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  • Love and spying among the hedgies

    06 March 2013

    In a Sunday Times article, Lewis Silkin is mentioned as being the firm representing Martin Coward in a dispute with his wife and fellow Ikos Partners founder, Elena Ambrosiadou.

  • Employer’s attempt for a springboard injunction falls flat

    20 March 2023

    On 4 January 2023, the Court of First Instance (“CFI”) refused to grant a springboard injunction against a former employee to protect the employer’s confidential information in the case DCL Communications Ltd v Lam Yim Chi Julia and Another [2023] HKCFI 98.

  • The lesser spotted shape mark (Brands & IP Newsnotes - Issue 2)

    28 March 2016

    A picture says a 1000 words or so the saying goes. So what about a shape? Several recent decisions have underlined the difficulties that can arise in trying to use shapes to protect a brand.

  • John Lewis ad spotlights children in care - and a potential gap in diversity initiatives?

    17 November 2022

    This year’s John Lewis Christmas advert has highlighted the challenges faced by children in care and their foster families. This follows a recent review calling for care experience to be a protected characteristic under the Equality Act. As John Lewis commits to becoming the employer of choice for care experienced young people, this article considers if there is a gap in current diversity initiatives.

  • Silver Lining - age discrimination back in the spotlight

    25 April 2014

    In a new article for Solicitors Journal, Lee Nair and James Davies discuss the difficulties in measuring the effectiveness of the ban on age discrimination and the impact a new statutory code will have.

  • Neurodiversity, harassment and misconduct: new ruling puts spotlight on difficult issues

    16 November 2022

    Employers are becoming more aware of neurodiversity and the benefits of more inclusive hiring strategies. At the same time, neurodiversity-based discrimination claims are on the rise. Cases where employees have committed misconduct linked to their neurodivergence can be particularly difficult, as a recent ruling illustrates.

  • Spotlight on PCD Group Founder, David Bell

    21 September 2023

    David Bell is the Founder of PCD Group, a network which promotes business development between advisors to high-net-worth clients. The network executes events in key financial hubs around the world.

  • COT3 or settlement agreement? Spot the differences.

    28 September 2023

    An agreement to waive claims – whether theoretical or about to be aired in an employment tribunal – is commonly recorded in either a settlement agreement or a COT3. Although circumstances often dictate which is used, there are in fact differences between the two types of agreement which are important for employers to be aware of.

  • Factsheet - International Sportsperson Dependant

    06 July 2023

    We have produced this factsheet on the International Sportsperson Dependent visa.

  • Sports Employment & Immigration

    Our employment and immigration lawyers are market leaders, advising clubs, governing bodies and sports agencies on the full range of employment, immigration and disciplinary issues (including classification, selection and anti-doping matters).

  • Employment & Sports Disciplinary

    We have extensive experience dealing with on and off field disciplinary issues at the highest level.

  • Sports Forum: Data Analytics and the Future of Elite Sporting Performance

    07 February 2017

    The ability to track an athlete’s performance is becoming ever more sophisticated and pervasive.

  • Sports Forum: Creating new sports formats: The battle for influence

    19 June 2018

    In our latest forum event, we will look at the commercial, legal and performance dynamics in developing these new sports properties, the key ingredients of success and whether entertainment now trumps performance in the modern sports landscape.

  • Sports Q&A – Maternity leave and equal opportunities

    31 July 2018

    Was it fair for Serena Williams to be seeded at Wimbledon?

  • Sports Q&A - Are the new guidelines on influencer marketing relevant to Sport?

    01 November 2018

    The requirement for influencers to use #Ad to ensure their promotion of brand partners on social media are clearly identified as advertising is not new. However recent guidelines issued jointly by the relevant regulators is a sharp reminder that they’re taking this seriously.

  • Sports Q&A - How might Brexit affect sports immigration?

    28 November 2018

    As things stand, the UK will leave the EU on 29 March 2019. The UK will adopt a new immigration system post-Brexit, under which free movement of European nationals and their family members will cease. There will be a period of transition until the end of 2020, during which free movement will continue, and a new “settlement scheme” will be rolled out for European migrants. Free movement will end completely from January 2021. All British businesses will be affected by these changes. However, Brexit poses some particular challenges to the sports sector.

  • Sports Q&A – Privilege in internal investigations

    18 December 2018

    We sometimes need to conduct internal investigations, which can often relate to quite sensitive matters (which we would prefer not to be made public). However, I’ve heard that the content of these investigations is not always privileged. How does privilege work in internal investigations and do you have any tips about how to preserve it?

  • Artificial Intelligence: The New Driving Force Behind Sports Performance and Entertainment

    13 February 2019

    If I was to raise the topic of “artificial intelligence” in football, you’d be forgiven for thinking I was referring to Joey Barton’s decision to enrol as a philosophy student at Roehampton University back in 2013. But not so – last month it was announced that London-based non-league club, Wingate & Finchley FC, have employed football’s very first ‘AI coach’.

  • Sports Q&A - Can I share the club’s marketing database with our sponsors?

    02 September 2019

    So it’s the end of summer, but all is not lost. The Rugby World Cup is just around the corner, we’ve still the Ashes to be settled, and the Solheim Cup is taking place at beautiful Glen Eagles in two weeks’ time. Meanwhile, focusing on the business of sport, in our Q&A this month Mark Hersey clarifies that GDPR hasn’t completely kiboshed monetising your marketing database through sponsorship.

  • Sports Sponsorship - COVID19 Contractual Impact Assessment Flowchart

    22 April 2020

    Sponsors and sports rights owners are grappling with the impact of COVID-19 event cancellations on their sponsorship agreements. The ‘partnership’ spirit in which sponsorship agreements are entered into will no doubt be tested, as rights can’t be delivered and purse-strings are tightened.

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