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Lewis Silkin takes on the SAS endurance challenge, “The Fan Dance”, for Alzheimer's Research UK
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15 August 2018On Saturday 22 September, Lewis Silkin will be participating in their big annual fundraising challenge in aid of the firms chosen charity, Alzheimer's Research UK.
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Lewis Silkin’s Hong Kong team shortlisted for three Asian Legal Business awards
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07 August 2018Market-leading employment and immigration law specialist Lewis Silkin has been shortlisted for three awards in the Macallan ALB (Asian Legal Business) Hong Kong Law Awards 2018.
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Seven Lewis Silkin lawyers have been named in the Legal 500 Hall of Fame 2018
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26 July 2018We are very proud to announce that seven of our partners have been named in the Legal 500 Hall of Fame 2018.
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Lewis Silkin’s rockhopper service wins Best Innovation Award
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21 June 2018rockhopper, the pioneering low-cost, fixed-fee HR and employment law service from Lewis Silkin, has won Best Innovation in this year’s Working Families Best Practice Awards.
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Lewis Silkin named ‘Law Firm of the Year for Labour, Employment & Pensions’ by Who’s Who Legal Global Guide 2018
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09 May 2018This global recognition follows last year's accolade of our employment team being named ‘the most highly nominated European firm’ by Who’s Who Legal in 2017.
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Lewis Silkin acquires Adslogans to expand trade mark and brand services
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10 April 2018Top 100 UK law firm Lewis Silkin LLP today announces the acquisition of the specialist global marketing slogan search and resource provider, Adslogans, as the firm continues to expand and diversify its market-leading suite of legal and complementary non-legal services to brand owner community and the creative industries.
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Lewis Silkin promotes four to partner across UK and Hong Kong
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04 April 2018Law firm Lewis Silkin LLP has today announced the promotion of four new partners across its offices, including two in London, and one each in Cardiff and Hong Kong.
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Lewis Silkin to expand into Ireland with Dublin office
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29 March 2018Leading law firm Lewis Silkin LLP today announces the establishment of a new office in Dublin and the expansion of its role within Ius Laboris, the world’s leading employment law practice.
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Asia Pacific GDPR Breakfast Discussions – is your business ready?
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20 March 2018Lewis Silkin hosted GDPR Breakfast Discussions in Hong Kong and Singapore in March 2018 to prepare businesses for the upcoming Regulation.
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Lewis Silkin to expand into Ireland
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15 March 2018Leading law firm Lewis Silkin LLP today announces the establishment of a new office in Dublin and the expansion of its role within Ius Laboris, the world’s leading employment law practice.
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Lewis Silkin’s Head of rockhopper, Laura Farnsworth, named in the 2018 Timewise Power 50 part-time worker awards
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26 February 2018Laura Farnsworth has been named in the 2018 Timewise Power 50 awards, a roll-call of the UK’s top flexible and part-time workers who are delivering in senior roles with non-traditional working patterns.
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Lewis Silkin announces Anthony Van Hoffen as real estate partner
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12 February 2018LONDON – Top 100 UK law firm Lewis Silkin LLP today announces the appointment of Anthony Van Hoffen as a partner in the firm’s Real Estate legal practice group.
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Lewis Silkin wins Gold and Silver at Corporate Content Awards 2018
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09 February 2018Lewis Silkin won awards in the "Best use of a visual property" and "Best branded content site” categories.
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LS In-house launched GC offering
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07 February 2018As one of the first law firm offerings of its kind, LS In-house has seen a fivefold increase in its flexible resourcing service since its inception in 2013. LS In-house supports clients’ existing in house legal teams with large projects, surges in work or cover for an existing team member’s absence, by providing lawyers to work as part of the client team, in their offices for as long as required.
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Lewis Silkin partner, Giles Crown, is listed in Whos Who Legal Data 2018
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23 January 2018Lewis Silkin is pleased to announce that Giles Crown, our Divisional Managing Partner, has been listed in the Data Legal Practice Area for Who’s Who Legal 2018.
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Penny Newman comments for HR Magazine: Discussing the data: Roundtable debate
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29 November 2017HR now has access to more data than ever – but is the function using it effectively? Chief People Officer, Penny Newman discusses HR and data at the HR Magazine Roundtable debate.
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Lewis Silkin acted for Deliveroo in its successful defence of an application for trade union recognition by the IWGB union
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16 November 2017The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) wanted Deliveroo to recognise it for collective bargaining purposes in respect of riders in Camden and Kentish Town. The application before the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) was heard over four days in May and June 2017. The CAC held that Deliveroo riders were not “workers” for the purposes of employment law, but self-employed independent contractors, and therefore the application failed.
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Lewis Silkin submits evidence to The Home Affairs Committee
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10 November 2017The Home Affairs Committee has published Lewis Silkin’s submission to its inquiry on the capacity of the Home Office to deliver Brexit.
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Lewis Silkin hosted Global Labour Law Conference in Hong Kong with Ius Laboris
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03 November 2017The Shifting World Dynamics and the Evolving Workplace: Global labour law conference was held in Hong Kong last month in conjunction with Ius Laboris, the leading international law alliance combining the world’s leading employment, labour and pensions firms.
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Press Release: Lewis Silkin wins double Bronze at Digital Impact Awards 2017
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18 October 2017Lewis Silkin were shortlisted for its efforts in "Best digital rebrand" and "Best use of digital from the professional services sector." This marks a significant achievement to the hard work of all those involved including the Brand creation team at Living group.