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Impact of AI in retail
28 November 2019Chatbots, facial recognition, biometrics and a host of other Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) technologies are being utilised by the retail sector at an increasingly progressive rate and it is predicted by 2020, 85% of customer interactions will be managed by AI.
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Tribunal finds that 'workers' transfer under TUPE
28 November 2019In a surprise decision, with potentially wide-ranging ramifications, an Employment Tribunal (“ET”) has found that “workers”, as well as traditional “employees”, transfer under TUPE.
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Ask About... Retail, Fashion and Hospitality
27 November 2019Many of our clients in the retail, fashion and hospitality sector face similar HR issues. Each month one of the members of our team will identify an issue, consider how it should be dealt with and provide our advice. This month we asked Emma...
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Election manifestos – what are the main parties pledging on employment issues?
27 November 2019Despite the dominance of Brexit, employment issues are one of the main election battlegrounds for all of the major political parties. There is a particular focus on current hot topics, including insecure work and the gig economy, addressing gender (and other) pay gaps, and new mechanisms for enforcing employment rights.
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Advertising & Marketing 2020 seminar series
26 November 2019Following on from the success of our 2019 series, Lewis Silkin is pleased to announce our Advertising & Marketing 2020 seminar series covering topics for both marketing services agencies and brand owners.
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Without Prejudice and Without Prejudice Save as to Costs – Reasons to be Careful
21 November 2019The judgment in Sternberg Reed Solicitors v Andrew Paul Harrison [2019] EWHC 2065 (Ch) has put practitioners on notice that mislabelling without prejudice correspondence may have serious implications.
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Parties making false statements in pre-action witness statements to face proceedings for contempt of court
18 November 2019In a case relating to a package holiday which will serve as a warning to anyone considering fabricating facts to support a letter of claim, the Court of Appeal has ruled that parties making false statements in pre-action witness statements (potentially exposed as being untrue by the witnesses’ own social media posts) can face proceedings for contempt of court.
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Recording working time in Europe: a risk heatmap
14 November 2019Employers across Europe are facing the challenge of responding to a recent European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) ruling on time-recording obligations. We’ve drawn up a heatmap to show, at a glance, the differing levels of risk across the European Union.
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Corporate Update - November 2019
12 November 2019Welcome to our November 2019 Corporate Update which brings you news and our views on law and practice for corporates and their owners and managers.
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Changes to Hong Kong tax concessions
07 November 2019The Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Tax Concessions) Bill 2019 was passed by the Legislative Council on 6 November 2019.
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Something to be-leave in? Brexit as a philosophical belief
07 November 2019There are strong feelings on either side of the Brexit debate, with people passionately arguing for both leave and remain. What issues arise if a supporter brings their views into the workplace? Are there potential discrimination risks? Could “Brexit” - or an equally strong belief in “remain” – count as a philosophical belief for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010 (“EqA”)?
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Media & Entertainment Legal Digest: September - October 2019
05 November 2019Welcome to the latest issue of our ‘Media & Entertainment Legal Digest’. We have selected the legal and regulatory developments from the past two months or so that we think are most likely to be of interest, with a very brief summary and then a link to the official source or full text of the item.
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Brexit – the post Halloween picture as to the minor changes in company law for private and overseas companies
01 November 2019Now that we didn’t leave the EU on 31 October 2019, this article is to update you on, and explain the timing as to, the few changes in company law for private and overseas companies, to be brought about by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. In practice, only companies with a connection to the EEA will be impacted and the action points for them will be fairly minimal.
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The impact of the Global Climate Strike on the workplace
31 October 2019On Friday 20 September 2019, millions of employees across the world were invited by climate activist Greta Thunberg to strike to promote immediate action on climate change. The strike represents an extension of the ‘school strikes’ that have been organised by young people over the past few months into the world of work, with the intention that the adverse economic impact caused by the strikes would kick governments into action.
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Strike injunction refused because ballot notification complied with legal requirements
31 October 2019Refusing an application by British Airways plc (“BA”) for an injunction to restrain strike action by airline pilots, the Court of Appeal (“CA”) ruled that the trade union had provided sufficient detail as to the “categories” of employees to be balloted under the statutory rules.
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Ads & Brands Law Digest: October 2019
31 October 2019Welcome to the October 2019 issue of our monthly Ads & Brands Law Digest.
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Green politics and employment law
30 October 2019This study of the impact of Green politics on global employment law is based on a survey of 13 jurisdictions. It was produced in collaboration with Ius Laboris member firms in those countries.
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Blockchain and the UK Property Industry
29 October 2019Since 2015 there has been a growing body of commentary extolling the virtues of blockchain and how it could, and in all likelihood will, revolutionise the property industry. The fact that I (a commercial real estate lawyer and not the most tech-savvy of individuals) am writing a piece about it demonstrates how blockchain is becoming more mainstream but, I wonder, is all this talk of “revolution” a little excessive?