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The Lawyer covers the appointment of Jane Robinson
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27 May 2014The Lawyer mentions Lewis Silkin's appointment of Consultant Jane Robinson to the Media, Brands and Technology team.
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Digital Marketing and M&A – Is the heyday over?
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23 May 2014Miro Parizek, Principal Partner of Hampleton M&A and corporate finance advisers, gives an overview from the joint Hampleton/Lewis Silkin Executive Briefing on technology M&A for digital marketing executives.
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TRADER ALERT: Consumer Law Changes - Are You Ready for 13 June 2014...?
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19 May 2014If you trade with consumers, you should read on! The (somewhat indelicately named) Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations come into force on 13 June 2014. They implement part of the Consumer Rights Directive and contain important changes.
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New consultant Jane Robinson's appointment is covered by Bloomberg
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19 May 2014Bloomberg covers the appointment of Jane Robinson as a consultant to the Media, Brands and Technology team.
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The English Court Process: A guide for parties from outside the jurisdiction
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13 May 2014The English courts are regularly chosen as the forum for the resolution of disputes, even between parties who do not have any other link to the jurisdiction. English judges are used to dealing with cases where one or both parties are not located within the jurisdiction and regularly deal with cases where initial applications concern a dispute over jurisdiction. This guide provides an outline of the civil litigation process in the English courts. It sets out the key points to bear in mind when bringing or defending a claim in England.
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Lewis Silkin bolsters offering to entertainment industry with hire of Wagman Adair partner
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13 May 2014City law firm Lewis Silkin LLP today announces that Wagman Adair partner and co-owner Jane Robinson is joining its renowned Media, Brands & Technology (MBT) team as a consultant
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Finding your way to the exit - preparing the agency for sale
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25 April 2014In an article for BrandRepublic, Matthew Rowbotham discusses the essential questions that agencies thinking about a sale should ask themselves.
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Silver Lining - age discrimination back in the spotlight
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25 April 2014In a new article for Solicitors Journal, Lee Nair and James Davies discuss the difficulties in measuring the effectiveness of the ban on age discrimination and the impact a new statutory code will have.
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Would raising the minimum wage to the living wage increase unemployment?
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24 April 2014In an article for Personnel Today, Hannah Price examines whether raising the minimum wage to the living wage would increase unemployment.
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Partnership tax changes cause fury
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24 April 2014Fergus Payne has been quoted in an article by The Times on the consequences of partnership tax changes.
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UK 'loses control' of immigration
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23 April 2014Andrew Osborne has been quoted in an article by The Times on the UK's overcomplicated immigration rules.
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Metrodome to launch new sales arm with AV Pictures slate, staff
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23 April 2014Phil Rymer has been quoted in a Screen Daily article reporting on UK distributor Metrodome’s plans to launch, at Cannes next month, a new sales arm, which will incorporate the library and some staff from UK sales outfit AV Pictures.
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Complements, complications and commitment in client services
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09 April 2014In Ian Jeffery's new blog for Managing Partner magazine, he discusses how law firms are specialising to a greater extent than previously and the ramifications of this approach when looking for sustainable growth.
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Data protection - a contextual approach to regulation
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07 April 2014Steve Lorber identifies some fundamental problems with the way that Europe approaches data protection regulation and makes some tentative suggestions as to how that approach might be developed in practice, particularly in the context of employment.
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Lewis Silkin marks tenth anniversary of Oxford office
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07 April 2014Lewis Silkin marks tenth anniversary of Oxford office with teams from across the firm participating in ‘Alternative Triathlon’ to raise money for Oxford Homeless Pathways.
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Five new partners named at Lewis Silkin
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01 April 2014City law firm Lewis Silkin LLP has today announced the promotion of five senior associates to the partnership, effective 1 April. The additions bring the total number of partners at the firm to 63.
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Lewis Silkin awarded Best Social Mobility Programme at the Managing Partners’ Forum Awards
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24 March 2014City law firm Lewis Silkin LLP has received the award for ‘Best Social Mobility Programme’ at the 2014 Awards for Management Excellence by the Managing Partners’ Forum.
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Lewis Silkin listed in Stonewall's top 20 LGB friendly firms
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20 March 2014Stonewall has worked with the Interlaw Diversity Forum to rank firms into a list of 20 for LBG diversity for the first time, with Lewis Silkin coming in at number 14.
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Lewis Silkin represents Martini in their sponsorship of the new Williams Martini Racing F1 team
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18 March 2014Lewis Silkin’s acclaimed advertising and brand management team is proud to have acted for Bacardi-Martini in their title sponsorship of the Williams Formula One team which will now compete as “Williams Martini Racing”, putting the world renowned name of Martini and its famous racing stripes back on the grid.
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Gay lawyers and the quiet revolution you haven’t even heard of
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14 March 2014In an article for Pink News, Geraint Lloyd-Taylor discusses how the legal profession has been transformed by becoming gay-friendly.