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Lewis Silkin advises Harbour Group on the acquisition of Pulsar Process Measurement by ONICON Incorporated
Deal
10 January 2019Lewis Silkin has advised its client Harbour Group on the acquisition of Pulsar Process Measurement by ONICON Incorporated.
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The year in employment law
09 January 2019Brexit continued to dominate the headlines in 2018, leaving employment law reform (along with many other areas) far down the Government’s agenda.
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Court of Appeal finds no litigation privilege in internal emails discussing commercial settlement of dispute
09 January 2019The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal by West Ham football club in its application to inspect certain emails sent internally amongst board members of E20 Stadium LLP (“E20”) and between E20’s board members and stakeholders, in respect of which E20 asserted litigation privilege. The emails were created with the dominant purpose of discussing the commercial settlement of E20’s dispute with West Ham over the club’s rights to use the London Olympic Stadium when litigation was in contemplation. The Court held that litigation privilege does not extend to documents concerned with the settlement or avoidance of litigation where the documents neither: (a) seek advice or information for the purpose of conducting litigation; nor (b) reveal the nature of such advice or information.
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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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Litigation privilege and the ‘dominant purpose’ test: ENRC decision applied
07 January 2019Did last year’s landmark Court of Appeal decision in Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) v Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Limited (“ENRC”) alter the application of the ‘dominant purpose’ test for litigation privilege where a document is brought into existence for multiple purposes, one of which is for use in litigation? The answer is ‘no’, according to a recent decision by the High Court. The Court confirmed the well-established principle that, for a claim to litigation privilege to succeed where a document is created for more than one purpose, litigation must be shown to be the dominant purpose on the facts.
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Lewis Silkin continues to grow Dublin office with new hire
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02 January 2019Declan Groarke joins Lewis Silkin’s office in the Irish capital
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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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Renewed focus on modern slavery statements
20 December 2018The Home Office has recently sent out letters reminding organisations of their obligations to publish statements under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (“MSA”). The letter suggests various actions organisations need to take in response and indicates that organisations that fail to comply with their legal obligations risk being included in a published list of non-compliant organisations. So what should organisations be doing in response and what are their legal obligations?
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Lewis Silkin advises the Deeson Group on its acquisition by The Panoply Holdings PLC
Deal
20 December 2018Deeson Group Holdings, a digital agency specialising in high profile content–managed websites and digital products has been acquired by The Panoply Holdings PLC (a newly listed AIM company) and will be integrated into TPX Manifesto an existing company within The Panoply group.
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Court of Appeal rejects Uber's worker status appeal
20 December 2018The Court of Appeal (“CA”) has upheld, by a 2:1 majority, the ruling of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) that drivers engaged by Uber are “workers” rather than independent contractors. The majority also upheld the finding of the Employment Tribunal (“ET”) that drivers are working when they are signed into the Uber app and ready to 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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UK government publishes long awaited immigration white paper
19 December 2018The long-awaited immigration white paper on the UK immigration system due to be phased in from 1 January 2021 has been published today.
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Boundaries
Inbrief
19 December 2018The purpose of this guide is to help you should you need to identify the extent of a site or ownership and responsibility of boundaries.
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Encouraging ADR: Civil Justice Council publishes final report
19 December 2018Back in 2016, the Civil Justice Council (“CJC”) set up an alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) working group to review the ways in which ADR currently is encouraged and positioned within the civil justice system in England and Wales. The terms of reference included the review of existing forms of encouragement for mediation (and other forms of ADR) in civil cases in the Civil Procedure Rules, case law and the powers of the court, to consider alternative forms of encouragement and assess proposals for reform. The Working Group has now published its final report.
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Lewis Silkin has advised RYVL (The Marketing Group) on its acquisition of Blockchain Nordic Ltd and Proposed Fund Raise.
Deal
19 December 2018Lewis Silkin has advised its longstanding client RVYL, formerly known as The Marketing Group, on its acquisition of Blockchain Nordic Ltd.
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Trespassers will be prosecuted.....or will they?
Inbrief
19 December 2018Trespassers or “squatters” can present major issues for owners of commercial land and buildings.
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The Good Work Plan – any good?
19 December 2018A year and a half since Matthew Taylor completed an extensive review of modern employment practices and published his report and recommendations, the Government has published details of its “Good Work Plan” setting out proposals to reform employment law in various areas.
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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
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Brinsley Dresden comments for Business of Fashion on the royal fashion landscape
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18 December 2018Partner and Head of the firm's Advertising and Marketing sector group, Brinsley Dresden has commented in an article for Business of Fashion discussing the publicity of The Duchess of Sussex and the royal fashion landscape.