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Act now or pay later? FCA publishes important guidance on ensuring fair terms in unregulated Buy Now Pay Later credit agreements
24 February 2022In relation to unregulated “Buy Now, Pay Later” (BNPL) credit agreements, the government has consulted and intends to bring these products within the scope of regulation
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Lewis Silkin features in the Belfast Telegraph
23 February 2022‘Belfast’s reputation on the global stage as a hotbed for talent and opportunity is growing by the day. This prominence as a source of skill makes the city a natural fit for Lewis Silkin, a leading law firm that has two things at its core: people – both its clients and its own team – and a focus on creativity, technology and innovation’
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Siobhra Rush has commented in the Independent.ie on the results of Ryanair’s latest gender pay gap report
23 February 2022The report, submitted during the pandemic, shows the gap in average hourly pay between men and women is 67.8pc despite an increase in female pilots. Siobhra has said the legislation is still valuable, promotes transparency, and “requires employers to reflect on why they have a pay gap and diversity issues”…
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Living with Covid: what this means for the workplace
23 February 2022The government has announced the end of mandatory self-isolation and free testing in England as part of its new Living with Covid strategy. This insight looks at the implications for employers.
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Agency workers and the right to be informed of vacancies
22 February 2022Agency workers must be informed of relevant vacancies with the hiring business but have no right to be considered for those vacancies on the same terms as the hirer’s direct recruits, according to a new Court of Appeal ruling.
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What the appointment of new housing minister Stuart Andrew means for planning. Sara Hanrahan comments for Planning Magazine
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22 February 2022The move from the whip’s office to the housing portfolio with its in-tray full of reforms, could offer a steep learning curve for the new minister whose main contribution to planning debates so far has been objections to greenfield development in West Yorkshire.
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Jo Evans elected as Chair of Lewis Silkin
Press Release
21 February 2022Lewis Silkin has today announced that corporate partner and Chair of the firm’s Diversity and Inclusion board, Jo Evans, has been elected as the new Chair of the Partnership, effective 1 April 2022.
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Nick Allan comments for Gamesindustry.biz: Clone culture and its continuous impact on indie developers
21 February 2022Discussions around clones crop up on a regular basis, usually around the release of widely successful games that are being copied. In recent weeks, the conversation mainly revolved around hit puzzle game Wordle, which has seen a high number of clones emerge following its viral success, as well as numerous games inspired by its simple word-guessing mechanic.
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Gender pay gap at Ryanair widens to almost 68pc despite increase in female pilots: Síobhra Rush comments for The Irish Independent
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21 February 2022Ryanair’s gender pay gap has widened despite a surge in applications by women for pilot jobs.
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A Guide To How Trade Marks Work In Formula One. Nicholas Buckland and Ella Nawaro write for LawInSport
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21 February 2022In the UK, a trade mark can be protected if it is capable of distinguishing the specific goods/services covered from those of third parties, and if the mark itself can be represented on the register in a clear in precise manner. But what does this mean in practice, and what are the implications for motorsport?
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ESG in the balance: Will crypto be a vehicle for advancement or will it undermine positive change? Part 3
18 February 2022G is for Governance: Can the crypto governance conundrum be resolved to realise its potential social and environmental benefits?
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Making employment contracts greener and more sustainable
18 February 2022As organisations try to find ways to reduce carbon emissions and adopt more sustainable practices, template employment contracts are probably not the first place you would think to look. But there are ideas and potential benefits for those prepared to consider integrating climate issues into the employment relationship.
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Home Office closes Tier 1 Investor route to new applicants
18 February 2022The route has been closed for initial applications from 16:00 GMT on 17 February 2022.
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High Court grants injunction to restrain employer’s ‘fire and rehire’ exercise
18 February 2022The High Court has granted an injunction preventing Tesco from “firing and rehiring” employees in order to remove a contractual entitlement to enhanced pay. While the facts of this case were unusual and it is unlikely to lead to a flood of similar cases, with the practice of “fire and rehire” coming under increasing scrutiny, we consider the implications for employers.
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ESG in the balance: Will crypto be a vehicle for advancement or will it undermine positive change? Part 2
17 February 2022S is for Social: Is crypto only an investment trap for the unwary consumer, and a vehicle for financial crime, or can it facilitate positive societal benefits?
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Is working less the way ahead? 4-day working week trials in the UK and Ireland
17 February 2022Companies across the UK and Ireland are trialling a four-day working week measuring whether employees can operate at 100% productivity despite working for 20% less time and with no reduction in pay.
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ESG in the balance: Will crypto be a vehicle for advancement or will it undermine positive change? Part 1
16 February 2022E is for Environmental: Is it just about the energy usage, or could crypto enable us to ‘build back better’?
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High Court orders ex-employee to return confidential documents kept for taking legal advice
16 February 2022The High Court has issued an injunction against the former Global General Counsel of Nissan, ordering him to return the confidential documents he kept after his employment ended. It did not matter whether the documents were kept for the purposes of taking legal advice.
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Overview of the ESG landscape from a financial services regulatory perspective
15 February 2022ESG is a very hot topic in the financial services sector.
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CNIL Opines on Processors’ Ability to Reuse Personal Data
15 February 2022On 12 January 2022 the CNIL published guidelines [1] on the reuse of personal data by data processors for their own purposes.