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Supreme Court dismisses Times Travel (UK) Ltd’s lawful act economic duress appeal (Pakistan International Airline Corporation v Times Travel (UK) Ltd): Tom Beard comments for Lexis Nexis
20 August 2021
The Supreme Court has unanimously ruled in favour of dismissing the appeal by Times Travel (UK) Ltd. The judgment sets out the essential elements on the doctrine of lawful act economic duress and what constitutes an illegitimate threat or pressure.
Ciara Fulton joins John Pienaar on Times Radio’s Drive show to discuss the recent Supreme Court in PSNI v Agnew ruling
06 October 2023
Head of our Belfast office Ciara Fulton was interviewed yesterday by John Pienaar for Times Radio's Drive show, in relation to the recent Supreme Court ruling in PSNI v Agnew ruling that claims for underpayments of holiday pay can potentially stretch back many years.
USOC condemns unofficial use of Olympic hashtags
24 August 2016
Alex Kelham has commented in an article for World Sports Law Report which discusses the unofficial use of Olympic hashtags.
Spam using Lewis Silkin's name
19 February 2014
It has come to our attention that there are emails circulating purporting to be from Lewis Silkin, whether in reference to the firm or a Barrister called Lewis Silkin.
New processes for low-risk nationalities using e-passport gates to enter the UK
10 June 2019
Since 20 May 2019 citizens of Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand Singapore, South Korea and USA have been able to use e-passport gates at airports in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, the East Midlands, Edinburgh, Gatwick, Glasgow, Heathrow, London City, Luton, Manchester and Stansted, as well as the Eurostar terminals at Brussels and Paris.
Housing crisis: Rise in Irish tech firms using 'employer of record' companies to hire staff abroad. Linda Hynes comments for The Journal
22 August 2023
Ireland-based tech firms are increasingly using ‘employer of record’ (EOR) companies in other countries to hire staff abroad, rather than moving them here due to the struggle of sourcing housing.
James Davies comments for The Times: No-deal Brexit advice ‘useless’
20 September 2018
In an article for The Times, James Davies discusses the contingency plans businesses are making to move operations out of the UK, to avoid a hard Brexit.
ICO: Updated guidance on the use of cookies and similar technologies
17 September 2019
On 3 July 2019 the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued updated guidance on the use of cookies (and similar technologies), in which it has set out its interpretation of the impact of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on the cookie rules contained in the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).
ICO bans Serco Leisure's use of facial recognition for employee attendance - Bryony Long comments for Infosecurity Magazine
26 February 2024
Serco Leisure has been ordered to stop using facial recognition technology (FRT) and fingerprint scanning to monitor employee attendance by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
US employment law firm FordHarrison joins Ius Laboris, Global HR law Alliance
12 June 2013
Ius Laboris, the world’s largest alliance of Human Resources law firms (of which Lewis Silkin is the UK member) announced that U.S. employment law firm FordHarrison LLP has joined the Alliance.
In search of a new Safe Harbour: The EU's push for new data transfer regulation with the US may be part of the problem
30 October 2015
Steven Lorber has written an article for City A.M. on the aftermath of the European Court’s ground-breaking ruling which outlawed “safe harbour” arrangements.
Expert Q&A on Brexit's impact on US employers
20 December 2016
An expert Q&A with James Davies regarding how the Brexit vote impacts US employers.
Lewis Silkin has advised the Harbour Group on its acquisition of US textiles and furniture company Thibaut Inc.
15 February 2018
Lewis Silkin has advised its client the Harbour Group on its acquisition of US based company, Thibaut Inc.
Brinsley Dresden interviewed for BBC News: US lawsuit against Burger King
05 September 2023
Our Partner Brinsley Dresden was on BBC News Wednesday 30th August, talking about advertising and marketing law in the context of an upcoming US lawsuit against Burger King.
Lewis Silkin advises Urban Innovation Company in their development and implementation of pulse smart hubs in Belfast
26 February 2019
Lewis Silkin advised Urban Innovation Company (UIC) on its recent and exciting project of introducing the first smart hubs to the streets of Belfast. The £3M project, funded entirely by UIC which designs and builds next generation telecommunication hubs, will help people stay connected - and even save lives. Lewis Silkin supported UIC with a variety of commercial, corporate, IP, planning and data privacy related advice.
No stiff upper lip as Brits cry foul over ads
20 December 2012
Brinsley Dresden discusses the idea that advocacy groups and charity organizations increasingly use the ASA as a bargaining and PR tool.
Sign up to receive updates from Lewis Silkin
17 June 2014
You can sign up to and receive updates from Lewis Silkin.
#update: The evolution of the twitter '#' disclosure rules
08 October 2013
In an article for LawInSport, Alex Kelham discusses a complaint received by the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) about a tweet Wayne Rooney posted for Nike; the second time his twitter activities have been scrutinised.
Dispute Resolution Update - October 2018
01 November 2018
Welcome to our October 2018 Dispute Resolution Update which brings you news and our views on law and practice for dispute resolution. We’ve included articles on domestic disputes and international disputes, including summaries of recent cases. We have also included client guides on key aspects of dispute resolution.
ICO: Update Report into Ad Tech and RTB
17 September 2019
On 20 June 2019 the UK’s data protection regulator issued a progress report setting out her initial concerns about the use of personal data in the ad tech sector – which she describes as “immature in its understanding of data protection requirements” – in particular when it comes to real time bidding (RTB).