Insights & News

IntApp announce UK win with Lewis Silkin

Press

07 May 2013

Legal IT Insider have covered Lewis Silkin's implementation of the new IntApp Open system, which is designed to streamline new client review and accelerate new matter inception. Jan Durant has also commented on why the firm decided to implement the new platform. Lewis Silkin previously implemented IntApp product, Time Builder, two years ago and partnered with IntApp on its new business acceptance initiative in 2012.

International outlook of trainees threatened

Press

01 May 2013

In an article for Lawyer2B, Raj Shah discusses how changes in immigration policy are making it increasingly difficult for firms to recruit immigrants as trainee solicitors. Until recently, international students could switch from the Tier 4 student migrant category to the Tier 2 category. However, changes to the Immigration Rules mean that students cannot switch from Tier 4 to Tier 2 unless they have passed a UK-recognised bachelor or master’s degree or attained certain awards in education.

What are your work perks?

Press

01 May 2013

In an Evening Standard article, Lewis Silkin has been included in the list of 'London's perkiest offices'. The article details the firm's commitment to ensure that working parents are able to socialise with colleagues through the regular “tea at three” afternoon events. The firm's beehives are also mentioned, which last year made 75 pots of honey.

Can brands benefit from an ad ban?

Press

25 April 2013

As US retailer American Apparel fell foul of the Advertising Standards Authority for the third time this year after using overtly sexual imagery earlier this month, Geraint Lloyd-Taylor warns that whilst some brands may see benefit from seeing their campaigns banned, there are serious consequences.

To be(lly putt) or not to be(lly putt), that is the question

Press

22 April 2013

Alexander Milner-Smith and Richard Berry discuss the legality of belly putters in golf in light of Adam Scott’s victory in the Masters last weekend. The two ruling bodies of golf, the US Golf Association (USGA) in the USA and the Royal and Ancient (R&A) everywhere else, had already announced prior to last week’s tournament that they propose to ban players anchoring putters to their bodies from the beginning of 2016.

Thorny problems

Press

17 April 2013

In an article for Taxation magazine, Sara Cohen discusses the Office of Tax Simplification's proposals for unapproved share schemes.

Digital product placement creates adverts out of thin air

Press

09 April 2013

In an article for the BBC, Philip Hughes discusses digital product placement and warns that "ensuring legal compliance across multiple jurisdictions can be expensive, risky and time-consuming," and may outweight the benefit of any such activity.

Beware of lodgers' rights

Press

05 April 2013

In an article for Inside Housing, Paul Hayes encourages landlords to be aware of laws concerning lodgers as the under-occupation charge, or ‘bedroom tax’, came into effect on 1 April.

Lewis Silkin cuts reporting time by two days a month with innovative database solution

Press

04 April 2013

In a Microsoft case study, Finance Systems Manager Michael Turner discusses the various reports, charts and graphs that are produced each month in order to allow senior managers to analyse performance. Wanting to simplify the creation of reports and increase the quality of data produced, the firm decided to implement a database solution based on Microsoft SQL Server 2012. As a result of this new product, the finance team now saves up to two days a month on management reporting and partners can track financial metrics and staff performance in real time.

Penalties: the debate continues

Press

02 April 2013

In an article for PLC Construction, James Levy discusses court decisions where they have been asked to consider what happens to money already paid by way of instalments in relation to a contract if the contract is rescinded and the seller retains the property that is the subject matter of the contract. In particular, James refers to Cadogan Petroleum v Global Process Systems and discusses how the case sits with other similar ones.

Lewis Silkin announces new partner

Press

02 April 2013

Rebecca Peedell has been appointed partner in Lewis Silkin’s renowned Employment, Reward and Immigration team effective 1st April 2013.

The state of migration: employing migrant workers

Press

21 March 2013

Practice Development Lawyers Samar Shams and Bethan Carney, have contributed to a report for The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) which explores the trends and the factors that influence employers in recruiting migrant workers. The report discusses issues such as skills shortages, the availability of UK-born workers, and ‘work ethic’.

Are the courts moving to a more restrictive approach to exclusion clauses?

Press

12 March 2013

In an article written for PLC Construction, James Levy discusses a growing trend of more restrictive approaches when it comes to construing the scope of an exclusion clause. The latest example of this can be found in the Court of Appeal’s judgment in Kudos Catering (UK) Ltd v Manchester Central Convention Complex Ltd.

Collective agreements and TUPE - more dynamic than you might think

Press

12 March 2013

In Beerg's Global Labor newsletter, Katherine Shaw discusses the transfer of employees to another employer under TUPE.

Irate RBS bankers could challenge bonus clawbacks

Press

08 March 2013

In an eFinancialCareers article, James Davies suggests that the investment bankers who have had their bonuses reduced, or even clawed back, in response to the breaches of others may challenge the decision as it could appear to be legally dubious. James argues that issues arise when bonus clawbacks are used as penalties rather than as recompense for damage done. RBS, which is 82 percent owned by the UK government, announced last week that it was cutting bonuses for 2012 and clawing back bonuses for previous years to cover its £390m Libor fixing fine.

Estranged hedge fund couple to meet in court

Press

06 March 2013

In their City Diary, the Daily Telegraph have mentioned Lewis Silkin's representation of Ikos co-founder, Martin Coward. Coward's dispute is with his wife, Elena Ambrosiadou, who built up Ikos Partners with him. Ambrosiadou has arrived in London from her Greek-Cypriot home to fight her intellectual property dispute with him.

Love and spying among the hedgies

Press

06 March 2013

In a Sunday Times article, Lewis Silkin is mentioned as being the firm representing Martin Coward in a dispute with his wife and fellow Ikos Partners founder, Elena Ambrosiadou.

Lewis Silkin named one of Britain's best employers for fifth year running

Press

04 March 2013

City law firm Lewis Silkin LLP has once again been recognised as one of the UK’s best employers by the Sunday Times’ esteemed ‘100 Best Companies to Work For’ survey.

The Great British immigration scandal

Press

27 February 2013

In an article for Management Today, Mary Croydon discusses Silicon Roundabout's rich, cosmopolitan identity but is concerned about the squeezing of entry routes into the UK for overseas talent. Mary goes on to warn that unless companies find ways to overcome these hurdles in order to attract the brightest and the best, it is questionable how long Silicon Roundabout will remain open for business.

European carve up

Press

25 February 2013

In an article for the New Zealand Rugby Players' Association (NZRPA), Scott Anderson discusses a feud which is threatening the future of Europe’s premier club rugby competition, the Heineken Cup. Although ostensibly about the structure of the Cup, is the dispute really about who can claim a larger slice of the European club rugby revenue pie?