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Michael Burd is quoted in The Law Society Gazette: Exit Wounds
19 March 2018
Michael Burd is quoted in the write up of the latest Gazette roundtable held last week.
Would raising the minimum wage to the living wage increase unemployment?
24 April 2014
In an article for Personnel Today, Hannah Price examines whether raising the minimum wage to the living wage would increase unemployment.
Top-flight clubs warned Brexit would have far-reaching fallout
29 March 2016
Andrew Osborne has been quoted in an article by The Times which examines the consequences of the possible impact of Britain choosing to leave the European Union for football clubs across the country.
Brexit and data protection - would it make a difference
07 June 2016
The UK’s data protection legislation is currently derived from the EU’s 1995 Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC). In May 2018, this will be replaced by the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which will be directly applicable across the EU (together with a new Data Protection Directive for the police and criminal justice sector).
Brexit and data protection - would it make a difference?
09 June 2016
The UK’s data protection legislation is currently derived from the EU’s 1995 Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC).
Payet Kante and Fabregas would have struggled to move to England post Brexit
24 June 2016
Andrew Osbourne has commented in an article for The Times which discusses the implications of post-Brexit on British football.
What would a Brexit mean for UK immigration law and policy
21 July 2016
The concept of transnational citizenship underpins the EU (Article 9 of the Treaty on European Union), and rights of free movement stem from transnational citizenship. The Immigration Act 1988 was introduced to ensure that Europeans with rights of free movement were not subject to UK immigration rules.
Karish Andrews comments for Sportcal: Clubs reject CVC's £275m Premiership bid but would sell minority
13 September 2018
Karish Andrews comments in an article for Sportcal, which discusses the clubs in the Gallagher Premiership rejecting a £275-million offer from CVC Capital Partners.
Joanna Hunt comments for People Management: Most EU workers would be blocked under post-Brexit proposals, warns think tank
21 September 2018
In an article for People Management, Joanna Hunt discusses analysis released today that has warned the majority of EU employees currently in the UK would be ineligible for a work visa under new immigration proposals.
What impact would a no-deal Brexit have on social security contributions?
12 November 2020
With the promised “oven-ready” Brexit failing to materialise and the prospect of no deal apparently growing each day, this article considers the likely effect of a no-deal Brexit on employers’ and employees’ liability for social security contributions where a UK employee is working in a European Economic Area (EEA) country or Switzerland.
Consultation on reforms to TUPE: would it be smarter?
22 May 2024
Under the banner of “smarter regulation”, the government has launched a consultation into reform of TUPE. The government promises simplicity and clarity, but would it deliver?
High-Net-Worth Individuals & Family Offices

Our Real Estate team has an excellent reputation acting for High-Net-Worth Individuals (HNWIs), investors, Family Offices (FOs), and landed estates, in relation to both residential property and commercial property matters.
Financial promotion exemptions for high net worth individuals and sophisticated investors: HM Treasury publishes its response
15 November 2023
HM Treasury has published its Response to the Consultation: Financial promotion exemptions for high net worth individuals and sophisticated investors (Consultation) which set out proposals to reform exemptions in the Financial Promotion Order 2005 (FPO) relating to high net worth individuals and sophisticated investors.
Employment tribunal delays: as the wait gets worse, what can employers do?
23 February 2023
Employment tribunal proceedings are now torturously slow to reach a final hearing, disadvantaging both claimants and respondents. What can employers facing employment tribunal claims do to try to mitigate against the effects of delays?
Lewis Silkin advises Publicis Worldwide on acquisition of shopper marketing agency, Vivid Brand
06 May 2015
Lewis Silkin has advised Publicis Groupe's agency network Publicis Worldwide, one of the leading global creative agency networks, on its acquisition of shopper marketing agency, Vivid Brand, adding to its portfolio of agencies within the Publicis Worldwide network in the UK.
Lewis Silkin advises Publicis Worldwide on acquisition of August
15 October 2015
Lewis Silkin has advised Publicis Worldwide, part of Publicis Groupe, on its acquisition of award-winning creative content agency August.
Nigel Dewar Gibb comments for Music Week, MusicBusiness Worldwide and Record of the Day: 'Digital licensing needs to be fit for purpose': MMF calls for reform to DSP royalty payments
09 May 2019
Nigel Dewar Gibb has commented in articles for Music Week, MusicBusiness Worldwide and Record of the Day that discuss a new report published by the Music Managers Forum (MMF). It claims that inefficient payment systems are reducing the digital royalties that creators receive.
Lewis Silkin’s Hong Kong team contribute to Financier Worldwide’s Human Capital Strategy and Culture guide
26 August 2020
Financier Worldwide’s guide canvasses the opinions of leading professionals on current trends in human capital strategy and culture, particularly in light of Covid-19, across the US, UK, Belgium and Hong Kong.
Monitoring Employees’ Office Attendance in a Post Covid World: A Worldwide Issue – Key Data Privacy Issues
17 March 2023
With different offices having been in or out of lockdown or experiencing varying degrees of restrictions, it has been near impossible for managers with direct reports in multiple locations to monitor their team’s compliance with whatever post-Covid return to the office policy a business might have (“RTO Policy”).
Varying a worldwide freezing order: timely collaboration and transparency is key – Lewis Silkin advises successful respondent
07 March 2024
An attempt to vary a £88m worldwide freezing order to permit the sale of a significant London property was successfully resisted recently by the Claimant, represented by Lewis Silkin. We explore the issues arising in the recent High Court judgment, which confirmed the importance of timely collaboration and transparency when considering the variation of a freezing order.