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Royal assent paves the way for Brexit
16 March 2017The Queen has this morning signed into law the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill which was passed by MPs and peers on Monday.
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Guideline on reduction in sentence for a guilty plea
16 March 2017The Sentencing Council for England and Wales has issued a new guideline. It applies equally in magistrates’ courts and the Crown Court, to all individual offenders aged 18 and older, and to organisations, in cases where the first hearing is after May 31 2017, regardless of the date of the offence.
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Important new guidelines for advertising prices to UK consumers
17 March 2017The long-awaited Guidance for Traders on Pricing Practices was finally issued by the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSi) in December 2016. The previous guidelines had been around since the old DTI published its first Code of Practice in 1988, with the last iteration published by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) in 2010. Although the BIS guidance has been withdrawn, traders have until April 2017 to comply with the new Guidance. The Guidance will apply to any advertisers targetting UK consumers, including advertisers based abroad.
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Dressing to impress - discriminatory appearance codes
17 March 2017Laura Farnsworth and Emma Langhorn have written an article for HR review on discriminatory appearance codes in the workplace.
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CMA offers cash for whistleblowers
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New guidance on long-term sickness dismissals
23 March 2017The Court of Appeal has given some useful new guidance on the vexed question of when an employer can safely dismiss an employee who is on long-term sickness absence – although not all of the judges agreed with the result.
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Lewis Silkin announces launch of LS Live seminars for live events industry
23 March 2017Top 100 UK law firm Lewis Silkin LLP has launched LS Live, a new seminar series which deals with legal issues in the live entertainment industry: from live music to theatre, experiential to sport, product launches to festivals, and exhibitions to one-off global events.
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Lewis Silkin mentioned in The Times Law Diary
24 March 2017Lewis Silkin's latest immigration update: 'Don’t blink: The Immigration Rules are changing again' has been mentioned in Edward Fennell's Law Diary.
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ICO fines Flybe and Honda
28 March 2017The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued data protection fines to two household names: Flybe and Honda, for sending marketing emails in breach of the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (“PECR”).
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Lewis Silkin speaking at launch of major techUK report
28 March 2017Naomi Hanrahan-Soar will be speaking at the launch of techUK’s Global Tech Talent Powering Global Britain report at the House of Commons on Thursday 30 March in relation to UK migration in the sector.
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The Best Lawyers 2018
28 March 2017Lewis Silkin is pleased to announce that four partners in their Employment, Immigration and Reward department have been listed in this year’s edition of Best Lawyers 2018.
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What game creators need to know about protecting their brands
30 March 2017We have written an article for GamesIndustry.biz, one of the leading websites for news and information about the global video games industry. The article comments on a recent kart racing suit filed by Nintendo and offers advice for game companies.
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Counterfeit tech products on the rise
30 March 2017The OECD has just published a report entitled “Trade in Counterfeit ICT Goods” which estimates that 6.5% of the global trade in information and communication technologies (ICT) equipment is counterfeit.
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Greater clarity on data subject access requests
30 March 2017A recent Court of Appeal decision has given clarity to data controllers in terms of the grounds on which they may refuse a data subject access request (“DSAR”), although the position is not always a helpful one.
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Court of Appeal confirms deterrent sentences for copyright infringement
30 March 2017In Regina v Evans the Court of Appeal has provided guidance on the appropriate level of sentencing for criminal offences under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. The Court of Appeal confirmed that the sentence should have a deterrent effect.
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Lewis Silkin win Silver at Transform Europe Awards 2017
31 March 2017We are delighted to announce that Lewis Silkin with Living Group have won Silver for Best visual identity in the professional services sector, and Highly Commended for Best brand architecture at the Transform Awards Europe 2017.
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Indian nationals must now apply for visit visas directly to the HKSAR Department of Immigration
03 April 2017Effectively immediately, Indian nationals who require visit visas must do so directly by post to the Immigration Department in Hong Kong instead of submitting applications to the nearest Chinese diplomatic or consular post.
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Lewis Silkin announces partner promotion
03 April 2017Top 100 UK law firm Lewis Silkin LLP today announces the promotion of Alex Kelham to the firm’s partnership, effective 1 April.
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Promotion of Head of Sports Business featured in New Law Journal
04 April 2017Head of Sports Business, Alex Kelham has been featured in New Law Journal as she is promoted to partnership.
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Colin Leckey comments for IBTimes UK on the new gender pay gap regulations
05 April 2017Employment Partner, Colin Leckey has commented in an article for International Business Times on the issues relating to the new gender pay gap reporting rules which came into force today.