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Sara Cohen writes for Architect’s Choice
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03 July 2018In an article for Architect's Choice, Sara Cohen discusses the concept of business owners sharing ownership with employees.
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Emma Shears writes for PM Forum Magazine: Nothing changes if it isn't challenged
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02 July 2018In an article for PM Forum Magazine, Emma Shears discusses her own experiences of sexual harassment in the workplace and how some organisations are failing to deal with the issue.
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Supreme Court delivers key judgment on the availability of Wrotham Park “negotiating” damages
02 July 2018The Supreme Court has considered an important question in relation to damages. In what circumstances can damages for breach of contract be assessed by reference to the sum the claimant could hypothetically have received, known as Wrotham Park damages, in return for releasing the defendant from the obligation he had failed to perform?
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Sports Q&A – Corporate governance - key things to know
29 June 2018I’m taking on an in-house role with a professional sports team and will have responsibility for ensuring the board meets its corporate governance requirements. What are some of the key things I should know?
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Matthew Rowbotham writes for PR Week: Is PR ready to share? The employee ownership alternative to the agency model
29 June 2018In an article for PR Week, Matthew Rowbotham comments on how employee ownership uptake has, generally, remained confined to a few core sectors, and asks, is PR ready to share?
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The new 2018 QCA Corporate Governance Code for small & mid-size quoted companies
27 June 2018The Quoted Companies Alliance, the independent membership organisation that champions the interests of small to mid-size quoted companies, has recently released its revised and updated QCA Corporate Governance Code 2018.
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The EU (Withdrawal) Act - what does it mean for employment law?
27 June 2018That’s it - we’re leaving. You can Remoan all you want to, but yesterday was a momentous milestone in the history of Brexit with the EU Withdrawal Bill receiving Royal Assent and becoming the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
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Andrew Osborne comments for City A.M.: World Cup 2018: Sporting Lisbon and Portugal stars William Carvalho, Gelson Martins and Bruno Fernandes' contract row could trigger a new Bosman ruling
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27 June 2018In an article for City A.M., Andrew Osborne discusses football players' rights if they choose to cancel their contract and the implications of doing so.
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Court implies duty of good faith in “relational” contract
26 June 2018The courts may be more willing to imply a duty of good faith into joint venture agreements, following a recent High Court case.
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Director’s privacy – improvements to the Companies House regime for removal of residential addresses
26 June 2018New regulations, which came into force on 26 April 2018, will make it easier for directors (and others) to remove their residential addresses from publicly available Companies House documents.
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Joanna Hunt writes for Free Movement: An NHS exemption will help, but the Tier 2 visa cap should go
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26 June 2018In an article for Free Movement, Joanna Hunt discuss the Home Office announcement that doctors and nurses will no longer be counted towards the cap on Tier 2 visas.
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Gender Pay Parity – Does it really make a difference?
25 June 2018Kathryn Weaver joined a recent BritCham panel discussion in Hong Kong on Gender Pay Parity to discuss if the rising awareness has really made a difference.
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Lewis Silkin’s rockhopper service wins Best Innovation Award
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21 June 2018rockhopper, the pioneering low-cost, fixed-fee HR and employment law service from Lewis Silkin, has won Best Innovation in this year’s Working Families Best Practice Awards.
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Contrôle des investissements étrangers au Royaume Uni
20 June 2018Le Royaume Uni a l’un des régimes les moins restrictifs du monde en matière de contrôle des investissements étrangers. A la veille du Brexit et alors que les investissements étrangers reculent, ce régime va faire l’objet d’une transformation profonde.
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Ask About...Retail, Fashion and Hospitality
19 June 2018Many of our clients in the retail, fashion and hospitality sector face similar HR issues. Each month one of the members of our team will identify an issue, ask how you would deal with it and provide our advice. This month we asked Laura...
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Hackers, Judges and Spartacus: Containing a Data Breach with the Court’s Help
18 June 2018Fear of publicity shouldn’t put off organisations from asking the court for help when they’ve been hacked, had data stolen, and are then blackmailed. There’s a range of orders which the English courts are willing to make against anonymous hackers and which, even if those orders are ignored, can be useful when it comes to containing a confidentiality breach – including when it comes to getting stolen data removed from other hosts/publishers, both in England and abroad.
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High Court dismisses Pimlico plumbers challenge to Deliveroo contract
15 June 2018In the latest development regarding “worker status” and the “gig economy”, and applying this week’s earlier Supreme Court decision in Pimlico Plumbers, the High Court has rejected the Independent Workers of Great Britain trade union application for a judicial review of the Central Arbitration Committee’s decision that Deliveroo riders are not “workers” based on the terms of Deliveroo’s “substitution clause”.
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Naomi Hanrahan-Soar comments for LexisNexis: New start-up visa could mark ‘shift towards more positive immigration policy’
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15 June 2018In an article for LexisNexis, Naomi Hanrahan-Soar discusses the implications of the new visa routes announced by The Home Secretary, adding that it will hopefully ‘mark a shift toward more positive immigration news and policy’.
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Alex Kelham writes for Sportcal: Top five brand issues at Fifa World Cup
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15 June 2018With the Fifa World Cup now under way, Alex Kelham provides advice on the top five issues facing brands over the month to come, in an article for Sportcal.
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Supreme Court says Pimlico Plumbers are workers
13 June 2018In the latest major development in a series of cases on employment status, the Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Pimlico Plumbers and confirmed that a “self-employed” plumber should have been classed a worker.