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  • Privacy on parade – the circumscribed right to a private life

    01 June 2016

    A new ruling of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) raises important questions about when employees can have a reasonable expectation of privacy in respect of material on their personal devices.

  • Rachel Francis Lang comments in latest TMT feature for Property Week

    Press

    27 May 2016

    Rachel Francis-Lang has been quoted in Property Week, 'Good to grow - how landlords are capitalising on TMT boom'

  • European Union Trade Marks

    PDF

    26 May 2016

    A European Union trade mark (“EUTM”) is a single trade mark registration that provides trade mark protection in 28 of the European Union territories.

  • Russell Brimelow comments in Law Society Gazette on how to do part-time.

    Press

    24 May 2016

    Russel Brimelow has been qouted in the Law Society Gazette, 'How to: work part-time'. The article reports on the increasing number of law firms and in-house teams recognising the value of part-time working.

  • Trade Marks in the United States

    Inbrief

    20 May 2016

    Trade mark rights in the United States arise from use of a trade mark, not registration and therefore a trade mark registration for a business, brand or product name, a logo, slogan or other trade mark provides a business with the most effective and least expensive way to prove trade mark rights in the United States.

  • Après le closing

    19 May 2016

    Contrôle et obligations post-acquisition dans les transactions franco-britanniques

  • David Deakin discusses The Internet of Things, new horizons and new challenges for retail

    18 May 2016

    David Deakin has written an article for Essential Retail discussing the legal implications the Internet of Things is having on the retail industry.

  • High price for high heels?

    15 May 2016

    A female employee has hit the headlines after being sent home without pay on her first day as a receptionist by her agency Portico…for refusing to wear high heels.

  • Immigration basics - for retail hospitality and leisure

    11 May 2016

    Employers in the retail, hospitality and leisure industries are under particular scrutiny from the Home Office. It is therefore essential for them to have at least a basic understanding of immigration requirements.

  • We write for Packaging News: The implications of EU tobacco pack rules

    Press

    10 May 2016

    We discusses the implications of EU tobacco pack rules in Packaging News.

  • Hong Kong: staying power

    Press

    10 May 2016

    Lewis Silkin's Hong Kong office has been quoted in an article by The Law Society Gazette which discusses the 'long standing appeal' for interntional advisors to set up a base in Hong Kong.

  • Maternity leave and pay

    Inbrief

    10 May 2016

    The law recognises women on maternity leave as being particularly vulnerable and gives them special protection. As a result, employers need to be careful to make sure they comply with their legal obligations in this area. This Inbrief summarises the rights which women on maternity leave enjoy and looks at some common problem areas.

  • Information and consultation

    Inbrief

    09 May 2016

    The Government implemented the EU Information and Consultation Directive by bringing into force the Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 2004 on 6 April 2005.

  • Gender pay gap reporting and Simpson’s Paradox

    05 May 2016

    The draft gender pay gap reporting regulations were published early this year.

  • Lewis Silkin advises Systra Group on its acquisition of SIAS Ltd

    04 May 2016

    Lewis Silkin’s French Desk advised long-standing client Systra Group, the world leader for public transport infrastructure, on its acquisition of the British company SIAS Ltd.

  • Lewis Silkin advises Gerald Eve on the acquisition of five key transactional teams from Deloitte

    Deal

    04 May 2016

    Lewis Silkin LLP has advised Gerald Eve LLP, chartered surveyors and property consultants, on its acquisition of five key teams from Deloitte Real Estate. These deals will see Deloitte’s 38 - strong West End leasing, City leasing, lease advisory, lease exit teams and national investment team transfer across to Gerald Eve with effect from 1st June 2016.

  • Press Release: Lewis Silkin advises Systra Group on its acquisition of SIAS Ltd

    Deal

    03 May 2016

    For the second time in a few months, following the acquisition by the French group of JMP Consultants in December 2015, Lewis Silkin’s French Desk advised long-standing client Systra Group, the world leader for public transport infrastructure, on its acquisition of the British company SIAS Ltd.

  • Tokyo Olympics chooses new logo after copyright storm

    Press

    29 April 2016

    Alex Kelham has been quoted in an article by World Intellectual Property Review which discusses the Tokyo Olympics new logo and copyright concerns following the previous logo choice.

  • Michael Burd awarded Who's Who Legal Labour & Employment Award 2016

    Press Release

    20 April 2016

    Michael Burd, Chair and joint head of employment at law firm Lewis Silkin LLP, has been recognised as pre-eminent in the field of Labour and Employment law globally by Who’s Who Legal.

  • Pension auto-enrolmentt

    Inbrief

    20 April 2016

    From 1 October 2012 a fundamental change to employers’ obligations concerning workplace pensions took effect, requiring employers who have passed their “Staging Date” to automatically enrol eligible jobholders into a suitable pension scheme and fund a minimum level of pension savings (without reducing pay or benefits elsewhere). The new rules will require all employers to review (and, if necessary, amend) their current pension arrangements or face substantial penalties for non-compliance.

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