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Uber drivers win first round in employment status dispute
31 October 2016An employment tribunal has ruled that drivers engaged by Uber are “workers”, not self-employed contractors, meaning they will be entitled to national minimum wage, paid annual leave and whistleblower protection
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Advertising needs a rethink in a brand new world
Press
31 October 2016Brinsley Dresden has commented in an article for the Financial Times which discusses the increasing problems that advertisers faces in the "brand new world" and how they are having to work harder than ever to find their audience.
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Remuneration code - For banks, building societies and investment firms
Inbrief
30 October 2016The financial services industry has been the focus of wide-ranging reform over the past few years as a result of both UK Government and European initiatives. In January 2014, a package of reforms implementing the fourth set of amendments to the EU Capital Requirements Directive (“CRD4”) took effect.
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Immigration and nationality
Press
28 October 2016Andrew Osborne has commented in the Lawyer Monthly on the potential Brexit effects and impacts on the sports sector, and the business therein.
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Our thoughts on 'Brexit'
Press
27 October 2016Having listened to the concerns of our clients, and considered what the potential impact will be, we have prepared the following series of briefings on 'Brexit'.
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Lewis Silkin partners with ad and creative agency leading lights for LGBT event
Press
26 October 2016First of its kind networking forum to feature thought provoking Q&A session with LGBT luminaries.
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Broadband Ads: End of the line... (rental)?
26 October 2016From 31 October 2016, broadband ads will need to be much clearer in relation to price claims.
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Anti-smoking experts to sue Times for claims of tobacco payouts
Press
25 October 2016Lewis Silkin have been featured in an article from The Guardian on a group of scientists and public health experts that are to take legal action against the Times newspaper after it reported claims from a leading charity that they were in the pay of the tobacco industry.
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Flowers fails to reign over Cardiff City Council but solidifies the importance of CPR 83.2- Landlords beware!
25 October 2016Lady Justice Arden and Lord Justice Briggs in the matter of Cardiff County Council v Lee (Flowers) [2016] EWCA Civ 1034 (“Flowers”).
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And finally...Brexit (Brands & IP Newsnotes - issue 3)
23 October 2016Speculation about Brexit’s impact on intellectual property rights caused the UKIPO to release its guidance note “IP and Brexit: The Facts” in August.
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Pay to play (Brands & IP Newsnotes - issue 3)
23 October 2016Over the last few years, the Ministry of Justice has sought to fill the gap in its funding through repeated increases to court fees.
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Hyperlinks – the saga continues (Brands & IP Newsnotes - issue 3)
23 October 2016The CJEU has issued another judgment on copyright infringement and hyperlinking; this time in relation to linking to unauthorised content.
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Karen Millen - lessons from an SPA (Brands & IP Newsnotes - issue 3)
23 October 2016Karen Millen, founder of the Karen Millen fashion brand has lost a High Court challenge to use her own name for homeware in the US and China.
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Brand owners gain another tool in the war against counterfeits (Brands & IP Newsnotes - issue 3)
23 October 2016Brand owners will welcome a ruling from the CJEU over the summer that an operator of a physical marketplace can be an ‘intermediary’ for the purposes of Article 11 of the IP Enforcement Directive.
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Pretty fly for wi-fi (Brands & IP Newsnotes - issue 3)
23 October 2016Those who provide access to free wi-fi networks will be breathing a sigh of relief after the CJEU’s judgment this September that providers of such networks can benefit from protection under the E-Commerce Directive.
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IPO doesn’t see anything wrong with Specsavers’ trade mark (Brands & IP Newsnotes - issue 3)
23 October 2016Specsavers has managed to get its application to register “should’ve” (as in, “should’ve gone to Specsavers”) past the examination stage at the UK’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO).
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Can you tell what it is yet? (Brands & IP Newsnotes - issue 3)
23 October 2016Those looking to register shapes as trade marks have had a tough time of it recently. Attempts to register the shape of a Kit Kat, various bottles and a toothbrush have all recently failed in the UK and EU.
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Social faux pas: Brands and celebrities
21 October 2016An Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruling in September illustrates that some brands and their agencies are still getting it wrong when it comes using a celebrity’s social media presence to promote their product.
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Bullying and harassment
Inbrief
19 October 2016Dignity at work has become increasingly recognised in recent years as an important issue for employers to address. Taking action to prevent bullying and harassment at work can be crucial in avoiding increased levels of stress and absenteeism, low staff morale, high turnover and decreased productivity.
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Shoot later ask questions first
18 October 2016Wearable cameras have been in the headlines quite a bit recently. The moment BBC presenter Jeremy Vine ‘got a kicking’ (as he put it) whilst cycling to work was captured by his helmet mounted camera.