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Karen Baxter writes for Accountancy Age: Can you keep a secret?
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18 October 2018In this article for Accountancy Age, Karen Baxter looks at how the role of settlement agreements may have kept abusive behaviour quiet in accountancy firms.
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Two wrongs don’t make a right: Court of Appeal decides illegality is no defence to professional negligence claim
16 October 2018For public policy reasons, the Court of Appeal has held that the defence of illegality was not available to a firm of solicitors that failed to register a property transfer to a client involved in mortgage fraud. The court decided that there was no risk that enforcing the client’s negligence claim would undermine the integrity of the justice system and she was entitled to damages, in spite of the fraud.
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Alex Kelham writes for LawInSport: The challenges of digitally placed advertising: Ofcom’s decisions on ‘undue prominence’ from the Singapore Grand Prix
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15 October 2018Alex Kelham has authored an article for LawInSport on how Ofcom (the British regulator of TV broadcasting in the UK) felt Formula One Management (FOM) had gone too far with its commercial creativity in its coverage of the 2016 Singapore Grand Prix.
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Sarah Mogford and David Lyons co-write for Building: Blockchain and the UK property industry: opportunities and risks
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12 October 2018Sarah Mogford and David Lyons have co-written an article for 'Building' which discusses the use of Blockchain in the UK property industry.
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Refusal to provide cake supporting gay marriage was not direct sexual orientation discrimination
11 October 2018The Supreme Court (“SC”) has ruled that a bakery did not discriminate on grounds of sexual orientation when it refused to provide a cake for a customer bearing the words “support gay marriage”. The bakery’s refusal was based on the owner’s Christian beliefs that the only form of marriage acceptable to God was between one man and one woman.
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Promoting mental health awareness in the workplace
10 October 2018Today is World Mental Health Day, an appropriate time for employers to reflect on how this issue impacts the workplace and consider measures they can adopt to promote mental health and support their employees.
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SFO v ENRC landmark privilege case: no appeal but the story continues…
10 October 2018The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has confirmed that it will not appeal the Court of Appeal’s landmark ruling that documents created during an internal investigation by Eurasion Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) were protected by litigation privilege and do not have to be disclosed to the SFO. However, the story does not end there because in a new twist, ENRC has applied for a judicial review of the SFO’s investigation into criminal allegations of corruption and financial wrongdoing by ENRC.
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Heathrow fined over data breach
09 October 2018The Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) has made a civil monetary penalty order for the sum of £120,000 against Heathrow Airport Ltd (“HAL”) after a lost data stick containing the sensitive personal information of a number of staff members was found by a member of the public.
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Lewis Silkin joins forces with The Old Vic to tackle workplace abuse
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04 October 2018Lewis Silkin the first law firm to join The Old Vic’s new Guardians Network
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Launch event for Lewis Silkin’s Dublin office shines light on Brexit opportunities for Ireland
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04 October 2018In an article, Irish Legal News has covered the upcoming Lewis Silkin Ireland office opening and discussed the post-Brexit opportunities for Ireland.
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Launch event for Lewis Silkin's Ireland office shines light on Brexit opportunities for the country
04 October 2018In an article, Irish Legal News has covered the upcoming Lewis Silkin Ireland office opening and discussed the post-Brexit opportunities for Ireland.
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Andrew Osborne comments for Relocate Magazine: Businesses uneasy over post-Brexit immigration policy
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04 October 2018In an article for Relocate Magazine, Andrew Osborne discusses the immigration proposals coming out of the Conservative party conference.
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Joanna Hunt writes for Free Movement: 10 things we (might) now know about the post-Brexit immigration system
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04 October 2018In an article for Free Movement, Joanna Hunt looks into the conclusions we can draw for the post-Brexit immigration system will look like, now that we have a picture emerging of what this may look like.
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Cliff Fluet to lead International Radio Festival's Audio Conference
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03 October 2018The use of Blockchain technology in the audio world will be explored by Cliff Fluet at the International Radio Festival’s Audio Conference in Malta on 1st November.
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Data protection a “key imperative” for businesses ahead of Brexit “cliff edge” say Lewis Silkin lawyers at Dublin office opening
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03 October 2018Lewis Silkin has officially opened its new Dublin office with an event at the Marker Hotel, with guest speakers including the Irish Deputy Data Protection Commissioner and Facebook’s International Employment Counsel.
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The Old Vic launches 'Guardians Network' to stop abuse at work with help from Lewis Silkin
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03 October 2018Lewis Silkin is to provide training for network member organisations of The Old Vic regarding their initiative to help stop abuses of power taking place in the workplace.
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Toni Lorenzo writes for PDP Journal: Employee competition: mitigating the risks
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01 October 2018In an article for PDP Journal Toni Lorenzo explores the main competitive risks posed by a business’ relationship with its employees and ex-employees, and proposes practical solutions for reducing an organisation’s exposure.
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Kathryn Weaver writes for International Bar Association: Closing the gender pay gap
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01 October 2018In an article for International Bar Association, Kathryn Weaver discusses the closing gender pay gap and the various methods undertaken by different countries.
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Ali Vaziri writes for PDP Journal: Cyber-crime: court-assisted breach containment
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01 October 2018In an article for PDP Journal, Ali Vaziri explores how the courts can help contain a confidentiality breach in the light of recent cases involving organisations that have been hacked, had data stolen, and are then blackmailed
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Sports Q&A - Are clubs allowed to ban their players from using social media?
27 September 2018This month’s question was inspired by comments from Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola, about his first choice left back, Benjamin Mendy. During a press conference over the summer, Guardiola suggested that Mendy should, “forget a little bit the social media and improve a few things”. Mendy, who has a huge following on both Instagram and Twitter, vowed to “listen to the manager”...though he remains incredibly active online.