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Lewis Silkin adds partner to strengthen international Employment and Global Mobility offering
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07 October 2024Lewis Silkin has today announced the addition of David Regan as a partner in the firm’s award-winning Employment team.
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Lewis Silkin successful in Deliveroo Supreme Court rider status challenge
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21 November 2023By a unanimous 5-0 verdict, the Supreme Court ruled that Deliveroo riders are not in an “employment relationship” for the purposes of European human rights law, and cannot proceed with an application for recognition of their trade union.
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Lewis Silkin continues expansion in Ireland with employment partner hire
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18 September 2023Lewis Silkin today announces the appointment of Aisling Parkinson as a partner in our Dublin office, further enhancing our Irish employment law capabilities.
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Lewis Silkin publishes social mobility pay gap report
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31 May 2023We have published a social mobility pay gap report for the first time, as part of our efforts to set the benchmark for transparency, accountability and action on social mobility within the legal industry.
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Lewis Silkin continues North of England growth with new Leeds office and partner hire
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02 May 2023Lewis Silkin LLP today announces the opening of a new office in Leeds and the appointment of James Keogh as a partner in the firm’s renowned employment law group. He will lead what will initially be a new three-strong team based in the city.
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Catherine Leung named as Head of Employment in Hong Kong
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04 January 2023Lewis Silkin has today announced Catherine Leung as Head of Employment for the firm’s Hong Kong office, further strengthening its market-leading employment practice.
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Lewis Silkin ranked in top three firms for employment practice in The Times Best Law Firms 2023
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04 November 2022We are delighted to announce that Lewis Silkin has been ranked in The Times’ top three firms for employment law in England and Wales. These firms were identified according to the number of recommendations received.
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Lewis Silkin recognised with top rankings in Chambers UK 2023 for Employment, Media and Entertainment: Advertising and Marketing, Information Technology, and Intellectual Property
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20 October 202219 of our practices are ranked, and all our existing Band 1 practice rankings have been maintained. In addition we have 56 ranked individuals, six of whom are new entries. This strong performance follows similarly robust results in the Legal 500 UK earlier this month.
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Lewis Silkin receives Tier 1 ranking in Legal 500 UK 2023 for Employment, M&A and Media and Entertainment
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29 September 2022Lewis Silkin continues to receive strong recognition in the latest edition of the Legal 500 UK released yesterday, earning 82 individual lawyer and practice rankings. In this edition we have seven top tier practice rankings, one new entry and three improved rankings.
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Lewis Silkin kickstarts North of England presence with new team hire
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01 September 2022Partner Sally Hulston to lead four-strong employment team in Manchester.
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Lewis Silkin's new Northern Ireland office to reflect rapidly expanding offering
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15 August 202235-strong team consolidating into a single location in the heart of Belfast city centre.
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New sick leave legislation in Ireland – Independent.ie
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02 August 2022Niamh Crotty and Linda Hynes have written an article for the independent.ie on the new sick leave legislation that has recently been passed by the Oireachtas in Ireland.
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Lewis Silkin announces two promotions to the partnership for 2022
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30 March 2022Lewis Silkin has today announced the promotion of two individuals to Partner, representing the firm’s market-leading Employment and Immigration practices.
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Lewis Silkin and Jones Cassidy Brett join forces in Northern Ireland
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02 August 2021Lewis Silkin LLP and specialist Belfast-based employment law firm Jones Cassidy Brett (JCB) have joined forces to establish a new employment law offering in Northern Ireland, providing clients with seamless access to best-in-class employment law advice and wider complementary workplace, people and HR services across the UK and Ireland.
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Lewis Silkin successful in Deliveroo Court of Appeal rider status challenge
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24 June 2021By a unanimous 3-0 verdict, the Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court’s dismissal of a judicial review of a finding by the Central Arbitration Committee that Deliveroo riders are not “workers”. The Court ruled that the riders are not in an “employment relationship” for the purposes of European law.
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Lewis Silkin promotes three to partner across Employment and Commercial practices
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01 April 2021Leading law firm Lewis Silkin today announces the promotion of David Samuels, David Hopper and Alan Hunt to its partnership, adding further strength to the firm’s market-leading Employment and Commercial practices.
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Lewis Silkin co-authors white paper on harassment
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10 December 2020Richard Miskella has partnered with Neta Meidav of Vault Platform to prepare a paper on the EHRC guidance on harassment at work and how digital reporting tools can help.
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New data reveals HR leaders' Coronavirus preparedness
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12 March 2020Survey reveals less than 10% of businesses had a workplace / HR policy in place covering a disease pandemic. Approximately 80% now have a policy, or plan to introduce one in response to the Coronavirus outbreak.
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Lewis Silkin partner Colin Leckey wins Client Choice Award
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13 February 2020We are delighted that Colin Leckey is a winner at the 2020 Lexology Client Choice Awards.
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Lewis Silkin wins Human Resources: Firm of the Year at the Legal 500 UK Awards 2020
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05 December 2019Lewis Silkin is delighted to announce that its market-leading employment and immigration law team has won Human Resources: Firm of the Year at the Legal 500 UK Awards 2020.