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Serie A looks to private equity to boost revenue – Susie Jarrold writes for leading global sports market intelligence provider, Sportcal
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30 September 2020In early September, the 20 Italian Serie A clubs voted in favour of the creation of a new company to manage the league’s media rights, and to consider two private equity bids for a 10 per cent stake. Susie Jarrold discusses what this might mean for Serie A, and the upward trend of private equity investment in sport in general.
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Companies face greater risk as GDPR class actions emerge: Ali Vaziri comments for Compliance
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24 September 2020In the past month, three of the world’s largest tech firms have been hit with legal actions that could lead to billion-dollar damages suits for alleged violations of Europe’s privacy law, GDPR. Unusual for Europe, the complaints are led by a consumer rights group and a U.K. citizen rather than regulators. Ali Vaziri shares his opinion in this article for Compliance Week.
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What global mobility’s immigration experts think: Naomi Hanrahan-Soar comments for Relocate Global
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22 September 2020Relocate Global asked immigration experts across the global mobility sector for their views on whether Brexit Britain was pro-immigration and what this means for business.
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Recruiters legal obligations when workers switch occupations Carla Feakins writes
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18 September 2020Covid-19 has driven rapid changes in the jobs market, with some roles now in extremely high demand while others are almost disappearing. Recently published data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) highlights that between January and June 2020 more workers changed occupation than during the same period last year, with over half simultaneously moving into a different major industry.
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Hong Kong Lawyer case summary Music Holdings Property v Ooi Lean Choo
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14 September 2020In a case summary published by the Hong Kong Lawyer, Catherine Leung looks at a recent case concerning an employee committing fraud.
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New legal risks for recruiters: Carla Feakins writes for People Management
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08 September 2020While the recruitment industry is subject to general legal regulation, additional legislation applies in some sectors such as agriculture, food processing and the care sector. This may require recruiters to be licensed and subject to a rigorous compliance regime.
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Pandemic sparks fears over skills visas: Naomi Hanrahan-Soar comments for Relocate Global
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02 September 2020Predictably, the coronavirus pandemic has led to an unprecedented fall in the amount of skilled migration, overseas assignees, intra-company transfers and foreign student numbers. Now, experts are wondering how long it will take for the global situation to return to something approaching normal.
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What happens to furloughed workers when the government scheme ends? Lucy Lewis comments for Yahoo
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02 September 2020The coronavirus outbreak has not only caused thousands of deaths around the world but has caused untold damage to the economy: on 7 May the Bank of England warned the pandemic will push the UK economy towards its deepest recession on record.
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Legal update: It’s a T8 – should employees have the day off when WFH? Katy Lee and Tanya Mirchandani comment for Human Resources Online
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27 August 2020Many employers in Hong Kong follow the Labour Department’s “Code of Practice in Times of Typhoons and Rainstorms”, companies have put in place extreme weather policies that explain what employees are expected to do in the event of an extreme weather warning. Katy Lee and Tanya Mirchandani comment further in this article for Human Resouces Online.
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Lewis Silkin’s Hong Kong team contribute to Financier Worldwide’s Human Capital Strategy and Culture guide
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26 August 2020Financier Worldwide’s guide canvasses the opinions of leading professionals on current trends in human capital strategy and culture, particularly in light of Covid-19, across the US, UK, Belgium and Hong Kong.
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Linklaters to expand remote working as pandemic changes legal culture: James Davies comments for The Financial Times
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25 August 2020International law firm Linklaters will allow its more than 5,000 staff to work half the time remotely, the strongest sign yet that changes ushered in by the pandemic are beginning to take root in a legal industry that has long valued tight-knit office culture.
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Lewis Silkin—Trainee Retention: Giles Crown and Richard Miskella comment for New Law Journal
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14 August 2020Lewis Silkin LLP has announced 100% trainee retention for the third year running, with four trainee lawyers due to qualify and remain at the firm this year.
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Do your contracts and policies stand up to the Covid-19 test? A view from the UK: Amy Cooper writes for Global Banking & Finance Review
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13 August 2020The coronavirus pandemic and lockdown have stress-tested employment contracts and policies, with some showing signs of strain. What should you do now to make sure your employment documentation is ready for the post-Covid future?
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Protection from employee competition in the new normal - Carla Feakins and David Samuels comment for HR Magazine
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11 August 2020As lockdown is winding down and the economy is restarting, employers should be on the lookout for unlawful employee competition activity. Carla Feakins and David Samuels explain further in this article for HR Magazine.
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Consulting with furloughed employees about redundancies and changing terms: Colin Leckey and David Hopper write for Employment Law Journal
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31 July 2020Colin Leckey and David Hopper explore the challenges of consulting remotely and holding remote elections for employee representatives when staff are on furlough or working from home.
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Junk food ad ban is two years away: Brinsley Dresden comments for The Times
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28 July 2020A 9pm watershed for junk food adverts is likely to take two years to introduce as ministers give companies time to make food healthy enough to promote.
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Blanket return to offices ‘risky strategy’, say lawyers: Colin Leckey and Helen Coombes comment for British Safety Council
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27 July 2020Desk-based workers should return to offices from 1 August, as long as it is safe to do so, but employers who open their doors should be wary.
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Advertising trade bodies united in distaste for 'junk food' TV and online ad ban: Brinsley Dresden comments for The Drum
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27 July 2020The UK government is planning a junk food TV – and now potentially online – advertising ban, blaming such ads for the ticking “time bomb” of obesity. Whether this move will improve public health remains hotly contested, but among the advertising trade bodies there is consensus. They hate it.
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Johnson wages war on junk food ads in bid to tackle UK obesity: Brinsley Dresden comments for City A.M.
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27 July 2020Boris Johnson is set to announce sweeping measures to overhaul junk food advertising in the UK, which could include a 9pm watershed on TV adverts.
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Employees could be caught by aggressive recruitment tactics: Roberta Pasemko and David Samuels comment for Executive Grapevine
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20 July 2020While some businesses have announced mass redundancies and furloughed high numbers of staff, other employers have started to use this uncertain period as a time to pounce on top talent.