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  • Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 - The Basics

    27 June 2017

    Part II of the 1954 Act is perhaps the most important legislation governing commercial premises. The provisions of Part II of the Act were substantially amended with effect from 1st June 2004 and did away with many of the tactical manoeuvres that were available under the old regime.

  • Tell me on a Sunday – new obligations for retail employers

    08 December 2016

    Provisions that will strengthen the rights of shop workers in relation to Sunday working are set out in the Enterprise Act 2016.

  • Factsheet: Global talent - Digital technology applicants

    20 August 2020

    We have produced a useful factsheet on the Global Talent Visa requirements.

  • Technology Integration challenge - The Great Office Occupier & Developer Debate

    19 May 2022

    There is no doubt that technology has been the fastest evolving element we have seen in offices. Remote working forced a switch to the use of virtual technologies for staff and organisations alike. IT departments had to respond to the challenge in order to keep business running and to bridge the gap between commercial and domestic data networks.

  • Irish DPC: New guidance on cookies and similar technologies

    29 April 2020

    On 6 April 2020 the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced a report on the use of cookies and other tracking technologies by 38 organisations, together with related guidance.

  • Immigration in the tech industry - by any measure; a positive immigration story

    29 November 2017

    Representatives from some of the leading companies across the industry joined forces to host a Migration Advisory Committee (“MAC”) roundtable on 13 September, coordinated by Lewis Silkin and techUK.

  • Tech Predictions for 2018

    08 January 2018

    Following on from our 2017 Tech Predictions (link below), here are our top ten favourite tech predictions for 2018. It’s set to be another exciting year as the use of technology becomes ever more pervading, influential and business critical.

  • The Law, the ‘Outlaws’ and Ad Tech’s O.K. Corral

    26 June 2019

    Programmatic advertising is often likened by commentators to the Wild West: some because they consider it to be a lawless place where anything goes; others because it pushes boundaries and is creating a new frontier. Wherever you stand on that metaphor, ad tech is looking like it’s about to have its own ‘Gunfight at the O.K. Corral’ moment – a shootout in the EU prompted by a long-simmering feud between privacy’s ‘lawmen’ and the advertising industry’s ‘outlaws’ finally boiling over.

  • CMA’s proposed regime to ‘take on’ tech giants – a privacy perspective

    14 July 2020

    The UK's Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") published its final report on its market study into online platforms and digital advertising, calling for "a new pro-competition regulatory regime to govern the behaviour of major platforms funded by digital advertising, like Google and Facebook". It is proposed that the new regime would be overseen by a ‘Digital Markets Unit’ which would be given powers of intervention.

  • Does the management team of a professional services firm have the power to deal with an extended lockdown?

    17 April 2020

    Like all other businesses, professional services firms are feeling the effect of the coronavirus outbreak and are having to take steps to ensure survival in a world of mass remote working, empty offices, a decline in clients seeking services and increasing financial pressures.

  • Lewis Silkin's Dispute Resolution team signs the Greener Litigation Pledge

    06 October 2021

    As part of Lewis Silkin’s ongoing commitment to sustainability, its Dispute Resolution team announces it has signed the Greener Litigation Pledge, an initiative aiming to reduce the environmental impact of litigation.

  • The future of employment law – Taylor-ed to fit?

    11 July 2017

    The Review of Employment Practices in the Modern Economy, commissioned by the prime minister last October and chaired by Matthew Taylor, has produced its long awaited report.

  • The Government’s response to the Taylor review – a damp squib?

    08 February 2018

    The Government has published its Good Work Plan in response to Matthew Taylor’s review of modern working practices. While the response sets out the Government’s intention to take forward nearly all of the review’s recommendations, there are very few specific proposals and much of the detail will be the subject of further consultation.

  • Taxation of payments in lieu of notice

    03 April 2024

    All payments in lieu of notice (PILONs) are subject to income tax and national insurance contributions (NICs) in full. The relevant rules are quite complex, as they require employers to calculate the employee’s post-employment notice pay before deducting tax and NICs. This Inbrief explains the rules and gives some practical examples.

  • New IR35 rules for contractors - businesses face additional tax risks and administrative burdens

    07 March 2019

    HMRC’s latest consultation on off payroll working confirms that the new IR35 rules will be based on the rules that have applied in the public sector since 2017. However, HMRC has proposed a number of changes to those rules which, if implemented, will significantly increase the tax exposure and administrative burden of both private sector and public sector organisations.

  • Talking Tax and Incentives: An introduction to share incentives

    18 April 2024

    Kathy Granby and Matthew Rowbotham, both Partners in our Tax, Rewards and Incentives team join us for the second in their podcast series to discuss share options and incentives.

  • Election talking points: How is Labour proposing to rebalance “one-sided flexibility”?

    13 June 2024

    The content of this page has been removed following election results.

  • New Deal talking points: rehabilitation of offenders - will the government’s reforms fill the gaps?

    20 August 2024

    Under the law on rehabilitation of offenders an employer cannot properly reject an application from someone because of a a conviction that has become “spent” and, if recruited, cannot properly dismiss them because of that conviction. We look at what that means in practice for both employers and people with convictions and the extent to which the government’s new Employment Rights Bill will affect things.

  • ‘Good Jobs’ talking points: Pregnancy redundancy protection and other enhanced family leave proposals

    20 August 2024

    The ‘Good Jobs’ Employment Rights Bill proposes to introduce enhanced family rights, including additional legal protections for pregnant employees and those returning to work following maternity, adoption and shared parental leave. What are the implications of the proposed changes for employers in Northern Ireland?

  • New Deal talking points: New details emerge on Labour’s right to switch off

    27 August 2024

    Reports suggest that the new Labour government is considering introducing the ‘right to switch’ off by way of a code of practice. How might this work in practice? And what can we learn from other countries?

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