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Compensation for unfair dismissals likely to increase: Linda Hynes comments for Irish Independent
17 March 2021Linda Hynes comments for the Irish Independent on the impact that Covid-19 is likely to have on higher compensation awards for workers who have been unfairly dismissed.
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Unfair dismissal: tribunal in UK awards over £1.5 million and orders re-engagement of UK employee in Hong Kong
23 March 2022In unfair dismissal claims, whilst orders for re-employment are rare, they can be very lucrative for claimants. In particular those who are high earners stand to benefit considerably as the maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal (currently £89,493) does not apply which can lead to very large pay-outs as in the case of Jones v JP Morgan Securities plc.
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Unfair prejudice petitions - statutory limitation periods do apply
21 March 2024The Court of Appeal ("COA") has recently confirmed that statutory limitation periods under the Limitation Act 1980 ("LA 1980") do in fact apply to unfair prejudice petitions under the Companies Act 2006 ("CA 2006"), despite it having been understood for over 40 years that they did not.
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Schoolteacher’s dismissal for manifestation of gender critical beliefs was neither discriminatory nor unfair
02 May 2024A schoolteacher was fairly dismissed for the manifestation of gender critical views, including misgendering and deadnaming a student. His claims of discrimination based on his protected philosophical belief all failed.
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New Deal talking points: day one unfair dismissal rights, probationary periods and the Dutch experience
15 August 2024As employers wait for details on Labour’s plan for day one unfair dismissal rights, we explore what lessons can be learned from the Netherlands where similar rules already exist.
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Digital, Commerce & Creative 101: All’s ‘fair’ in love and contracts – a brief look at the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977
18 October 2024When businesses contract with each other, the English common law principle of freedom to contract means that those businesses are, in general, free to agree the contractual terms that they choose. This contrasts with the position when businesses contract with consumers, where the law steps in to impose requirements to protect consumers.
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How to divorce the EU, in three uneasy steps
05 May 2017The European Council published its official guidelines for Brexit negotiations on 29 April 2017. Lewis Silkin reported on EU Council President Donald Tusk’s circulation of negotiation guidelines to EU leaders at the end of March 2017, and the newly published guidelines are consistent with the earlier version.
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Andrew Osborne comments for Relocate Magazine: Businesses uneasy over post-Brexit immigration policy
04 October 2018In an article for Relocate Magazine, Andrew Osborne discusses the immigration proposals coming out of the Conservative party conference.
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Government consultation underway on reform of non-compete clauses
10 December 2020The government recently launched a consultation on reforming the law concerning post-termination non-compete clauses in employment contracts. Its proposals include making such terms enforceable only if the employer pays the individual for the period of restriction, or, alternatively, prohibiting the use of such clauses altogether.
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CMA undertakings with Social Chain highlight ad disclosure law
19 August 2016Head of Brands & IP, Jo Farmer has commented in e-commercelaw&policy regarding the CMA's announcement that it has secured undertakings from marketing company Social Chain.
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Immigration in the manufacturing industry: understanding the landscape
16 January 2017Neil Jennings and Sam Koppel have written an article for Manufacturing Global which comments on the political pressure to reduce migrant labour in the UK and the serious challenges this will cause to the industry.
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Understanding the growing differences between employment laws in Great Britain and Northern Ireland: comparative employment law table
30 November 2021Over recent years, employment law in Great Britain (GB) and Northern Ireland (NI) has increasingly diverged. This is due to NI employment law largely remaining static, while there have been continuing significant changes in GB. Employers should be mindful of the differences when engaging staff in both jurisdictions.
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LawCareers.Net: Understanding legal practice: Employment law
16 February 2023Have you considered a career in employment law? This webinar discusses what it’s really like to be a lawyer working in employment law.
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Talking Tax: Understanding the New UK Reporting Rules for Digital Platforms
13 August 2024The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (the OECD) published the Model Rules for Reporting by Digital Platforms to help sellers meet their tax obligations and assist tax authorities in identifying non-compliance.
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Lewis Silkin has advised FremantleMedia, the multinational television production and distribution company best known for the ‘Got Talent’ franchise, on the IP that underlies this global brand.
19 October 2022As part of its portfolio of successful programme formats FremantleMedia co-owns the intellectual property with Simon Cowell's Syco Entertainment in the Got Talent franchise. This includes the America’s Got Talent and Britain’s Got Talent formats which have been commissioned in over 70 territories worldwide.
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Sexual portrayal of under-18s in ads
18 January 2017Following a number of adjudications in recent years concerning the sexualised portrayal of children and young people, as well as the publication of various reports calling for action to stop the premature sexualisation of children, the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) has launched a consultation on the proposed introduction of new rules in the UK advertising codes prohibiting the sexual portrayal of under 18s in advertising. The consultation is open for response until 5pm 19 January 2017.
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Search terms under scrutiny as decision in Lush and Amazon dispute issued
11 February 2014The High Court judgment handed down on Monday 10 February 2014, which ruled in favour of Lewis Silkin's client Lush, has been covered in a World Trademark Review blog.
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There's something under my bed...
19 January 2017Three companies that supply drawer parts to bed and other furniture retailers have admitted breaching competition law by sharing commercially sensitive information, agreeing not to undercut each other and sharing out their customers. One of the companies avoided paying a fine under the CMA’s leniency policy, but the other two companies have agreed to pay fines totalling £2.8 million.
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International data transfers - are model clauses now under threat?
05 October 2017Many of you will remember Max Schrems, the Austrian law student who in 2015 successfully brought a case to the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) that resulted in the “safe harbor” - the agreement that allowed the transfer of EU citizens’ data to the US - being declared invalid.
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Data breaches under the GDPR - will the sky come crashing down on British Airways?
11 September 2018Between 21 August and 5 September, British Airways (“BA”) suffered a data breach - in essence, its systems were “hacked”. This has affected the personal data of around 380,000 individuals. Following an announcement through BA’s Twitter account, the story was quickly picked up by mainstream media outlets, demonstrating the significant publicity that such events can generate in a short space of time.