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Election 2015: employees’ rights to their opinions
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21 April 2015Karen Baxter and Sal Simao, Partner at Ford Harrison - fellow member of the Ius Laboris law firm alliance, have written an article for Personnel Today examining the workplace legislation around taking time off to vote and staking a political allegiance.
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Faith in the Party
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16 April 2015Tom Heys has been quoted in the Economist's Erasmus blog on the intersection of religion and public policy.
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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA) releases international advertising law book
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15 April 2015The Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (“GALA”) has released “Advertising Law: A Global Legal Perspective”, a book that provides an overview of the laws governing advertising and marketing in 55 countries, from Argentina to Zimbabwe.
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New Law Journal covers Matthew Rowbotham's promotion to partner
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10 April 2015The New Law Journal has covered the promotion of Matthew Rowbotham to Lewis Silkin's partnership and the appointment of the five new Managing Associates.
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Religion, holidays and days off in the global workplace
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08 April 2015Tom Heys has contributed to an article for Corporate Counsel which looks at religion, holidays and days off in the global workplace.
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Neighbourhood development plans give communities a greater say
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07 April 2015We have written an article for Waste Planning magazine.
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Employment lawyers react to Labour's zero-hour proposals
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07 April 2015Colin Leckey has been quoted in HR Magazine on Labour's recent zero-hour proposals.
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Labour's zero hours clampdown highlights lack of data
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07 April 2015In a Financial Times article, Colin Leckey comments on the recent Labour proposal to clamp down on zero-hours contracts.
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There are bigger employment issues than zero-hours contracts
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07 April 2015Colin Leckey comments in an article by Solicitors Journal on the recent Labour zero-hours proposals.
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Perspectives on proposed reforms on the use of ‘zero hours contracts’
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07 April 2015Colin Leckey is quoted by The HR Director on the recently proposed Labour zero-hours contracts.
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Zero-hours contract ban may hit jobs but benefit agencies
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07 April 2015In an article for Recruiter Magazine, Colin Leckey comments on the Labour Party proposals to end zero-hour contracts.
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Q&A: The new 'fit for work' service
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01 April 2015Pulse has interviewed Karen Baxter in a Q&A on the new occupational health service being rolled out across the UK.
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What exactly constitutes a sackable offence?
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27 March 2015Michael Burd has been quoted in an article by The Telegraph.
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To Brexit or not to Brexit?
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25 March 2015James Davies and Bethan Carney have written an article for StrategicRISK on what would happen to the EU-derived employment laws if the UK was to leave the EU.
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ITMA Spring Conference: Gamers more than just ‘spotty little guys’
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20 March 2015World Intellectual Property Review has quoted Dominic Farnsworth in an article on IP issues in the games industry.
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Is all publicity good publicity? Weighing the risks of shock advertising
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03 March 2015The Advertising Standards Authority is proud of the high level of compliance with the Advertising Code. This is all the more impressive considering that its primary sanction is negative PR, rather than fines. So following the ASA’s recent publication of the 10 most complained about ads of the last 12 months, there is a question to be asked: did any of these advertisers suffer long term consequences by provoking hundreds of complaints? Or was it just transient, short-term negative publicity?
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Suspicions remain over ‘pragmatic solution’ to Easdale’s exit strategy at Rangers
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27 February 2015We have been quoted in an article by The Telegraph.
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Lewis Silkin represents Wieden+Kennedy in ASA investigation in to Booking.com ad
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19 February 2015Lewis Silkin LLP has successfully acted for advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy to help it clear its use of the word ‘booking’ in TV adverts for travel website Booking.com with the advertising watchdog.
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Alex Kelham: Agenda 2020 behind the headlines
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13 February 2015Alex Kelham has written an article for Inside the Games.
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Spanish, Portuguese leagues challenge FIFA TPO ban
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12 February 2015Karish Andrews has been quoted in an article by Reuters.