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Lewis Silkin has advised CREtech on its acquisition of FUTURE PropTech
20 December 2019Lewis Silkin has advised CREtech, the leading real estate technology conference and research company, on its acquisition of FUTURE PropTech.
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Lewis Silkin has advised Harbour Group on its acquisition of Media Recovery
03 January 2020Lewis Silkin has advised Harbour Group on its acquisition of Media Recovery, Inc. (trading as SpotSee), a provider of supply chain and transportation monitoring solutions.
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Lewis Silkin bolsters Real Estate team with new partner hire
06 January 2020Firm appoints Sara Hanrahan as planning partner.
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The year ahead for immigration
07 January 2020With the new Conservative Government now bedding in and the Withdrawal Agreement Bill proceeding through Parliament, Brexit is all but certain to be going ahead at end of this month.
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2020 Tech Predictions
08 January 2020Well, it’s that time of the year where we use our 20/20 vision to see what exciting technology changes lie ahead in the next year and beyond. As it’s 2020, we couldn’t resist the urge to treat you to 20 of our best tech predictions, which build on the themes from our Tech Predictions for 2019.
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Retaining key employees
09 January 2020Businesses’ Human Resources Departments constantly invest time in developing initiatives for talent acquisition and key staff retention, including reviews of appraisals systems and training opportunities. In this month’s bulletin, we would like to introduce two examples regarding the “election".
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IR35 full steam ahead despite review - we answer the practical questions
09 January 2020The proposed IR35 reforms in April 2020 represent the biggest change to employment tax for decades. The Government has launched a review, but there is no indication of a delay and so businesses must still concentrate on getting ready. In this insight, we set out some of the common questions which end-user businesses are asking, and our views on the answers.
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Dispute Resolution Update - January 2020
16 January 2020Welcome to our January 2020 Dispute Resolution Update. We’ve included articles on a range of disputes, including summaries of recent cases and guides on key aspects of dispute resolution. With an increasingly globalised and fast changing environment, disputes are an inevitable part of business. Not only can we help resolve disputes once they arise, we also work with our clients to reduce the risk of litigation. If you have any feedback, comments or queries let us know by contacting Rachel Rooksby.
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Housekeeping reminder for Tier 2 and 5 sponsors
20 January 2020If you are a sponsor under Tier 2 of the Points-Based System, you should recently have received your annual email from the Home Office to remind you to submit your annual CoS allocation request. We can help you to submit your request, or if you have not received the email, we can follow this up for you.
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Senior Japanese politician takes paternity leave in first for country
23 January 2020Shinjirō Koizumi, Japan’s environment minister, is taking two weeks’ paternity leave following the birth of his son on 17 January 2020. It is the first time a Japanese cabinet minister has taken paternity leave, or at least publically announced an intention to do so.
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Data protection update for HR
23 January 2020Welcome to the autumn season of breakfast updates and halfday workshops. This programme is aimed mainly at HR managers and those with equivalent experience of dealing with workplace employment issues – but we’d be delighted to welcome you whatever your background or grounding in employment law.
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Richard Miskella named in The Lawyer Hot 100 for 2020
28 January 2020Lewis Silkin’s Joint Managing Partner Richard Miskella has been listed in The Lawyer Hot 100: Leaders for 2020
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Introduction of paid parental bereavement leave confirmed
29 January 2020The Government has finalised the legislation to implement an entitlement to two weeks' paid bereavement leave for working parents who lose a child under the age of 18. The new right will come into force with effect from 6 April 2020.
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Patents and your business
30 January 2020Whilst patents have always been a key asset for many businesses, increasingly more of our clients are realising that this form of IP provides opportunities for both commercial success and keeping competitors at bay.
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Parliament signs up to the Guardians Programme
03 February 2020The FT and The Times have reported on Parliament signing up to the Guardians Programme, an initiative Lewis Silkin helped support The Old Vic to launch.
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Global Talent category replaces Tier 1 Exceptional Talent from February
04 February 2020The Global Talent visa will launch on 20 February 2020 after being announced by the Government in August last year.
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Lewis Silkin advises Three on groundbreaking commercial partnership with Chelsea FC
04 February 2020Leading law firm Lewis Silkin LLP has advised global telecommunications and internet service provider Three on a new partnership with Chelsea Football Club, one of the world’s most successful football clubs and reigning Europa League champions, that will see Three become one of the London club’s main sponsors.
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Fawcett Society promotes new Equal Pay Bill
13 February 2020The Fawcett Society is backing a private member’s bill which aims to tackle unequal pay between men and women by introducing a new “Right to Know” what a male comparator is paid.
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Lewis Silkin partner Colin Leckey wins Client Choice Award
13 February 2020We are delighted that Colin Leckey is a winner at the 2020 Lexology Client Choice Awards.
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Counting the cost of the Coronavirus
17 February 2020The spread of the Coronavirus (officially named COVID-19) shows no sign of abating. There have been around 71,000 confirmed cases worldwide and around 1,700 deaths (as at 17 February 2020). Authorities in China have put parts of the country in lockdown to limit the spread. An estimated 500 million people in the country are affected by restrictions.