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Digital, Commerce & Creative 101: Force Majeure
28 October 2024This article outines what force majeure is, the benefits of having a force majeure clause and how to invoke one.
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Digital, Commerce & Creative 101: How can I comply with regulatory laws affecting my supply chain?
28 October 2024Companies are increasingly being required to comply with various laws which relate to their supply chain or the behaviour of their employees, agents and sub-contractors.
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Digital, Commerce & Creative 101: Is this for real? The legal reality behind deepfakes
04 November 2024Did this really happen? Did they really say that? The emergence of deepfakes, which are videos, audio or images generated by artificial intelligence to mimic real people have quickly evolved from a novel technological curiosity to a sophisticated tool pushing the bounds of what is ethically and legally acceptable.
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Ads & Brands Law Digest: October 2024
04 November 2024Welcome to the latest Ads & Brands Law Monthly Newsletter. We cover legal and regulatory developments from the last few weeks relevant to advertising, marketing and brand-owning businesses.
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Deal or no deal? The angst continues.
29 July 2019With Brexit day pushed back to 31 October and the fate of the UK’s future relationship with the EU still up in the air, it is understandable that many EU, EEA and Swiss citizens (‘‘EEA citizens’’) on this side of the English Channel remain uncertain about how to protect their rights in the UK.
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Home Office issues cybersecurity guidance for sponsor licence holders
07 November 2024The Home Office warns sponsor licence holders: Stay cyber aware to safeguard personal data in the Sponsorship Management System (SMS). Don’t fall victim to phishing scams or malware attacks.
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xCHANGE 2024 – Future of Creativity
21 November 2024The creative industries have shown remarkable growth, contributing £126 billion to the UK economy in 2022, a 6% increase since 2019. The sector employs at least 2.5 million people and is growing at a rate that exceeds the national average by more than a factor of three
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Hong Kong advances copyright regime in the age of AI
04 November 2024The government recently completed a two-month public consultation on copyright issues arising from the latest developments in artificial intelligence (“AI”).
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No requirement for “general workforce consultation” in small-scale redundancies
12 November 2024In a helpful decision for employers, the Court of Appeal has confirmed that employers do not have to carry out “general workforce consultation” for individual redundancy dismissals to be fair.
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Hong Kong In-house Community Congress 2024 - Key Takeaways
22 October 2024Our experienced team comprising employment specialists Catherine Leung and Matthew Durham, along with disputes partner Kenix Yuen presented on “Conducting Internal Investigations with Confidence”. During the session, they covered the life cycle of an internal investigation, highlighting the specific legal, logistical, strategic, and practical issues that in-house lawyers need to consider when dealing with allegations and complaints.
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AI safety measures: a comparative chart
19 July 2024As technology continues to develop rapidly, legislators and regulators around the world are racing to keep up – or indeed catch up – by implementing measures to protect those whose interests are affected by AI systems.
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The pay gap reporting challenge: can Labour’s proposals work? Tom Heys comments for Raconteur
20 November 2024The Labour government has announced that they intend to make it compulsory for all larger companies to publish information on their ethnicity and disability pay gaps.
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Clarification on application of Acas Code
01 August 2016Two recent rulings of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) have clarified the application of the Acas Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures, by confirming it does not apply to genuine ill-health dismissals or dismissals for “some other substantial reason” (SOSR) due to a breakdown in the working relationship.
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Horizon Scanner - Intellectual Property for Chinese Businesses
18 October 2024At Lewis Silkin we are constantly monitoring the legal landscape and liaising with policymakers and regulators. This enables us to stay informed about how law and regulation will change in key areas for our clients.
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Navigating the job market with AI: tools, benefits and challenges
15 November 2024AI is revolutionising the recruitment lifecycle, enhancing how organisations attract, assess, and select candidates. It is also being used beyond recruitment to support workplace decisions after recruitment. We review how it’s being used, the future direction of AI-driven employment decisions and the consequential challenges for employers.
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Boundaries
19 December 2018The purpose of this guide is to help you should you need to identify the extent of a site or ownership and responsibility of boundaries.
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AI Implementation Pathway
19 November 2023With the rapid development of AI tools, as well as the ever-evolving regulatory landscape it is important that businesses do their homework when it comes to AI.
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Managing retirement and mandatory retirement ages in Ireland
23 October 2024A decision handed down by the Irish Supreme Court over the summer has been widely welcomed by employers and provides much needed clarity on whether the setting of a blanket contractual mandatory retirement age can be objectively justified.
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Adjudication
08 July 2021Adjudication is a mandatory procedure for determining disputes, and was introduced in the construction industry by the Housing Grants, Construction & Regeneration Act 1996 (the “Construction Act”).
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Key takeaways from xCHANGE 2024
14 November 2024Yesterday, Lewis Silkin’s The Collective held its annual xCHANGE conference in a venue with stunning views of London. From reputation management to failure in waste design, from opportunities for women in STEM careers to the importance of arts subjects for the creative industries, healthcare to architecture, fashion to art to music, and, of course, the impact of AI. Truly fascinating speakers spoke to us about all things tech, creative and science.