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Domestic abuse leave introduced in Northern Ireland
30 March 2022The Northern Ireland Assembly has passed legislation that will entitle victims of domestic abuse to 10 days’ paid leave each leave year. The law was passed in the Assembly’s final week of sitting before the forthcoming Assembly elections in May. The commencement date of the new right remains to be confirmed.
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Lewis Silkin announces two promotions to the partnership for 2022
30 March 2022Lewis Silkin has today announced the promotion of two individuals to Partner, representing the firm’s market-leading Employment and Immigration practices.
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Employment law changes in April 2022
31 March 2022It’s that time of the year when employment law changes traditionally take effect. There is little legislative change this April, but we expect new guidance on living with Covid to be published and the usual limits and statutory payments will increase.
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Ukraine Extension Scheme announced under new Immigration Rules
31 March 2022On 29 March 2022, the Home Office published new Immigration Rules covering immigration schemes aimed at facilitating the grant of UK immigration permission for Ukrainian citizens and their families. In addition to bringing the existing Ukraine Family Scheme and Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme within the Rules from 30 March 2022, a new Ukraine Extension Scheme will launch from 3 May 2022.
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Proposed updates to Irish whistleblowing legislation
31 March 2022The Irish Government has published an updated version of the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022 (the Bill), which will amend current Irish whistleblowing legislation to strengthen the protection for whistleblowers in Ireland.
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Paid parental bereavement leave introduced in Northern Ireland
04 April 2022The Northern Ireland Assembly has finalised the legislation implementing an entitlement to two weeks' paid bereavement leave for working parents who lose a child under the age of 18. The new right will come into force with effect from 6 April 2022.
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The new High Potential Individual and Scale-up routes
05 April 2022New Immigration Rules were laid in Parliament last month, setting out the details of the new Scale-up and High Potential Individual routes due to be launched later this year. We take a look at these from the perspective of employers.
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Whistleblowing
06 April 2022Workers who “blow the whistle” on their employers have the right not to be dismissed or otherwise penalised as a result.
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Court of Appeal lifts restriction on employers responding to industrial action
07 April 2022The Court of Appeal has ruled that UK legislation does not prevent employers from taking steps falling short of dismissal in response to industrial action. The UK may be in breach of its international commitments over trade union rights, but it is for Parliament and not the courts to address this sensitive issue.
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Parental bereavement leave
07 April 2022As of 6 April 2020, working parents who lose a child under the age of 18 or have a baby stillborn after 24 weeks of pregnancy have the right to take two weeks’ paid bereavement leave. This Inbrief summarises the rights introduced for both leave and pay, the notice requirements and the practical implications for employers.
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Lewis Silkin has advised the shareholders of PR agency Cirkle on its acquisition by Huntsworth
08 April 2022Lewis Silkin has advised its long standing client, Cirkle and the shareholders of Cirkle, an Employee Ownership Trust and Founder Caroline Kinsey on its acquisition by Huntsworth, the international healthcare and communications group. Cirkle, which serves clients such as AkzoNobel, Pepsico, Dreams, Dyson and GSK with consumer, corporate and B2Bcommunications was recently awarded PRCA’s Medium Consultancy of the Year.
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High Court in Hong Kong gives permission for witnesses to give video evidence
11 April 2022The High Court in Hong Kong has granted an application allowing witnesses based abroad to give evidence by video conferencing, even though the flight ban has been lifted.
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Ads and Brand Law Digest April 2022
13 April 2022Welcome to the April 2022 edition of our Digest, covering legal and regulatory developments from the last few weeks relevant to advertising, marketing and brand-owning businesses. As usual, for each item we provide a succinct summary accompanied by a link to the full text of the relevant official source or our own report.
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Establishing a business presence in the UK
13 April 2022If you are a non-UK corporate body and you wish to establish a business presence in the UK, this brief guide covers the main issues you need to consider.
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Employer Takeaways from the Annual Report of the Irish Data Protection Commission
14 April 2022The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) recently published its annual report for 2021 detailing the activities it undertook in 2021 and setting out its regulatory strategy and priorities for the next five years.
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Positive action in the workplace
21 April 2022Positive action involves taking steps to favour or encourage people from protected groups to make up for historic barriers or lack of opportunity. This Inbrief looks at the scope for taking lawful positive action in the workplace under British employment law.
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The Impact of Brexit upon Intellectual Property Rights and Disputes
24 April 2022When the Brexit ‘transition period’ came to an end at 11pm GMT on 31st December 2020, it brought with it some significant implications for IP rightsholders across trade marks, designs, copyright and domain names.
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High Court enforces 12-month non-compete clause
28 April 2022The High Court has upheld a covenant restricting a solicitor from joining a competitor for 12 months following the termination of her employment. This decision reinforces the importance of carefully drafting restrictive covenants in employment contracts to ensure the scope of any restrictions go no further than is reasonably necessary to protect an employer’s legitimate business interests.
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INTA 144th Annual Meeting 2022
30 April 2022Lewis Silkin will be attending the International Trademark Association INTA Annual Meeting on 30 April – 5 May 2022.
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Important update on Home Office sponsor licence compliance activities
03 May 2022The Home Office has recently launched an initiative for contacting work route sponsors where their records indicate that sponsor licence system (SMS) users have not accessed the system for 12 months. To minimise the risk of potential compliance action, sponsors should take the opportunity to review their key personnel details and how they manage reporting on their sponsor licence.