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The City takes a break from holidays
30 September 2013In this Financial News article, Colin Leckey discusses results of the Financial News' City job satisfaction survey which found that 30.5% of survey participants did not take their entire holiday entitlement for the year.
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Lewis Silkin takes on the 24 Peaks Challenge for charity
17 July 2015A team from City law firm Lewis Silkin will be putting their endurance to the test when they take on the 24 Peaks Challenge this September to raise much-needed funds for the firm’s chosen charity, The Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals.
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The ICO takes action in the offline data broking sector
02 November 2020The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (‘ICO’) has issued an enforcement notice to Experian giving it nine months to remedy non-compliant personal data processing that it considers to be in breach of data protection legislation.
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Lessons in remote offboarding as furlough ends and “Great Resignation” takes hold: Laura Farnsworth comments for International Employment Lawyer
05 October 2021This week the Spanish government reached a deal with unions and industry groups to extend the nation’s furlough programme until February 2022. The new deal represents the sixth extension to the scheme since Spain imposed its first lockdown in March 2020 and covers approximately 270,000 workers.
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Remuneration regime: consultation on material risk takers
29 September 2021The Prudential Regulation Authority is consulting on changes to the identification of material risk takers for banks, building societies and PRA-designated investment firms
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Takeovers & Finance
We act for investors, clubs and management teams on the full spectrum of corporate transactions. We combine our deep understanding of the key assets in sport: people, intellectual property and stadia, with our experience and knowledge of the sport regulatory framework and tax, to provide bespoke commercial advice.
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Lewis Silkin advises London-listed Bushveld Minerals on takeover offer to acquire Lemur Resources
13 May 2013Lewis Silkin has advised its client Bushveld Minerals Limited (AIM:BMN) on its intention to make an off-market takeover offer to acquire all of the ordinary shares in Lemur Resources Limited (ASX:LMR). The Lewis Silkin team was led by Corporate Finance partner Nadim Khan, alongside senior associate Ian McDonald.
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Ireland’s Budget 2021: Key takeaways for employers
16 October 2020The Covid-19 pandemic and the threat of a no-trade deal Brexit are the overriding themes underpinning the government’s budget for 2021. According to Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, the government has set aside €5.5 billion in contingency funds due to the “unbelievable uncertainty” facing the country. In this article we highlight key points from the budget for employers to note.
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Managing conflicts of interest in asset management: key takeaways from recent FCA fines
15 June 2022On 30 March 2022 the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) published final notices against GAM International Management Ltd (“GAM”) and Timothy Haywood, a former fund manager for GAM, in connection with failures to manage conflicts of interest arising from dealings with Greensill Capital (UK) Limited. The fines, equalling £9,103,523 and £230,037 respectively, should serve as a warning to asset managers on the importance of adequately dealing with conflicts of interest and emphasise the necessity in having a robust framework in place to identify and manage any such conflicts.
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Data Protection Commission Annual Report – takeaways for employers
27 April 2023The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) recently published its annual report for 2022 detailing the activities it undertook in 2022 and setting out its regulatory strategy and priorities for the next five years. In this article we focus on the topics and guidance that we think are most relevant for employers, specifically in the areas of data breaches, subject access requests and data subject complaints. We also summarise some of the more notable case studies that might interest employers.
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The Building Safety Act 2022 – Key Takeaways
07 July 2023The Grenfell disaster led to the realisation that many buildings in the UK have historical fire safety defects that are either associated with their original construction or later refurbishment. In response, the Government introduced the Building Safety Act 2022 (“BSA”) which came into force from April 2022 and contains various leaseholder protections which exempt them, in certain circumstances, from paying any remediation costs.
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Irish Data Protection Commission Guidance on Subject Access Requests – Takeaways for Employers
07 September 2023In this second article in our two-part series, Linda Hynes, partner in the Employment, Immigration and Reward team of Lewis Silkin Ireland, looks at the recent guidance issued by the Irish Data Protection Commission (‘DPC’) on managing subject access requests and considers the key takeaways for employers when dealing with such requests.
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Key takeaways for employers from recent DPC guidance on SARs – Linda Hynes comments for PDP
02 November 2023Linda Hynes looks at the recent guidance issued by the DPC on managing subject access requests and considers the key takeaways for employers when dealing with such requests.
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Commitment and Collaboration - key takeaways from the Smart Building Show 2023
07 November 2023Smart tech and smart buildings are now becoming a priority for business leaders and owners, but the current climate challenges require commitment and collaboration. At the recent Smart Buildings show we learnt more on how smart buildings are part of a solution to a complex problem:
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JLL Green Lease Report 2023 – Key Takeaways
22 March 2024JLL recently published their research on Green Leasing 2.0; bridging the owner-occupier divide to deliver shared ESG value.
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Roundtable Mediation - Game of give and take
06 October 2016Karen Baxter has been featured in an article on the use of mediation for The Law Society Gazette.
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Employer must provide ‘adequate facility’ to take annual leave, says Advocate General
14 June 2017An Advocate General of the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) has given his opinion that employers must provide an “adequate facility” for workers to exercise the right to paid annual leave under the EU Working Time Directive (“WTD”). On termination of employment, the employer must pay in lieu of untaken leave for the period during which the worker did not have such a facility to take it.
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I am a Partner in the Corporate, Commercial and Partnerships Legal Practice Groups having joined Lewis Silkin LLP in 2010.
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Data Breaches: Dealing with The Long Tail
01 March 2023As the immediate flurry of activity (and panic?) in the initial hours and days of a data breach subsides, attentions will turn to the longer-term impact: what of regulatory investigations and action, rights requests and compensation claims by affected data subjects?
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Subject Access Request: Strategy, Tactics and Risks
17 October 2019We are pleased to invite you or your Dublin based colleagues to our breakfast workshop for data protection officers, legal counsel and anyone else who touches subject access requests.