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Digital, Commerce & Creative 101: Liability clauses: getting them right!

09 October 2024

In a competitive economy where profit margins can be ‘thin’, it is important for suppliers to de-risk their potential exposure, and conversely, for customers, to ensure that they have adequate recourse if things don’t go to plan! Liability clauses are a common feature of contracts as they allow parties to apportion liability and to ensure that the risk/reward works for both parties – sometimes this context is forgotten.

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We work throughout the live entertainment industry: from live music to theatre; experiential to sport; product launches to festivals; and exhibitions to one-off global events.

Lewis Silkin team completes the 24 Peaks Challenge and raises over £25,000 for the RBHHC Hybrid Theatre Appeal

30 September 2015

A team from City law firm Lewis Silkin has successfully completed the 24 Peaks Challenge in order to raise much-needed funds for the firm’s chosen charity, the Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Charity. The charity is particularly special to Lewis Silkin following the loss of James Levy last year, a sadly missed colleague and friend who was cared for at the Royal Brompton Hospital.

Adtech’s ‘compliance theatre’ may be heading for its final curtain

24 November 2022

On 7 September 2022 the Brussels Court of Appeal dismissed numerous grounds of IAB Europe’s appeal from a decision of the Belgian Data Protection Authority – Autorité de protection des données (“APD”) – and referred various questions relating to fundamental concepts of the GDPR to the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”).

ITMA Spring Conference: Gamers more than just ‘spotty little guys’

20 March 2015

World Intellectual Property Review has quoted Dominic Farnsworth in an article on IP issues in the games industry.

GDPR: Less than 100 days to go – A roundtable for General Counsel and COLPs in professional services firms

21 February 2018

25 May 2018 is a date etched on the brain as the deadline for GDPR readiness. Last year we brought together General Counsel, COLPs and Risk Professionals to discuss some of the issues which professional service firms were facing in relation to their own compliance programmes as they got under way.

More than just a stadium…

18 September 2019

However it’s done, whether being rebuilt from scratch (Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Arsenal), expanded (Liverpool) or converted from other uses (West Ham, Manchester City), one thing for certain is that football stadiums are big business. In this article, we explore some of the current projects and highlight some of the hot topics surrounding these cathedrals of the national game.

Will sellers lose more than their liberty as a result of Covid-19?

02 April 2020

Coronavirus has already wreaked havoc on the UK’s economy in the space of just a few weeks. The FTSE 100 has plunged by more than 26% since February and businesses in a range of sectors are likely to see a significant downturn this year.

Sexual misconduct in the legal sector: a seasonal reminder that prevention is better than cure

07 December 2022

This time last year Omicron cases were on the rise, leading to the cancellation of countless Christmas celebrations. Many law firms are now due to host ‘in person’ Christmas parties for the first time in almost three years. Although the spirits of party-starved lawyers are bound to be high, inhibitions may not be. Ahead of these festivities, it’s therefore important for firms to be clear about appropriate workplace behaviour and the potential consequences of sexual misconduct.

Employment law in Thailand – an overview

01 December 2020

Despite several years of relative political uncertainty, the business climate in Thailand continues to be positive and welcoming to foreign investment. The country’s participation in the recently established Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) Economic Community can only be expected to continue this trend. This in-brief provides a snapshot of the key aspects of employment law in Thailand.

Nigel Dewar Gibb to speak at TGE Elevate event: TGE launches new programme to help next generation of music industry leaders

21 March 2019

Nigel Dewar Gibb will be speaking at the upcoming TGE Conference , which this year takes place at its new home at Jury’s Inn Waterfront from 8-11 May 2019 in Brighton, England.

Are employees in Hong Kong required to take Covid-19 tests? Key employer considerations

02 September 2020

In order to detect and cut any invisible transmission chains of COVID-19 in the community, the Hong Kong Government launched the Universal Community Testing Programme (the “UCTP”) on 1 September 2020, providing one-off free testing services to all Hong Kong residents.

Litigation privilege and the ‘dominant purpose’ test: ENRC decision applied

07 January 2019

Did last year’s landmark Court of Appeal decision in Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) v Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Limited (“ENRC”) alter the application of the ‘dominant purpose’ test for litigation privilege where a document is brought into existence for multiple purposes, one of which is for use in litigation? The answer is ‘no’, according to a recent decision by the High Court. The Court confirmed the well-established principle that, for a claim to litigation privilege to succeed where a document is created for more than one purpose, litigation must be shown to be the dominant purpose on the facts.

Supreme Court introduces new test for assessing a landlord’s intention to redevelop

13 March 2019

The Supreme Court recently handed down its judgment in the case of S Frances Ltd v The Cavendish Hotel (London) Limited. The decision marks a dramatic departure from the previously settled position regarding the proper test to be applied when establishing whether a landlord has the necessary intention to redevelop under ground (f) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954. Introducing a new element to the test, a landlord must now be able to demonstrate, in addition to it having a settled intention to carry out the works, that it would do those same works even if the tenant left voluntarily.

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