Times’ esteemed ‘100 Best Companies to Work For’ survey.
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Lewis Silkin named one of Britain's best employers for sixth year running
03 March 2014City law firm Lewis Silkin LLP has once again been recognised as one of the UK’s best employers by The Sunday Times’ esteemed ‘100 Best Companies to Work For’ survey. Coming in at number 54, this marks the sixth successive year Lewis Silkin has been included, and the firm is one of only eight law firms to feature in the list.
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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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The Trade Union Act 2016 - the year ahead
04 January 2017Although the Trade Union Act 2016 (the “Act”) became law in May last year, further legislation is needed to flesh out some of its reforms and bring them into force. Now that the Government has begun publishing this additional legislation and updating related Codes of Practice, we take a look below at some areas where the impact of the Act’s reforms is likely to become clearer over the year ahead.
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The year in employment law
08 January 2018The UK’s political landscape continues to be dominated by the shock 2016 referendum vote to leave the European Union. Following a surprise General Election in June 2017, Prime Minister Theresa May unexpectedly lost her parliamentary majority amid deep divisions about how the UK should “Brexit”. Against that backdrop, the Brexit negotiations between the UK and EU began in 2017 and will continue into 2018. This has meant that, as with many other areas, employment policy reform has taken something of a backseat. Nevertheless, employment law continues to change at pace.
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Lewis Silkin is switching last year’s beautiful Welsh scenery for a double-marathon through the streets of London
19 September 2019Tomorrow, on World Alzheimer's Day, Lewis Silkin will be taking part in its annual charity fundraiser for Alzheimer’s Research UK.
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Lewis Silkin wins Human Resources: Firm of the Year at the Legal 500 UK Awards 2020
05 December 2019Lewis Silkin is delighted to announce that its market-leading employment and immigration law team has won Human Resources: Firm of the Year at the Legal 500 UK Awards 2020.
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The year in employment law
08 January 2020What were the most significant employment law developments in 2019? And what can we expect this year under a newly elected Conservative government with a sizeable majority?
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Lewis Silkin wins Real Estate Team of the Year Award 2020
06 November 2020Lewis Silkin has won the accolade of Real Estate Team of the Year award at The Lawyer Awards 2020 for their work on Earl’s Court Regeneration.
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Court of Appeal holds employer liable for wrongful disclosure of personal data by ‘rogue’ employee
24 October 2018The supermarket chain Morrisons had an internal auditor who went rogue. Aggrieved at an internal disciplinary process, he disclosed payroll data on the internet relating to about 100,000 of his colleagues. He was tracked down, charged and sentenced to eight years in prison. But was Morrisons liable to the employees whose information he had leaked?
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What can we do about an EU customer charging us for Brexit delays? Rebecca Harries writes for The Times
05 May 2021We make goods in the UK and are struggling with delivering our products to Europe on time because of additional costs and delays caused by Brexit. One of our overseas customers is threatening to impose financial penalties on us for the delay. What should we do?