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Lewis Silkin recognised with top rankings in Chambers UK 2024 for Employment, Immigration: Business, Information Technology, Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment: Advertising and Marketing, and Retail
19 October 2023We now have 23 practice rankings, including nine in Band 1. The firm has 68 ranked individuals, 13 of whom are new entries. This strong performance follows similarly robust results in the Legal 500 UK earlier this month.
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Is there a future for crypto marketing in the UK?
03 November 2023Following the coming into force of the Financial Conduct Authority’s new crypto marketing regime, Wendy Saunders provides a breakdown of what it all means in practice.
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Does the ASA need to revisit its gender stereotyping rules? - Brinsley Dresden comments for Campaign UK
23 January 2024The ASA has come under scrutiny for banning a poster ad for Calvin Klein which features an image of singer-songwriter FKA twigs with a denim shirt draped over her naked body. Brinsley suggests the need for a light-touch approach from the regulator, which provides clarity but doesn't stifle creativity.
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Lewis Silkin has advised Banijay UK on its investment in Immovable Studios, co-founded by Akala and Chanelle Newman
23 February 2024Lewis Silkin has advised Banijay UK on taking a minority stake in Immovable Studios, co-founded by British hip-hop artist, author and social entrepreneur Akala and his business partner and talent manager Chanelle Newman.
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Difference between UK consumer laws (including DMCC Act) and equivalent EU laws
23 February 2024This note sets out the key differences in consumer law between UK and EU consumer laws. This includes, for the UK, the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (CRA), Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, SI 2008/1277 (CPR) and proposed changes under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCC) Act 2024 which received Royal Assent in May 2024. For the EU it includes the Omnibus Directive (EU) 2019/2161, the Sale of Goods Directive (EU) 2019/771 and the Digital Content Directive (EU) 2019/770 (DCD) which have become law in EEA member states since the UK left the EU.
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IAPP Data Protection Intensive: UK 2024
28 February 2024Lewis Silkin will be attending IAPP Data Protection Intensive: UK 2024 in London on 28 – 29 February 2024.
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UK election 2024: immigration law reforms
17 June 2024The content of this page has been removed following the election results.
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Digital, Commerce & Creative 101: Running prize promotions in the UK
18 June 2024A prize promotion can be a great way for a promoter to engage with its customers – and potentially find new ones. But getting it right isn’t always easy. And when things go wrong – as they sometimes do despite the best of intentions – a promoter can find itself facing negative publicity and even an adverse ruling from the Advertising Standards Authority.
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UK election 2024: employment law reforms
27 June 2024The content of this page has been removed following the election results.
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UK election 2024: Digital, Creative and Commercial reforms
02 July 2024What digital, creative and commercial law changes should we expect after the UK general election? We’re listing the key pledges in our tracker. This article has been updated to include relevant SNP manifesto commitments.
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Statut professionnel des chauffeurs d’Uber
13 December 2016Un tribunal du travail (employment tribunal) a déterminé que les chauffeurs engagés par Uber étaient des employés et non des prestataires indépendants, ce qui signifie qu’ils ont droit au salaire minimum national, aux congés payés annuels et à la protection des dénonciateurs.
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Advocate General’s Opinion – Uber provides a transport service not an information society service
11 May 2017The Advocate General states the Uber is providing a transport service and it not acting as an electronic intermediary and providing an information society service. Uber therefore should have to comply with local laws for the licensing of taxi operators
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No U18 signings, partner clubs and fast thinking: English football post-Brexit. Andrew Osborne comments for The Athletic
03 December 2020The United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union will end in just over four weeks’ time and that momentous split ensures change is coming across all walks of life from January 1, 2021. Football is no exception.
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Types of directors: myths and common pitfalls
25 March 2020Below we answer some of the most common questions and address frequent pitfalls in the often-confusing realm of company directors.
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Payback time? Types of Covid-19 pay-related queries that may arise
25 August 2020As the furlough scheme starts to wind down and redundancies become more commonplace, employers may face a host of pay-related queries, grievances or claims from employees arising from the workplace upheaval caused by coronavirus.
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Ann Tyler comments in The Law Society Gazette on employee ownership
27 March 2017Employee Ownership Consultant, Ann Tyler has commented in an article for The Law Society Gazette which discusses the benefits of employee ownership schemes.
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Lewis Silkin advises Next 15 on the acquisition of Twogether
01 April 2016Lewis Silkin LLP has advised Next 15, the AIM-listed digital communications group, on its acquisition of B2B creative and digital marketing agency, Twogether Creative Limited.
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Lewis Silkin cuts reporting time by two days a month with innovative database solution
04 April 2013In a Microsoft case study, Finance Systems Manager Michael Turner discusses the various reports, charts and graphs that are produced each month in order to allow senior managers to analyse performance. Wanting to simplify the creation of reports and increase the quality of data produced, the firm decided to implement a database solution based on Microsoft SQL Server 2012. As a result of this new product, the finance team now saves up to two days a month on management reporting and partners can track financial metrics and staff performance in real time.
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Cliff Fluet quoted in "Two CMJ Panels Tackle Nuanced, Important (and Dry) Entertainment Law"
28 October 2014Cliff Fluet has been quoted in Billboard.com's write up of the Entertainment Business Law Seminar at the 2014 CMJ Music Marathon in New York City.
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Lewis Silkin expands its corporate team through addition of two new partners
08 September 2016Top 100 UK law firm Lewis Silkin LLP today announces the addition of two new partners to its corporate team and technology sector group. Tim Leeson and David Willbe bring a wealth of experience in advising technology businesses on corporate finance matters.