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An industry caught out in a game of legal musical chairs
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08 March 2016James Sweeting has been quoted in an article by The Times which discusses a change in copyright law which will eventually provide stronger legal protection for the rights-holders of popular, older designs and could signal an end to replica designer homeware. There is speculation that the implementation of this new law could be accelerated.
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Will a Brexit from the EU be bad for advertising businesses?
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04 March 2016Brinsley Dresden has been quoted in an article by The Drum which discusses how a British exit from the EU could impact those agencies and brands operating within the advertising industry.
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Lewis Silkin LLP and myGwork team up for a diverse and inclusive workplace
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26 February 2016Geraint Lloyd-Taylor and Alan Hunt have been talking with myGwork, the global recruitment hub for LGBT professionals, about Lewis Silkin’s commitment to diversity & inclusion through our various memberships, activities and initiatives
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Big spending China a major shift in transfer market
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26 February 2016Karish Andrews has been quoted in an article by Associated Press which discusses the money spent by Chinese Super League Clubs in the recent winter transfer window.
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Brexit: Implications for employment law in the UK
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23 February 2016James Davies and Bethan Carney consider some of the potential implications of the UK leaving the EU for employers and employees.
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Should clients own rights to pitch ideas?
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29 January 2016Brinsley Dresden has been quoted in an article by Campaign which discusses the issue of intellectual property ownership in creative pitch scenarios. The piece focusses on the Science Museum’s process of paying £1,000 to own the IP of any ideas pitched by potential bidders.
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KitKat trademark battle: Nestlé v Cadbury
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29 January 2016James Sweeting has authored an article for The Times which discusses the High Court’s recent decision in Nestlé’s ongoing attempt to register the four-fingered KitKat bar as a UK trade mark. In the article, James explores the balance between allowing businesses to monopolise well-known aspects of their brand and the extent to which this could stifle fair competition.
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Lewis Silkin welcomes Baroness Neville-Rolfe to Brand Academy 2016
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25 January 2016Lewis Silkin was delighted to welcome Baroness Neville-Rolfe, DBE CMG, the Minister for Intellectual Property, as the keynote speaker at our flagship brand event Brand Academy 2016 - “The Power of Brands - Opportunity or Threat?” on 21 January 2016.
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Is the ASA killing native advertising?
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22 January 2016Brinsley Dresden has authored an article for Marketing Magazine which discusses the Advertising Standards Authority's recent decision relating to an advertorial on BuzzFeed and the impact the ruling may have on the use of native advertising.
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BBC's strictly formats future
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15 January 2016We have written an article for C21Media discussing the increasing financial pressure on the BBC to reduce its dependence on the licence fee.
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European Court rules bosses can monitor employees' private messages on WhatsApp and other messaging services
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14 January 2016Michael Burd comments in The Independent on the decision made by The European Court of Human Rights allowing companies the right to monitor workers' emails.
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Watchdog criticises BuzzFeed for misleading readers
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13 January 2016Brinsley Dresden has been quoted in an article by the Financial Times which examines the Advertising Standards Authority's ruling that BuzzFeed misled its readers by showing them paid advertisements that looked like news stories.
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Company directors could face prosecution if they break redundancy rules
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12 January 2016Michael Burd and James Davies discuss the risk associated with employers who flout redundancy procedures.
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Premier League: Football's game changer
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02 January 2016Karish Andrews has been quoted in an article by the Financial Times which examines how England's Premier League is attracting US investors who believe that even the smaller clubs can be profitable.
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A year of flops and firsts
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24 December 20152015 has been a year flops and firsts for the UK legal profession, writes Fergus Payne for The Times.
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Happy Birthday song copyright goes public: How one of history's most expensive birthday gifts was finally returned
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12 December 2015James Sweeting has been quoted in an Independent article on the copyright of the song 'Happy Birthday' going public.
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Law firms team up with myGwork LGBT network
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11 December 2015Geraint Lloyd-Taylor and Alan Hunt have been quoted in an article by Attitude on Lewis Silkin's partnership with myGwork LGBT network.
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Happy Birthday's copyright goes public: How one of history's most expensive birthday gifts was finally returned
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11 December 2015James Sweeting has been quoted in an article by The Independent which looks at the recent legal dispute around the copyright to the song 'Happy Birthday To You'.
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Comment: Amazon cases reveal transatlantic trade mark contrasts
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10 December 2015Simon Chapman writes an article for Essential Retail on the legal implications of online marketplaces offering competitor's products when searched items are not in stock.
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'Slow evolution': Government plans further shakeup of legal regulation to encourage alternative providers
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03 December 2015Fergus Payne has been quoted in a Legal Business article on the government's consultation in spring 2016, part of which will be on making legal services regulators independent from their representative bodies.