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Could Brexit change the face of football in the UK?
Press
31 March 2016Andrew Osborne was interviewed by BBC news on the impact of Brexit on British football and the potential loss of access to European talent which has helped make the Premier League hugely popular.
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Top-flight clubs warned Brexit would have far-reaching fallout
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29 March 2016Andrew Osborne has been quoted in an article by The Times which examines the consequences of the possible impact of Britain choosing to leave the European Union for football clubs across the country.
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UBS and Deutsche Bank tax cases: HMRC wins in Supreme Court
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24 March 2016Recently the Supreme Court handed down its decision in the UBS and Deutsche Bank bonus tax avoidance cases. After the banks had succeeded in the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court decided that in fact a “purposive interpretation” of the legislation meant that the schemes failed. HMRC therefore won and millions of pounds of PAYE and NIC will have to be paid. However the case is most interesting for the approach the Supreme Court takes. It shows the extent to which the courts are sometimes prepared to go in interpreting the legislation in such a way that tax avoidance schemes will not succeed. Lewis Silkin tax expert Matthew Rowbotham wrote about the case for the April 2016 issue of PLC Magazine.
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Roundtable: Brexit legal strategy
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14 March 2016The Law Society Gazette convened its latest roundtable to discuss the implications of the a Brexit vote.
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An industry caught out in a game of legal musical chairs
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08 March 2016James Sweeting has been quoted in an article by The Times which discusses a change in copyright law which will eventually provide stronger legal protection for the rights-holders of popular, older designs and could signal an end to replica designer homeware. There is speculation that the implementation of this new law could be accelerated.
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Will a Brexit from the EU be bad for advertising businesses?
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04 March 2016Brinsley Dresden has been quoted in an article by The Drum which discusses how a British exit from the EU could impact those agencies and brands operating within the advertising industry.
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Lewis Silkin LLP and myGwork team up for a diverse and inclusive workplace
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26 February 2016Geraint Lloyd-Taylor and Alan Hunt have been talking with myGwork, the global recruitment hub for LGBT professionals, about Lewis Silkin’s commitment to diversity & inclusion through our various memberships, activities and initiatives
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Big spending China a major shift in transfer market
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26 February 2016Karish Andrews has been quoted in an article by Associated Press which discusses the money spent by Chinese Super League Clubs in the recent winter transfer window.
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Brexit: Implications for employment law in the UK
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23 February 2016James Davies and Bethan Carney consider some of the potential implications of the UK leaving the EU for employers and employees.
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Should clients own rights to pitch ideas?
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29 January 2016Brinsley Dresden has been quoted in an article by Campaign which discusses the issue of intellectual property ownership in creative pitch scenarios. The piece focusses on the Science Museum’s process of paying £1,000 to own the IP of any ideas pitched by potential bidders.
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KitKat trademark battle: Nestlé v Cadbury
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29 January 2016James Sweeting has authored an article for The Times which discusses the High Court’s recent decision in Nestlé’s ongoing attempt to register the four-fingered KitKat bar as a UK trade mark. In the article, James explores the balance between allowing businesses to monopolise well-known aspects of their brand and the extent to which this could stifle fair competition.
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Lewis Silkin welcomes Baroness Neville-Rolfe to Brand Academy 2016
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25 January 2016Lewis Silkin was delighted to welcome Baroness Neville-Rolfe, DBE CMG, the Minister for Intellectual Property, as the keynote speaker at our flagship brand event Brand Academy 2016 - “The Power of Brands - Opportunity or Threat?” on 21 January 2016.
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Is the ASA killing native advertising?
Press
22 January 2016Brinsley Dresden has authored an article for Marketing Magazine which discusses the Advertising Standards Authority's recent decision relating to an advertorial on BuzzFeed and the impact the ruling may have on the use of native advertising.
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BBC's strictly formats future
Press
15 January 2016We have written an article for C21Media discussing the increasing financial pressure on the BBC to reduce its dependence on the licence fee.
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European Court rules bosses can monitor employees' private messages on WhatsApp and other messaging services
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14 January 2016Michael Burd comments in The Independent on the decision made by The European Court of Human Rights allowing companies the right to monitor workers' emails.
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Watchdog criticises BuzzFeed for misleading readers
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13 January 2016Brinsley Dresden has been quoted in an article by the Financial Times which examines the Advertising Standards Authority's ruling that BuzzFeed misled its readers by showing them paid advertisements that looked like news stories.
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Company directors could face prosecution if they break redundancy rules
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12 January 2016Michael Burd and James Davies discuss the risk associated with employers who flout redundancy procedures.
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Premier League: Football's game changer
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02 January 2016Karish Andrews has been quoted in an article by the Financial Times which examines how England's Premier League is attracting US investors who believe that even the smaller clubs can be profitable.
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A year of flops and firsts
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24 December 20152015 has been a year flops and firsts for the UK legal profession, writes Fergus Payne for The Times.
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Happy Birthday song copyright goes public: How one of history's most expensive birthday gifts was finally returned
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12 December 2015James Sweeting has been quoted in an Independent article on the copyright of the song 'Happy Birthday' going public.