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M&A deal practice in France and the UK – key differences to bear in mind
15 February 2022After some disruption related to the Brexit process, we continue to see significant levels of mid-market M&A activity driven by buyers in both France and the UK attracted by opportunities on the other side of the Channel.
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Lewis Silkin has advised Havas Group on its acquisition of leading UK digital experience agency, Inviqa
24 February 2022Lewis Silkin has advised longstanding client, Havas Group, on its acquisition of Inviqa – one of the UK’s leading independent digital experience agencies – in a substantial, eight-figure deal.
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Lewis Silkin has advised Next Fifteen Communications Group plc on the acquisition of Engine UK
02 March 2022Lewis Silkin has advised its longstanding client, Next Fifteen Communications Group plc on the acquisition of Engine Acquisition Limited (“Engine UK”) for an enterprise value of £77.5 million.
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Geraint Lloyd-Taylor comments for The Drum: UK law change holds social and search companies responsible for scam ads they host
09 March 2022The UK Government’s department for culture, media and sport (DCMS) is clamping down on the prevalence of paid-for fraudulent advertising by tightening up the Online Safety Bill to legally oblige social media platforms and search engines to avoid hosting any scam ads.
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A historic and pivotal moment for the future of cryptoassets, payments and money in the UK?
07 April 2022What happened? And so 4 April 2022 may come to be seen as a pivotal turning point for the future of cryptoassets in the UK.
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Lewis Silkin receives Tier 1 ranking in Legal 500 UK 2023 for Employment, M&A and Media and Entertainment
29 September 2022Lewis Silkin continues to receive strong recognition in the latest edition of the Legal 500 UK released yesterday, earning 82 individual lawyer and practice rankings. In this edition we have seven top tier practice rankings, one new entry and three improved rankings.
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Lewis Silkin recognised with top rankings in Chambers UK 2023 for Employment, Media and Entertainment: Advertising and Marketing, Information Technology, and Intellectual Property
20 October 202219 of our practices are ranked, and all our existing Band 1 practice rankings have been maintained. In addition we have 56 ranked individuals, six of whom are new entries. This strong performance follows similarly robust results in the Legal 500 UK earlier this month.
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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.