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Lewis Silkin comments for The Telegraph: Your insurer knows when you text and drive - and they'll make you pay
Press
06 February 2017Drivers who make calls at the wheel could find that their insurance premiums rocket under plans by insurers to monitor illegal calls and texts made while driving.
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How to read an investment termsheet: Part 2 – The liquidation preference and waterfall
02 February 2017David Willbe has written a piece for Startup Grind.
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Home Office emails migrants for information
01 February 2017It has come to our attention that the Home Office is emailing migrants whose leave is due to expire within a few weeks and inviting them to provide the following information:
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Does a solicitor own the goodwill associated with their own name?
01 February 2017In (1) Juthika Bhayani and (2) Bhayani Law Limited v Taylor Bracewell LLP this question was considered by the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court.
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Lewis Silkin partners with Collider, leading tech accelerator dedicated to martech & adtech startups
Deal
30 January 2017Lewis Silkin, leading law firm and go-to advisers for the creative industries, has partnered with Collider, the leading tech accelerator dedicated to martech & adtech startups.
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Businesses urged to think ahead before the introduction of the Immigration Skills Charge
Case Study
27 January 2017From April 2017, the Immigration Skills Charge (ISC) will significantly increase the fees payable by employers when sponsoring skilled migrants.
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Geraint Lloyd-Taylor comments for Pink News: Ads featuring same-sex couples and men in heels attracted most complaints in 2016
Press
27 January 2017Adverts featuring a same-sex kiss and men dancing in heels were the most complained-about in 2016, it has been revealed.
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David Willbe is attending Startup Grind’s global conference in Silicon Valley
Press Release
27 January 2017One of our corporate partners, David Willbe, is visiting San Francisco during the week of 20th February and will be attending the Startup Grind global conference in Silicon Valley on the 21st – 22nd February.
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Extending the reach of the Modern Slavery Act 2015
26 January 2017The link between an increasingly globalised economy and the labour rights of workers was put firmly on the commercial agenda by the Government when it introduced the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (“MSA”) in October 2015.
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Should (female) employees be told how to dress to impress?
26 January 2017Hitting the headlines, two parliamentary committees have published a report highlighting the fact that discriminatory dress codes are still widespread in the workplace.
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Employee claim to compensation under the Patents Act rejected
25 January 2017Employees may claim statutory compensation if they are responsible for a patent of “outstanding benefit” to their employer.
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Never mind the Government, Parliament fires the Brex Pistol
25 January 2017The Supreme Court has just ruled on one of the most significant British constitutional cases in recent history. An Act of Parliament is needed before Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union can be triggered and the UK leaves the EU.
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Alex Kelham comments in AFP: F1 needs fresh start after 'dictator' Ecclestone - CEO
25 January 2017Head of Sports Business Group, Alex Kelham has commented in an article for Agence France-Presse (AFP) which discusses how Formula One will need a fresh start after previous 'dictator' of the sport Bernie Ecclestone was effectively finished on Monday when US-based Liberty Media completed its takeover of motorsport's most prestigious brand in a deal valued at about $8 billion.
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Free trade and controlling free movement - can the UK and the EU square the circle?
25 January 2017Much is being written about Brexit these days, but what are the possible options for the UK and the EU to reach a compromise on the issue of free movement of people allowing the UK to continue to participate in the European Single Market and the EU Customs Union?
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January 2017: Health and Safety news
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Lewis Silkin advises Four Communications on its tenth acquisition, Insight Consulting Group
Deal
24 January 2017Lewis Silkin, a leading international law firm to creative agencies, has advised Four Communications, the independent integrated agency, on its acquisition of public affairs and corporate communications agency, Insight Consulting Group (ICG). This is the first deal of the year for Four and marks the tenth acquisition on which we have advised the agency since 2010.
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Lewis Silkin’s Technology team boosted with new Dispute Resolution partner
Press Release
23 January 2017Top 100 UK law firm Lewis Silkin LLP today announces the addition of litigation partner, Andrew Wanambwa, to the firm’s growing technology and wider commercial teams.
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Working Effectively with Trade Unions: Post Brexit and Trade Unions Act
23 January 2017Lewis Silkin is delighted to be speaking at the upcoming 10th Annual Conference: Working Effectively with Trade Unions : Post-Brexit and Trade Unions Act in London on 1 February.
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IFLR In-House Counsel Summit 2017
Press Release
20 January 2017Lewis Silkin is delighted to be speaking at this week’s IFLR In-House Counsel Summit 2017 in London for the second year in a row.
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Advertising for betting and gaming
20 January 2017The existing regulation of advertising for gaming and betting is made up of a patchwork of legislation, regulations and codes of practice.