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As a founder partner of Lewis Silkin’s employment practice, I have over 30 years’ experience of advising clients on employment issues large and small.
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I am the Co-Head of Lewis Silkin's Digital, Commerce and Creative team.
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I am a Senior Associate in the firm’s Corporate legal practice group and a member of our Advertising and Marketing and Sports Business sector focus groups.
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ICO ‘dispenses’ its first GDPR fine
29 January 2020You’d be forgiven for missing it: while the rest of us were busily hanging tinsel and counting down the days to Christmas on our advent calendars, the ICO handed down its first GDPR fine – in the sum of £275,000 – to Doorstep Dispensaree (DD), a provider of pharmacy services to care homes. The decision is of note not just because it’s the first fine issued by Ms Denham, but also because of the other powers she exercised along the way (i.e. Information and Enforcement Notices, in addition to Monetary Penalty). Heralding another first, DD’s appeal against the Information Notice was the first to reach a final determination in the First-Tier Tribunal under the new regime.
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Employment issues in Advertising
We recognise that your most valuable asset is your talent and that your culture is a key part of how you attract and retain people. We understand that any decisions involving your people need to reflect that culture.
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Insolvency issues for directors
31 May 2021All directors owe duties to their companies. When a company is solvent, those duties are paramount but once insolvency is pending, directors must act in the creditors best interests. That difference means that the nature of the directors’ duties undergoes a significant shift when insolvency threatens.
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10 climate issues for HR
11 November 2021As employment practices and laws evolve to address climate change, what HR issues arise? We sum up our thoughts in this one-page guide.
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Ireland: Coronavirus - FAQs for employers
16 April 2020The Coronavirus outbreak is rapidly becoming more widespread, raising numerous issues for businesses. We have prepared a comprehensive set of FAQs setting out guidance on all the main questions we are being asked from employers in Ireland.
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IR35
03 April 2024The introduction of IR35 for the private sector took effect from April 2021 and represented the biggest change to employment tax for decades.
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IP clauses in commerical contracts - a deep dive
15 November 2016IP is often the most valuable asset of a sports organisation, but when it comes to drafting a licensing, sponsorship or software agreement, how closely do you examine the IP provisions?
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Investigations
In an increasingly complex legal and regulatory landscape, dealing with the intricacies of workplace and regulatory investigations can be fraught with difficulties. Often conducted under intense scrutiny, allegations need to be carefully and appropriately investigated.
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AI 101: An Introduction
12 March 2024Listen here for the first in our series of podcasts on all things AI in which we’re exploring the key legal issues arising from this hot topic.
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Business Interruption Insurance Claims - The Court Gives a Boost to Business
24 September 2020Many businesses making claims under business interruption insurance policies for losses resulting from business closures, due to the Covid pandemic and restrictions imposed by the Government, suffered a rejection of such claims by many of the insurance companies. Although the insurance companies would base those rejections on interpretations of the wording of the specific policy and the facts on which a claim was based, it was apparent that a number of common grounds were being used by the insurance industry to reject claims.
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Interpretation of exemption clauses
29 May 2024Parties often include provisions in their contracts that seek to exclude (in its entirety) or limit (to a particular level) a contracting party’s liability in respect of certain types of liability or loss. These clauses can serve the useful purpose of allocating risk between the parties and thereby giving the parties certainty as to what their potential exposure is under the contract.
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Interactive Entertainment
Computer and video games have not only become the world’s biggest entertainment industry by revenue, but the games industry is also at the very forefront of technological, societal, and regulatory change. Businesses involved in this complex ecosystem need expert legal advice. Lewis Silkin is there to deliver it.
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Advertising - Insolvency
In these uncertain and volatile times, insolvency risk remains a very real threat to those operating in the sector.
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Factsheet - Innovator Founder
06 July 2023We have produced a useful factsheet on the Innovator founder requirements.
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Encouraging and incentivising innovative cultures
03 November 2016With creative talent continuously in demand, it is increasingly important for agencies to understand how to retain star performers whilst growing their business at the same time. In this session we will explore some of the options available to maximise business opportunities from teams and how you might reward innovation, deal with the ownership of intellectual property and invest in your employees and/or clients.
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Industrial action
16 September 2024Economically turbulent times resulting from coronavirus have seen an increase in trade unions’ membership and an increase in them ‘flexing their muscles’ by threatening industrial action over adverse changes in the workplace for their members.
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Calcul des indemnités de congé annuel
13 December 2016La Cour d’appel a récemment émis son jugement dans l’affaire en cours British Gas contre Lock, portant sur les indemnités de congés annuels, et a confirmé que les indemnités de congé annuel devaient inclure les commissions conditionnées aux résultats.