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Three Lewis Silkin employment partners listed as Thought Leaders – Global Elite by Who’s Who Legal
09 July 2019Who’s Who Legal, one of the world’s leading independent publications, has named three Lewis Silkin partners in the 2020 edition of WWL: Thought Leaders – Global Elite.
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Consumer Law Update: Who’s on the regulatory radar for 2019/20?
24 September 2019The Government and the CMA are intensifying efforts to strengthen consumer protection in the UK with a strategic focus on ambitious enforcement of existing laws and empowering consumers through accessibility to their data.
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Protecting confidential information and IP with search and seizure orders – who inspects seized documents first?
26 September 2019One tool in the armoury of any business that suspects its confidential information has been stolen and/or its intellectual property infringed is the “search and seizure order” (“SSO”) – a court order authorising a claimant’s lawyers to enter an opponent’s premises to search for, copy, remove and detain documents relevant to the alleged wrongdoing. In a joint judgment handed down just before the summer recess, the High Court has clarified the circumstances in which a claimant who is granted an SSO will be allowed to inspect seized material before the defendant does.
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15 Lewis Silkin employment lawyers listed in Who's Who Legal 2020
02 July 2020Lewis Silkin is pleased to announce that 15 lawyers are listed in this year’s edition of Who’s Who Legal 2020: Labour and Employment - more than double the number of UK lawyers listed from any other law firm.
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15 Lewis Silkin employment lawyers listed in Who's Who Legal 2021
05 August 2021Lewis Silkin is pleased to announce that 17 lawyers across our employment and immigration team are listed in this year’s edition of Who’s Who Legal 2021.
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On-demand programme services – who is now subject to Ofcom’s ODPS Rules?
15 September 2021On-demand programme services (ODPS) have been regulated for many years now, but since November 2020 the definition of an ODPS has been significantly extended. Guidance issued by Ofcom in September 2021 clarifies who has to notify, and who, therefore, will be regulated as an ODPS. No longer is it just “TV-like” services that are regulated.
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19 Lewis Silkin employment lawyers listed in Who's Who Legal 2022
13 July 2022Lewis Silkin is pleased to announce that 19 lawyers across our employment and immigration team are listed in this year’s edition of Who’s Who Legal 2022.
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AI 101: Who owns the output of generative AI?
02 February 2023This is the second article in our “AI 101” series, where the team at Lewis Silkin will unravel the legal issues involved in the development and use of AI text and image generation tools. In the first article of the series, we looked at how generative AI tools are trained and why lawsuits have been raised against some of the major AI companies in both the UK and US.
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Who’s Who? - ‘Principal Accountable Person’ under Section 73 of the Building Safety Act 2022
24 November 2023Lewis Silkin recently advised on a dispute between an intermediate landlord (IL) and their management company (MC) over who the Principal Accountable Person (PAP) was under Section 73 of the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA). By no means an easy task…
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I am an Associate in dispute resolution, specialising primarily in intellectual property disputes. I am also a member of our Sports Business and Media & Entertainment sector groups.
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Where might the Government’s Brexit White Paper lead us?
17 July 2018Although massively contentious, the Government’s White Paper proposals on the relationship between the UK and the EU post-Brexit add some flesh to the bones of what future interrelation between the two entities might look like. What are the key points for employment lawyers?
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"Play the whistle!" - Whistleblowing in Ireland
26 March 2019It seems that the FAI does not just have to worry about the results on the pitch as the qualification campaign for Euro 2020 kicks off, or the fact that they owed their CEO a significant sum of money (while also paying his rent) some time ago.
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New report proposes radical whistleblowing reforms
19 July 2019The All Party Parliamentary Group for Whistleblowing (“APPG”) has published its report on the causes and impact of whistleblowing and their recommendations for an overhaul of the current laws for greater protection of whistleblowers.
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Climate-related whistleblowing
04 May 2022The climate emergency will be a major concern to employees in the years ahead. This may lead to a rise in climate-related whistleblowing and future litigation.
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Rise in whistleblower and health and safety claims predicted: Laura Farnsworth comments for International Employment Lawyer
13 July 2021Employment claims linked to covid-19 whistleblowing and health and safety concerns are expected to feature heavily in the next round of UK employment tribunal statistics, while the latest official data from the government shows an unexpected increase in age discrimination disputes.
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Stay abreast of whistle-blower protections in the EU
06 March 2014In an article for the Society for Human Resource Management, Kathryn Weaver relays her thoughts on the UK's "advanced classification", given to it in a Transparency International report on anti-corruption.
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EU Trade Secrets Directive: Will blowing the whistle still be possible in practice?
08 June 2016European Union Member States adopted a Directive on the protection of trade secrets on 27 May 2016.
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UPC – UK moves forward whilst Germany stalls
13 July 2017The Unified Patent Court (UPC) is intended to provide a regional forum resolve patent disputes. UPC decisions will have effect in all 25 states participating in the UPC, providing a single forum to resolve disputes.
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Being Social: dealing with the risks while reaping the rewards
23 February 2016If you’re concerned about player/athletes’ speaking out online, how to deal with trolls, or the regulatory challenges of promoting sponsors on your platforms, this Sports Lawyers Club session will help you navigate the ever-evolving world of social media.