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Karen Baxter writes for Accountancy Age: Mind the gap: what accountancy firms should be doing ahead of the new gender pay gap reporting rules
Press
16 February 2018With less than two months to go until the deadline for filing gender pay gap reports, thousands of employers have not yet provided their figures. Karen Baxter asks, is your firm ready?
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Lewis Silkin has advised the Harbour Group on its acquisition of US textiles and furniture company Thibaut Inc.
Deal
15 February 2018Lewis Silkin has advised its client the Harbour Group on its acquisition of US based company, Thibaut Inc.
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Home Affairs Committee reports that the Home Office does not have the capacity to deliver Brexit
Press
14 February 2018In a report published today on the Home Office’s delivery of Brexit in regards to immigration, the Home Affairs Committee cites Lewis Silkin’s praise for the commitment and hard work of UK Visas and Immigration’s European casework team.
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Geraint Lloyd-Taylor comments for The Guardian: Hey Alexa, is it true a TV advert made Amazon Echo order cat food?
Press
14 February 2018Geraint Lloyd-Taylor comments in an article for The Guardian, which discusses the issues caused by Amazon's virtual assistant Alexa, placing orders from TV ads.
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Joanna Hunt comments for LexisNexis: Brexit: EU’s draft transitional arrangements put UK in ‘precarious position’
Press
13 February 2018Joanna Hunt comments in an article for LexisNexis, discussing the EU's ability to suspend the UK's benefits during the Brexit transition phase following the UK's departure from the EU.
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Lewis Silkin announces Anthony Van Hoffen as real estate partner
Press Release
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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Naomi Hanrahan-Soar comments for Techworld: Will the tech sector stand up for immigrants after Brexit?
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12 February 2018Naomi Hanrahan-Soar comments in an article for Techworld, discussing the possible loss of foreign talent in the UK Tech sector, due to Brexit.
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When to pay interns?
09 February 2018Media outlets have reported that HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has initiated a crackdown on unpaid internships, including sending letters warning that “workers” must be paid the national minimum wage and setting up teams to tackle the problem.
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Lewis Silkin wins Gold and Silver at Corporate Content Awards 2018
Press Release
09 February 2018Lewis Silkin won awards in the "Best use of a visual property" and "Best branded content site” categories.
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Tax rules for employment intermediaries - what this means for agencies and employment businesses
Inbrief
08 February 2018Anti-avoidance measures came into effect on 6 April 2014 in response to the increasing number of businesses using employment intermediaries to disguise employees or workers as self-employed, primarily to avoid paying employer’s National Insurance Contributions (NIC).
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Lewis Silkin advises Next Fifteen Communications Group plc on its acquisition of The Brandwidth Group Limited
Deal
08 February 2018Lewis Silkin has advised its client Next 15, the digital communications group, on its 100% acquisition of The Brandwidth Group, a UK based digital innovation agency on 6 February 2018.
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The Government’s response to the Taylor review – a damp squib?
08 February 2018The Government has published its Good Work Plan in response to Matthew Taylor’s review of modern working practices. While the response sets out the Government’s intention to take forward nearly all of the review’s recommendations, there are very few specific proposals and much of the detail will be the subject of further consultation.
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LS In-house launched GC offering
Press Release
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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Making a termination payment after 5 April 2018? Read this!
07 February 2018Income tax and national insurance contributions (“NICs”) must be paid on all payments in lieu of notice (“PILONs”) with effect from 6 April 2018.
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Lewis Silkin French Desk advises the global HR management group Synergie on its disposal of Acorn Learning Solutions
Deal
06 February 2018The French Desk advised long term client Synergie, owner of the Acorn group of companies in the UK, on the disposal of its UK subsidiary Acorn Learning Solutions, the training arm of leading recruitment agency Acorn Recruitment, to the Welsh based training provider ACT, in January 2018.
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Employment status
Inbrief
02 February 2018Employment status is important because an individual’s legal rights, protections and obligations will depend upon which class he or she falls into.
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Lewis Silkin’s French Desk advises Descours & Cabaud Slovakia, part of the French group Descours & Cabaud, on its acquisitions of Hayley cz
Deal
02 February 2018The French Desk of Lewis Silkin assisted existing client the Descours & Cabaud Group in its acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Hayley cz, a company based in the Czech Republic.
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Creating a lasting change - an open letter
01 February 20182017 was the year women’s workplace issues dominated the public conversation.
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Lewis Silkin French Desk advises the French group Descours & Cabaud on its acquisition of Hayley 24/7 Engineering Services
Deal
01 February 2018The French Desk assisted existing client Descours & Cabaud SA in its acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Hayley 24/7 Engineering Services Limited which completed in December 2017.
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China's new "R Visa" for high-level talent
01 February 2018Effective from January 2018, the new “R visa” now allows successful applicants multiple stays in China of up to 180 days per visit, with a validity of up to 10 years.