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Will you pass the red face test? - Naming and shaming of late payers has now arrived
09 May 2017From 6 April this year, all large UK companies (and limited liability partnerships) are now subject to a new regime which requires them to publish, on a Government website, detailed reports on their supplier payment policies and practices. The Regulations are designed to create public transparency of large businesses’ payment policies and practices, primarily for the benefit of small and medium-sized suppliers.
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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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Helping to shape the Global Driverless Revolution
03 May 2017In this article, we look at the road ahead for autonomous vehicles.
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General election 2017 - what might the manifestos say about employment law?
27 April 2017Theresa May’s announcement of a snap general election caught everyone off guard. The various political parties will be rushing to fill their manifestos with headline-grabbing policies, although these will not necessarily be very well thought through.
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Jo Farmer comments for Raconteur: Protecting IP from bloggers and tweeters
26 April 2017Jo Farmer has commented in an article for Raconteur which discusses the complexity of protecting possible infringements of intellectual property rights on social media.
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Time to add more defendants?
21 April 2017In a recent decision the Court of Appeal has had to decide whether a claim for accessory liability against various companies was time barred. Glaxo Wellcome UK Ltd (t/a Allen & Hanburys) Anor v Sandoz Ltd & Anor [2017] EWCA Civ 22.
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2017 report on UK cyber security breaches
20 April 2017Almost half of all UK businesses have experienced cyberattack in past 12 months.
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Scrapping of the Australian Temporary Work (Skilled) visa (Subclass 457)
20 April 2017On 18 April 2017, the Turnbull Government announced its plans to reform the employer sponsored skilled migration visa routes.
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Alex Kelham interviewed for New Law Journal
19 April 2017In the interview Alex Kelham discusses her route into becoming an in-house lawyer, as well as commenting on her involvement at the London 2012 Olympics.
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May turns to June: General election called
19 April 2017UK Prime Minister Theresa May has announced a general election, to be held on 8 June 2017.
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UK Select Committee urges Government to adopt flexible system for EU migration
13 April 2017Andrew Osborne has been quoted in an article for 'World Sport Advocate' discussing EU migration and how it is affecting UK sport.
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Farewell to free movement
13 April 2017Samar Shams has written an article for Legalease which considers how employers and their advisers should prepare for Brexit.
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Marathon Asset misses the jackpot again
12 April 2017After being awarded only £2 in nominal damages in its breach of confidence case, Marathon Asset has been heavily penalised on costs after failing to accept the defendants’ Part 36 offer.
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Proposed disclosure rules for non-UK entities owning property or bidding for Government contracts
12 April 2017The UK Government proposes new rules requiring non-UK entities that already own, or intend to acquire, UK real estate, or that wish to bid for UK central Government contracts, to be required to disclose information about the beneficial owners of the entity.
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Supreme Court clarifies indirect discrimination test
11 April 2017The Supreme Court has given a clear explanation of how the test for indirect discrimination works, looking in particular at whether it is necessary to know why a group is disadvantaged by an employer’s policy.
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Changes to Chinese visa applications
11 April 2017Effective immediately, the Chinese consulate in Hong Kong has advised that all females between the ages of 16 to 40 and all males between the ages of 18 to 55 must now provide previous passports in addition to current valid passports for application of all Chinese visas if their current passport was issued after 2015.
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A tribute to John Fraser: 1934 to 2017
11 April 2017We pay tribute to John Fraser, whose contribution to the development of Lewis Silkin was considerable.
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Immigration overhaul vital to stop costs crippling UK tech
10 April 2017Naomi Hanrahan-Soar has written an article for Business Cloud discussing how the UK’s immigration requirements, following the triggering of Article 50, need to be assessed robustly.
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What does Brexit mean for UK employment law?
05 April 2017The UK has now given formal written notice of its intention to leave the European Union. What are the short and long-term implications of this momentous decision for workplace rights in the UK?
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Indian nationals must now apply for visit visas directly to the HKSAR Department of Immigration
03 April 2017Effectively immediately, Indian nationals who require visit visas must do so directly by post to the Immigration Department in Hong Kong instead of submitting applications to the nearest Chinese diplomatic or consular post.