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Making the grade
Press
09 December 2013Adam Glass is featured in a Law Society Gazette article detailing their round table discussion focussing on the changing perceptions around the role of solicitor-advocates.
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Brand Academy 2013 - Venture Harbour's Marcus Taylor's insights on 'brands building advocacy using digital media', as covered in The Drum
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27 November 2013Having spoken at Lewis Silkin's Brand Academy, which discussed the role of digital media in building brand value, Marcus Taylor emphasises that social and digital media offer an amazing opportunity for brands to establish more intimate and long term relationships with consumers.
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Selling digital content online: the EC’s compliance ‘sweep’
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26 November 2013James Gill and Bryony Compson have authored an article in the E-Commerce Law & Policy journal examining the background to, and findings from, the recent action by the European Commission in targeting websites that sell digital content in breach of EU consumer law.
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Zero-hours work ‘equals a happy work-life balance’
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26 November 2013In a Times article, Lewis Silkin has been mentioned regarding the survey conducted in conjunction with the CIPD on zero-hours contracts.
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French police put together case against Ikea bosses
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21 November 2013After the revelation that two senior executives from Ikea’s French business and a former head of the company were charged with illegally using police files to snoop on staff and customers, Ellen Temperton discusses legal ways to obtain information about a candidate's or existing employee’s criminal past in a Times article.
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Religious symbols at work: Lift high the cross
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21 November 2013Commenting in an Economist article, Tom Heys discusses the difficulty employers face when weaving their way through law relating to religious jewellery at work.
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Stella Artois bids to become real movie producer
Press
18 November 2013Commenting in a Marketing week article, Philip Hughes comments on alternative models of film financing, particularly tie ups between brands and film studios.
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Lewis Silkin congratulates Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) and Willow DNA on award winning e-learning platform
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08 November 2013Lewis Silkin is delighted to congratulate the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) and digital learning company, Willow DNA, on being awarded bronze for “Best use of e-learning to ensure compliance with external regulations or internal policies”.
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Barclays scrambles to plug staff gap after suspensions
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05 November 2013In a Wall Street Journal article, Toni Lorenzo discusses the fate of the six currency traders suspended by Barclays last week amid a probe into possible manipulation of foreign-exchange markets.
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Poundland judgment neither a surprise nor a victory
Press
04 November 2013Following her comments on the Supreme Court’s ‘back to work’ judgment last week, Carla Davidson's subsequent article on the case is featured in HR Magazine.
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Lewis Silkin work experience: an insight
Press
31 October 2013As she was about to begin the final year of her degree, it occurred to Ruth, a resident in Hyelm accommodation, that she was yet to identify a specific career path that she wanted to pursue after finishing University. Lewis Silkin offered her the opportunity to shadow some of our lawyers, which gave her some insight into what it would be like to work in the legal sector.
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UK’s Supreme Court rules ‘workfare’ legally flawed
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31 October 2013In a Financial Times article, Carla Davidson comments upon a Supreme Court ruling that the Government's controversial back to work schemes, which require jobseekers to work for free or risk losing their benefits, were legally flawed.
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Limiting liability
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29 October 2013In an article for Managing Partner, Miguel Pereira considers the differences between LLP and limited company structures in restricting the liability of owners.
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Illegal immigration: Over the top
Press
26 October 2013In an article for The Economist, Joanna Hunt discusses the Government's new immigration bill and the problems it may cause when immigrants respond to its tougher new laws.
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PRCA and Lewis Silkin launch industry-leading legal partnership
Press
25 October 2013The PRCA and Lewis Silkin LLP are delighted to announce a strategic partnership that includes an employment and commercial legal helpline for PRCA corporate members.
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Lawyers limber up to score in Brazil
Press
24 October 2013In an article in The Times, Alex Kelham discusses the opportunities that will arise for lawyers advising sponsoring clients looking to maximise their deals and, more importantly, how to protect them from ambush.
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Privilege problems keep ABS unattractive
Press
24 October 2013In an article for Accountancy Age, Clive Greenwood discusses the creation, progress, and drawbacks of Alternative Business Structures (ABS).
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Auto enrolment pension regime
Press
21 October 2013In a co-authored article for The Law Society Gazette, Katherine Shaw and Kathryn Pickard discuss the impact the new auto enrolment pension rules will have on law firms, and the tricky areas that they are likely to encounter.
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Ius Laboris supports first ever certified Global Reward Management Programme through top European Business Schools
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18 October 2013Ius Laboris, the world’s largest and highest quality alliance of HR law firms, has announced it is contributing the HR law training aspects of the first ever certified Global Reward Management programme in Europe.
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Policies on porn: how to tackle internet misuse in the workplace
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16 October 2013In a Reuters article, Russell Brimelow discusses large financial institutions' policies towards employees accessing, or attempting to access, pornography whilst at work.