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Remembering James Levy
23 June 2014It is with extreme sadness that Lewis Silkin announces the passing of colleague and friend James Levy. James was an excellent lawyer who gave enormous service to the firm since first joining Lewis Silkin in 1994.
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Will British Gas ECJ ruling fuel holiday pay hike?
28 May 2014The European Court of Justice (ECJ) recently ruled that the EU law requires a worker’s statutory holiday pay to take commission payments into account: it should not be based solely on basic salary
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Raising the standard of living and ending low pay: passing the buck to employers?
09 October 2013Politicians want a higher standard of living for all, with proposals to end low pay and get more money in more people's pockets. To do this, a range of policy initiatives are being debated that it's hoped will help people with the cost of living and raise living standards, but which will impact employers.
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Online monitoring
10 September 2013In an article for PLC Magazine, Ellen Temperton discusses whether looking up information posted on social media, such as LinkedIn, Facebook or Twitter, or performing a search on an internet search engine, can be used as a basis for rejecting a job candidate, infringe an employee's data protection rights; or permit an employer to dismiss an employee.
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Here's why I won't be shopping at American Apparel this Christmas
20 December 2012Brinsley Dresden's analysis of American Apparel's latest print ad.
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Olympism - a protected belief?
21 August 2012It has now been a while since the stunning Olympic cauldron was extinguished and TeamGB’s most successful ever games drew to a close. But there are signs the Olympic spirit may have permeated the nation, leaving a lasting impression.
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Lewis Silkin advises Havas on acquisition of Creative Lynx, top digital health and wellness communications agency
15 June 2012Lewis Silkin has advised leading global advertising and communications services group Havas on the acquisition of a majority stake in the leading European digital health and wellness communications agency, Creative Lynx.
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OFR: the first stumbling block?
11 April 2012In Fergus Payne and Clive Greenwood's article for the Law Society Gazette they see where are we after six months of operating under outcomes-focused regulation (OFR).