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Is the ASA killing native advertising?
Press
22 January 2016Brinsley Dresden has authored an article for Marketing Magazine which discusses the Advertising Standards Authority's recent decision relating to an advertorial on BuzzFeed and the impact the ruling may have on the use of native advertising.
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What’s obvious to some is not obvious to all: Supreme Court espouses a conservative approach to implied terms
18 January 2016“Rent” is what a tenant pays to occupy premises – agreed? So you might think it was “obvious” that a tenant shouldn’t pay rent for any period after the tenancy terminates – e.g. in circumstances where a tenant validly terminates the lease early. If you think that, you were in good company and indeed many landlords would voluntarily reimburse rent paid for the period after the termination date even where the lease did not expressly require this. Why? – because it was it was the right thing to do, obviously!
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BBC's strictly formats future
Press
15 January 2016We have written an article for C21Media discussing the increasing financial pressure on the BBC to reduce its dependence on the licence fee.
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Lewis Silkin advises New Bamboo on its sale to thoughtbot
Deal
14 January 2016Lewis Silkin has advised New Bamboo Web Development Limited, the web-based software development company on its sale to international software development and design company thoughtbot.
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European Court rules bosses can monitor employees' private messages on WhatsApp and other messaging services
Press
14 January 2016Michael Burd comments in The Independent on the decision made by The European Court of Human Rights allowing companies the right to monitor workers' emails.
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Watchdog criticises BuzzFeed for misleading readers
Press
13 January 2016Brinsley Dresden has been quoted in an article by the Financial Times which examines the Advertising Standards Authority's ruling that BuzzFeed misled its readers by showing them paid advertisements that looked like news stories.
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Company directors could face prosecution if they break redundancy rules
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12 January 2016Michael Burd and James Davies discuss the risk associated with employers who flout redundancy procedures.
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Lewis Silkin advises SYSTRA on acquisition of JMP Consultants
Deal
07 January 2016Lewis Silkin has advised SYSTRA Group, the world leader for public transport infrastructure on its acquisition of one of the UK’s leading transport consultancies, JMP Consultants Limited.
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Premier League: Football's game changer
Press
02 January 2016Karish Andrews has been quoted in an article by the Financial Times which examines how England's Premier League is attracting US investors who believe that even the smaller clubs can be profitable.
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A year of flops and firsts
Press
24 December 20152015 has been a year flops and firsts for the UK legal profession, writes Fergus Payne for The Times.
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Happy Birthday song copyright goes public: How one of history's most expensive birthday gifts was finally returned
Press
12 December 2015James Sweeting has been quoted in an Independent article on the copyright of the song 'Happy Birthday' going public.
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Law firms team up with myGwork LGBT network
Press
11 December 2015Geraint Lloyd-Taylor and Alan Hunt have been quoted in an article by Attitude on Lewis Silkin's partnership with myGwork LGBT network.
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Lewis Silkin advises SCUTUM Group on merger with Orion Security Solutions
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11 December 2015Lewis Silkin has advised SCUTUM Group, the France-based safety and security solutions company, on its merger with Oxford-based electronic security and fire safety specialists, Orion Security Solutions.
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Happy Birthday's copyright goes public: How one of history's most expensive birthday gifts was finally returned
Press
11 December 2015James Sweeting has been quoted in an article by The Independent which looks at the recent legal dispute around the copyright to the song 'Happy Birthday To You'.
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Comment: Amazon cases reveal transatlantic trade mark contrasts
Press
10 December 2015Simon Chapman writes an article for Essential Retail on the legal implications of online marketplaces offering competitor's products when searched items are not in stock.
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'Slow evolution': Government plans further shakeup of legal regulation to encourage alternative providers
Press
03 December 2015Fergus Payne has been quoted in a Legal Business article on the government's consultation in spring 2016, part of which will be on making legal services regulators independent from their representative bodies.
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When will a court override an exclusive jurisdiction clause?
30 November 2015In Jong v HSBC Private Bank (Monaco) SA [2015] EWCA Civ 1057, the Court of Appeal upheld the decision of HHJ Purle QC not to override an exclusive jurisdiction clause, setting out the factors to be balanced in the exercise of the court's discretion.
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No duty of loyalty owed by directors to shareholders
26 November 2015On 12 November 2015, in Sharp & Others v Blank & Others [2015] EWHC 3220 (Ch), Mr Justice Nugee handed down his latest judgment in litigation between the directors and shareholders of Lloyds Bank. His decision is of interest to directors and shareholders alike. It re-affirms the scope of duties owed by directors to shareholders, as well as the approach to be adopted when assessing them.
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Lewis Silkin advises VCCP on the acquisition of adconnection
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19 November 2015Lewis Silkin LLP has advised VCCP (part of the Chime Communications) on its acquisition of media buying agency adconnection. Founded in 2002, VCCP is a fully integrated creative agency, with billings of over £220m.
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New protections for workers on zero-hours contracts
17 November 2015Earlier this year, we reported on the Government’s ban on the use of exclusivity clauses in “zero-hours contracts”. The ban, which came into force in May, renders unenforceable a contractual provision which prohibits an individual working under a zero-hours contract from working elsewhere. The Government has recently proposed new legislation designed to add teeth to the ban, giving employees and workers the right to bring a tribunal claim if they are penalised for working elsewhere.