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CBDC - the future of payments and money in the UK?
09 February 2023Back in April 2022 I wrote an article about the future of cryptoassets, payments and money in the UK. At that time, the UK government announced that it intended to bring in a regulatory regime for stablecoins used as a means of payment.
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Could UK build a national large language AI model to power tools like ChatGPT? James Gill comments for Tech Monitor
23 February 2023Countries around the world are developing national AI models. Industry experts say Britain should do the same.
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New era for UK consumers protection
05 May 2023Giles Crown has summarised the most important aspects of the proposed changes in consumer law and regulation arising from the new Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer Bill. This includes some serious additional risks for all businesses targeting UK consumers, including for the first time direct enforcement by the CMA and large potential fines.
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M&A deal practice in Spain and the UK – key differences to bear in mind
25 May 2023Whilst mid-market transaction volumes involving UK and Spanish parties are lower than activity between the UK and France or Germany (for example), the UK is an important market for Spanish acquirers (and vice versa) especially now that the post-Brexit landscape has become clearer.
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Expanding UK and EU requirements to cyber-secure services and products in the supply chain
24 July 2023While we continue to wait for news from Whitehall on the UK government’s search for a “suitable legislative vehicle” to drive its proposed updates to the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018 (NIS Regulations), we take a look at why the change is necessary to protect supply chains, what is proposed, and who it will likely affect – the focus being on providers of managed services. We also sum-up other key cybersecurity changes afoot, both in the UK and the EU, affecting participants in supply chains for services as well as hardware and software products.
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Lewis Silkin receives nine Tier 1 practice rankings and 15 new individual rankings in Legal 500 UK 2024
04 October 2023We continued to receive strong recognition in the latest edition of the Legal 500 UK, released today. We earned 15 new individual rankings this year – bringing the total number of colleagues mentioned to 96.
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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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Labour announces new immigration strategy for the UK
02 August 2024The Home Secretary provides more detail on how Labour will reform the immigration system, linking skills to sponsorship. Labour will also retain many of the strict Immigration Rule changes introduced by the previous Government.
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Lewis Silkin has acted for Next 15 Group plc on Transform UK Consulting’s acquisition of Cadence Innova
16 September 2024Lewis Silkin has advised Next 15 Group plc, the growth consultancy, on Transform UK Consulting’s acquisition of Cadence Innova, the London-based change and transformation consultancy.
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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