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Adam Glass comments for The Times: Fight the counterfeiters: how to protect intellectual property
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28 March 2019Adam Glass has commented in an article for The Times which details the steps firms need to take around the world to protect their intellectual property.
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Nigel Dewar Gibb to speak at TGE Elevate event: TGE launches new programme to help next generation of music industry leaders
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21 March 2019Nigel Dewar Gibb will be speaking at the upcoming TGE Conference , which this year takes place at its new home at Jury’s Inn Waterfront from 8-11 May 2019 in Brighton, England.
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Joanna Hunt comments for Lexis Nexis: Spring Statement 2019: PHD-level jobs to be exempt from Tier 2 visa cap
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18 March 2019Joanna Hunt has commented in an article for Lexis Nexis which discusses Philip Hammond's recent announcement that PHD-level occupations will be exempt from the Tier 2 (General) visa cap from Autumn 2019.
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Joanna Hunt and James Walters write for Essential Retail: How prepared is the eCommerce sector for the staffing implications of a no-deal Brexit?
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18 March 2019Joanna Hunt and James Walters have written an article for Essential Retail which discusses the challenges faced by the eCommerce sector to maintain access to labour in the case of a no-deal Brexit.
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Andrew Wanambwa writes for Accountancy Daily: Section 2 notices raise risk level for accountants
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18 March 2019Professional services firms, requests for documents and Section 2 notices under Criminal Justice Act 1987 could pose a risk for accountants and auditors as illustrated in the recent Omers case at the High Court, explains Andrew Wanambwa, in an article for Accountancy Age.
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Lewis Silkin Hong Kong office features in HR Magazine: Global HR lawyers mark footprint in HK
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13 March 2019Lewis Silkin’s Hong Kong office has been featured in an article in HR Magazine following the office’s recognition as a local law firm and the launch of their HR consultancy.
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JJ Shaw writes for Sportcal – AI: changing the game.
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12 March 2019JJ Shaw has written an article for Sportcal where he discusses the innovative developments in Artificial Intelligence within the sports industry, the need for AI specific regulations as well as the debate around ownership and access to data.
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Tom Heys comments for The Economist: A ruling about a Jewish teacher in London will help devout bosses
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21 February 2019Tom Heys has commented in an article for The Economist that discusses a recent judgment which arose when a Jewish couple attended a barbecue organised by a kindergarten where the woman taught, which is affiliated to the Chabad Lubavitch movement of Hasidic Jews. The man let slip, in conversation with one of the school’s directors, that the couple were cohabiting.
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Sinéad Mahon and Duncan Balloch write for The Trademark Lawyer: Cadbury purple trademark case
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18 February 2019In an article for The Trademark Lawyer, Sinéad Mahon and Duncan Balloch discuss the latest decision by the Court of Appeal over a trademark dispute relating to the specific shade of purple used by Cadbury's chocolate packaging.
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Tom Heys, Karen Baxter, Anna Bond: Supporting bisexual and transgender employees in their workplace
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12 February 2019Karen Baxter, Tom Heys and Anna Bond have written an article for HR Review discussing a recent survey by Stonewall that found bi and trans inclusivity was significantly low among employers, prompting the charity’s executive director to call for more to be done to tackle this problem in the workplace.
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Alan Hunt comments in Drapers magazine - Gucci apologises for 'racist' jumper
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08 February 2019Alan Hunt has commented in an article for Drapers which discusses luxury fashion brand Gucci's apology for selling a black balaclava jumper after social media users claimed it was racist.
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Joanna Hunt and Naomi Hanrahan-Soar write for Lexis Nexis: NHS long term plan-exploring proposals to increase recruitment and retain staff
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31 January 2019Joanna Hunt and Naomi Hanrahan-Soar have written an article for Lexis Nexis where they explore government proposals to increase recruitment and retain staff as part of the NHS Long Term Plan.
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Tom Heys writes for People Management: Why ethnicity pay gap reporting may not give a true picture of diversity
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31 January 2019Tom Heys has written an article for People Management where he explains that the inherent variability of organisations’ workforces could mean that transparency reporting might not be as transparent as we think.
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Geraint Lloyd-Taylor comments for BBC News, The Times and The Financial Times: Social media stars agree to declare when they post ads
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23 January 2019Geraint Lloyd-Taylor has commented in articles for BBC News, The Times and The Financial Times which discuss the recent agreement from sixteen social media stars to clearly state if they have been paid or received any gifts or loans of products they endorse online.
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Sinéad Mahon comments for Intellectual Property Magazine: EUIPO makes mincemeat of McDonald’s ‘Big Mac’ TM
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22 January 2019Sinéad Mahon has commented in an article for Intellectual Property Magazine which discusses McDonalds recently having its 'Big Mac' and 'Mc' trademarks revoked by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
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James Gill and Mark Hersey write for Accountancy Age: Moving to the Cloud in 2019: 10 steps to avoid the common pitfalls
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08 January 2019Mark Hersey and James Gill have written an article for Accountancy Age explaining how to make your move to cloud accounting as smooth as possible this year.
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James Davies comments for Het Financieele Dagblad: Discriminatie moet alarmbel doen afgaan
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07 January 2019James Davies has commented in an article which discusses and compares discrimination in the workplace in Britain and the Netherlands.
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Richard Miskella comments for The Telegraph: Is this new app the answer to reporting workplace harassment?
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21 December 2018Richard Miskella has commented in an article for The Telegraph which discusses the Government's crack down on misconduct in the workplace with a commitment to draft a new statutory code of practice that will aim to tackle sexual harassment at work.
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Joanna Hunt writes for Architects' Journal: How can architecture benefit from the Exceptional Talent visa route?
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20 December 2018In an article for Architects' Journal, Joanna Hunt examines the extension of the Home Office’s Tier 1 category to cover architects wanting to work in the UK.
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Richard Miskella comments for HR Magazine on the new government harassment code of practice
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18 December 2018Richard Miskella has commented for HR managzine on the government's announcement that it will work with the EHRC on a new code