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James Davies comments in ‘Brexit: Deal or no deal’ in The Law Society Gazette

07 August 2017

James Davies, divisional managing partner and joint head of Lewis Silkin’s employment, immigration and reward department comments on the issue of reciprocity for legal services and how the Norway model would be a good fit and on potential changes of immigration and employment rules.

The legal sector and #metoo – clarification from the Law Society

07 December 2017

The Law Society has provided some important clarification in relation to the recent joint statement made by its presidents on sexual harassment in the legal profession.

Erosion of privilege – Law Society seeks to intervene

08 January 2018

The Law Society is applying to intervene in the upcoming appeal of the landmark privilege decision in Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) v Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Limited (“ENRC”).

Cliff Fluet comments for The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland: AI - the legal and ethical minefield

10 April 2018

In an article for The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, Cliff Fluet discusses artificial intelligence (AI) and the tensions around intellectual property ownership.

The Law Society Gazette covers the recent opening of the Lewis Silkin office in Ireland

11 May 2018

In the Law Society Gazette, Ian Jeffery and James Davies discuss the opening of the new office in Dublin and highlight that the Ireland office is to ensure the firm can still meet client demand after Brexit.

James Davies comments for The Law Society Gazette: THE LOW DOWN

04 September 2018

James Davies comments in an article for The Law Society Gazette, which discusses the demand for employment law advice due to the increase in ‘gig economy’ cases and the abolition of tribunal fees.

Laura Farnsworth comments for The Law Society Gazette

05 December 2018

In this article Laura Farnsworth discusses the benefits of lawyers working part time as well as discussing how Lewis Silkin’s low cost, fixed fee service rockhopper has helped support lawyers who wish to work part time.

Fergus Payne features for The Law Society Gazette: New model army

01 April 2019

Fergus Payne recently attended the latest Gazette roundtable, where mergers, finance, technology and succession planning were high on the agenda and changing law firm business structures were discussed.

Influencing for Impact – the Law Society report on the need for gender equality in the legal profession

25 April 2019

2019 marks the 100 year anniversary of women having the right to qualify as solicitors and barristers (as well as serve on juries and act as magistrates).

News focus: Coronavirus is incubator of invention for law firms: Jo Farmer comments for The Law Society Gazette

04 May 2020

Against a backdrop of Covid-19, law firms have come up with a plethora of client-facing instruments, encompassing wills and probate, property and insolvency. Is this the ‘new normal’? In this article for The Law Society Gazette, Jo Farmer comments on Lewis Silkin's new fixed-fee commercial law service, LS Assist.

Lewis Silkin participate in Law Society LGBT+ podcast on bullying and harassment

25 February 2021

Two members of Lewis Silkin’s Diversity Board discuss issues faced by the LGBT+ community.

My Legal Life: Jo Evans Q&A for The Law Society Gazette

31 March 2022

"Growing up, I had never really considered a legal career. There were no lawyers in my family and it had never crossed my mind that this was something I could do. Until, one year, I was working as a flotilla skipper in Turkey and teaching sailing and one of the clients was a lawyer. She talked so passionately about her work it did make me think that I could do this. So, when the sailing season ended, I came home and applied to law school." - Jo Evans, Partner and Chair

Remuneration Codes – for banks, building societies and designated investment firms

19 February 2024

This Inbrief provides an overview of the Remuneration Codes issued by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) – we refer to these collectively as “the UK Regulators”.

Socially embarrassing - FULLY BOOKED

12 October 2017

This session will focus on what makes a good social media strategy and how brands can get it wrong.

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

Environmental, social and governance issues are currently one of the biggest priorities for all organisations around the world.

Digital & Social Media

As Digital and Social Media continues to disrupt and provide challenges and opportunities across the Media and Entertainment industries, we are perfectly placed to understand the issues and provide converged and innovation solutions and advice.

Social impact

We are driven to make a difference to our clients, our people and our communities. Our social impact work is about empowering people and improving lives, with a strong focus on raising aspirations and improving outcomes for young people.

#acknowledge: advertising compliance on social media

26 June 2013

In an article for Law In Sport, Alex Kelham discusses various celebrity tweets which have fallen foul of advertising compliance codes and laws. Alex suggests that in order to avoid the indignation of ASA complaints, perhaps the answer is for agencies to do what they do best - get creative.

Lewis Silkin awarded Best Social Mobility Programme at the Managing Partners’ Forum Awards

24 March 2014

City law firm Lewis Silkin LLP has received the award for ‘Best Social Mobility Programme’ at the 2014 Awards for Management Excellence by the Managing Partners’ Forum.

Social Media and Online Issues - Defamation and Privacy

19 July 2015

Online publishing via social media is now instant, free and easily accessible. Anyone can publish content without much in the way of control or the input of an in-house legal team to veto high risk content. Such freedom and accessibility raises issues for online publishers who face the possibility of claims of defamation and breach of privacy.