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Plain packaging: who's next?
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16 October 2017Senior Associate, Alan Hunt has been quoted in an article for The Grocer which assesses how the plain packaging of tobacco might impact other UK product branding.
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James Davies writes for LexisNexis Australia - Robotics, artificial intelligence and work: hope for the best but prepare for the worst
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29 September 2017Divisional managing partner, James Davies has written an article for LexisNexis Australia which discusses the impact of robotics and artificial intelligence on the workplace.
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Lucy Lewis writes an article for The Law Society Gazette on ‘Cardiff: Our launch pad for expansion’
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27 September 2017The legal market in Cardiff is thriving, and so is Lewis Silkin’s Cardiff office.
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Karish Andrews writes for SportCal: The Neymar Transfer a watershed moment for football
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21 September 2017Sports Business Group Partner, Karish Andrews has written an article for SportCal which discusses the recent transfer of Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior from Barcelona to Paris St-Germain, and the impact of this transfer on the wider football economy.
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Fergus Payne writes for Accountancy Age: The great professional services shake-up
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21 September 2017Corporate Partner, Fergus Payne has written an article for Accountancy Age which discusses how accountancy has now moved one step closer to becoming a formal piece of the legal services furniture, following the expansion of myriad non-legal firms into the sector.
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Lewis Silkin comments for LexisNexis: 'European Union (Withdrawal) Bill 2017 passes second reading amid concerns over delegated powers'
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18 September 2017Lewis Silkin has commented in an article for LexisNexis following the recent passing of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill 2017 in the House of Commons last week. The article raises concerns about the Bill, particularly regarding the proposed use of delegated legislative powers, the approach to devolution, and questions regarding the continued application of EU rights and legal principles in the UK.
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Adam Glass comments for The Global Legal Post: 'Bell Pottinger goes into administration'
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13 September 2017Adam Glass, Litigation Partner, who advised the PRCA in relation to the Bell Pottinger investigation, has commented in an article for The Global Legal Post which reports on the recent announcement that PR firm Bell Pottinger has gone into administration.
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Joanna Hunt comments for Lexis Nexis: "UK’s responsibility to solve Northern Ireland Brexit headache—EU"
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11 September 2017Joanna Hunt has commented in an article for LexisNexis which discusses the UK's responsibility to find ‘flexible and imaginative’ solutions to overcome the challenges for the island of Ireland.
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Laura Farnsworth writes for WeAreTheCity: Challenges and priorities of maternity leave
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05 September 2017Employment Partner, Laura Farnsworth has written an article for WeAreTheCity which discusses the challenges and priorities for female lawyers returning back to work from maternity leave.
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"11 things you must do to prepare for GDPR" mentioned in The Times Law Brief
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31 August 2017Delighted that our video "11 things you must do to prepare for GDPR” has been mentioned in The Times' Law Brief column by Edward Fennell.
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Colin Leckey comments for People Management: Tribunal fees are finished – and here’s what happens next
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24 August 2017Colin Leckey has commented in an article for People Management which discusses the Supreme Courts decision to deem tribunal fees unlawful and what the consequences of this are likely to be.
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Joanna Hunt comments for Lawyer Monthly: Your Thoughts: UK Ireland Brexit Border
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23 August 2017Joanna Hunt has commented in an article for Lawyer Monthly on the Governments new position paper on Brexit and the Irish border issue following their statement of not wanting to establish a manned EU-UK border.
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James Davies & Michael Burd write for Management Today Magazine: What new bereavement rules could mean for your business
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18 August 2017James Davies and Michael Burd have written a piece for Management Today Magazine which discusses what new bereavement rules could mean for business'.
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Joanna Hunt comments for Lexis Nexis: Brexit: No border infrastructure in Northern Ireland may be 'wishful thinking'
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17 August 2017Joanna Hunt has commented in an article for Lexis Nexis which focuses on the the UK governments proposal of no physical infrastructure at the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland.
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Tom Heys comments for The Economist: ‘A legal defeat for a pious prison gardener is good news for bosses’
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09 August 2017Tom Heys has commented in an article for The Economist discussing religious rights at work, in light of a recent case in which an individual failed in his religious discrimination claim after being disciplined for causing offence by quoting Bible passages.
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Lewis Silkin has commented in an article for Finance Monthly: 'UK-EU Free Movement to End March 2019'
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09 August 2017Lewis Silkin has commented in an article for Finance Monthly following the recent government announcement that a new immigration system will be in place by March 2019, when the free movement of people between the EU and the UK ends.
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Cliff Fluet quoted in The Guardian: 'AI and music - will we be slaves to the algorithm?'
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08 August 2017Cliff Fluet has commented in an article for The Guardian which discusses the role of AI in creating music and whether machines will soon be composing symphonies, hit singles and bespoke soundtracks.
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James Davies comments in ‘Brexit: Deal or no deal’ in The Law Society Gazette
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07 August 2017James Davies, divisional managing partner and joint head of Lewis Silkin’s employment, immigration and reward department comments on the issue of reciprocity for legal services and how the Norway model would be a good fit and on potential changes of immigration and employment rules.
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Colin Leckey comments in AccountingWEB’s ‘Rogue bosses beware: Tribunals won’t cost and the labour-market tsar has promised action’
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04 August 2017Employment partner, Colin Leckey commented in AccountingWEB on the fees that attach to employment tribunals.
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Sam Pennington writes for Essential Retail: Buying your way to success – clicks to bricks from an M&A perspective
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03 August 2017Sam Pennington has written an article for Essential Retail magazine which takes a look at mergers and acquisitions in an omnichannel world.