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Lewis Silkin included in Transport for London panel
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15 June 2016Transport for London (TfL) has extended its current panel by two years with a plan to re-tender in 2018,Legal Business understands.
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Gender pay reporting a top concern for employers
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10 June 2016Gender pay reporting has been identified as one of the key challenges in the years ahead for employers, a new study has revealed. 'The Future of Employment Legal Services' - a collaboration between Lewis Silkin and research partner Winmark - analysed which issues were most likely to affect businesses in the future.
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59% view gender pay reporting as key employment law issue facing employers
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09 June 2016More than half (59%) of employer respondents view gender pay reporting as the most important employment legal services issue they will face over the next five years, according to research by law firm Lewis Silkin and Winmark.
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James Davies comments on 'flexible working and gender pay most likely to affect business'
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09 June 2016Flexible working and gender pay reporting are the issues most likely to have an impact on companies during the next five years, according to research.
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Brexit and data protection - would it make a difference?
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09 June 2016The UK’s data protection legislation is currently derived from the EU’s 1995 Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC).
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EU Trade Secrets Directive: Will blowing the whistle still be possible in practice?
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08 June 2016European Union Member States adopted a Directive on the protection of trade secrets on 27 May 2016.
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Lewis Silkin and Winmark study reveals the future of employment legal services
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03 June 2016With gender pay reporting, flexible working and data protection top of mind for businesses, legal providers must harness “ambition and innovation” to succeed.
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Rachel Francis Lang comments in latest TMT feature for Property Week
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27 May 2016Rachel Francis-Lang has been quoted in Property Week, 'Good to grow - how landlords are capitalising on TMT boom'
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Russell Brimelow comments in Law Society Gazette on how to do part-time.
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24 May 2016Russel Brimelow has been qouted in the Law Society Gazette, 'How to: work part-time'. The article reports on the increasing number of law firms and in-house teams recognising the value of part-time working.
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We write for Packaging News: The implications of EU tobacco pack rules
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10 May 2016We discusses the implications of EU tobacco pack rules in Packaging News.
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Hong Kong: staying power
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10 May 2016Lewis Silkin's Hong Kong office has been quoted in an article by The Law Society Gazette which discusses the 'long standing appeal' for interntional advisors to set up a base in Hong Kong.
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Tokyo Olympics chooses new logo after copyright storm
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29 April 2016Alex Kelham has been quoted in an article by World Intellectual Property Review which discusses the Tokyo Olympics new logo and copyright concerns following the previous logo choice.
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The media defamation and lawyers
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18 April 2016We have been quoted in an article by the Law Society Gazette about defamation in the media.
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Don't proselytise at work, a court rules
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10 April 2016Because work-places are multi-faith arenas where people aren’t expected to leave their religious affiliations behind, employment disputes caused by inter-religious exchanges at work are likely to grow more and more contentious.
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RMT union calls for members to vote for Brexit
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08 April 2016James Davies and Bethan Carney have been quoted in an article by the Financial Times regarding the employment implications of Brexit.
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Three promoted to partner at Lewis Silkin
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04 April 2016Leading UK law firm Lewis Silkin LLP today announces the promotion of three new partners, effective 1 April. The addition of Shalina Crossley, Sam Pennington and James Storke to the partnership brings the total number of partners at the firm to 59.
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Could Brexit change the face of football in the UK?
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31 March 2016Andrew Osborne was interviewed by BBC news on the impact of Brexit on British football and the potential loss of access to European talent which has helped make the Premier League hugely popular.
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Top-flight clubs warned Brexit would have far-reaching fallout
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29 March 2016Andrew 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.
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UBS and Deutsche Bank tax cases: HMRC wins in Supreme Court
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24 March 2016Recently the Supreme Court handed down its decision in the UBS and Deutsche Bank bonus tax avoidance cases. After the banks had succeeded in the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court decided that in fact a “purposive interpretation” of the legislation meant that the schemes failed. HMRC therefore won and millions of pounds of PAYE and NIC will have to be paid. However the case is most interesting for the approach the Supreme Court takes. It shows the extent to which the courts are sometimes prepared to go in interpreting the legislation in such a way that tax avoidance schemes will not succeed. Lewis Silkin tax expert Matthew Rowbotham wrote about the case for the April 2016 issue of PLC Magazine.
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Roundtable: Brexit legal strategy
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14 March 2016The Law Society Gazette convened its latest roundtable to discuss the implications of the a Brexit vote.