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Leading film and TV lawyer Phil Rymer joins Lewis Silkin
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25 April 2012City law firm Lewis Silkin LLP today announces the appointment of Phil Rymer as a partner in the Media, Brands & Technology (MBT) team. Phil joins the firm from serving as Principal of his own firm, Rymer Media Law, which he established in 2009.
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Financial liabilities for LLP members: how limited?
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12 April 2012In Accountancy Age's article, Miguel Pereira discusses the financial liabilities and risks for limited liability partnerships (LLPs) members, which whilst very low, there are still some areas where there are risks which members of LLPs may be unaware of.
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OFR: the first stumbling block?
11 April 2012In Fergus Payne and Clive Greenwood's article for the Law Society Gazette they see where are we after six months of operating under outcomes-focused regulation (OFR).
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Lewis Silkin appoints Colin Leckey to its Employment, Reward and Immigration team
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04 April 2012City law firm Lewis Silkin LLP has today announced the appointment of Colin Leckey as a partner in the firm’s renowned Employment, Reward and Immigration (ERI) team. Colin joins the firm from Baker & McKenzie, where he was a senior associate in the Employment Department.
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The current legal landscape
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19 March 2012Fergus Payne talks about the current legal landscape in his recent article for the Law Society Gazette. To describe the current legal landscape as interesting would be a real understatement. You could say that a perfect storm is brewing.
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London Calling
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14 March 2012Chinese companies expanding in the UK or anywhere abroad must carefully follow local employment law, says James Davies and Sarah McWhinney of law firm Lewis Silkin in London. Both are members of a member of Ius Laboris, a human resources law firm alliance. Download the full news article.
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Lewis Silkin named top law firm in latest Sunday Times 100 ‘Best Companies to Work For’
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05 March 2012City law firm Lewis Silkin LLP has once again been recognised as one of Britain’s best employers by the Sunday Times’ esteemed 100 Best Companies to Work For survey. Marking the fourth successive year it has been included, the firm jumped twenty-four places from its 2011 position to find itself once again inside the Top 20 and is now the most highly ranked law firm in the entire list. The firm is one of only six law firms to feature in the list.
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Think BR: Social media matters
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14 February 2012Being transparent on social media does not have to come at the expense of creativity, writes Philip Hughes, associate in the media, brands and technology department, Lewis Silkin LLP.
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Handling CFO departures
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09 February 2012Christopher Hitchins, partner in the employment law team at law firm Lewis Silkin, looks at CFO resignations and their implications. The full article can be read on growthbusiness.co.uk
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Supreme Court Extends Ability of Employees Working Overseas to Bring Claims in the UK
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09 February 2012The Supreme Court has handed down a significant ruling on the ability of an employee who worked overseas to make a claim for unfair dismissal in the UK, in the case of Ravat v Halliburton Manufacturing and Services Ltd. The full article can be read on the Global Employment Law blog
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Is it time to legislate on caste?
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07 February 2012Katherine Shaw weighs up whether the government needs to amend the Equality Act to make clear that it prohibits caste discrimination.
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Multiple attraction
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03 February 2012Sara Cohen considers the single contract multiple completion route in relation to private company share buybacks.
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News Focus: LinkedIn
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03 February 2012HR debate rages over a case for constructive dismissal arising from a breach of social media policy. The full article can be read on peoplemanagement.co.uk
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Pakistan: Frontier challenges
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27 January 2012Investors are constantly trying to identify the next country that will offer access to world-class, untapped, mining opportunities. Often this means operating in challenging conflict or post-conflict environments.
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Lewis Silkin makes significant partner appointment to the Employment, Reward and Immigration team
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25 January 2012City law firm Lewis Silkin LLP has today announced the appointment of Christopher Hitchins, who joins as a partner in the firm’s renowned Employment, Reward and Immigration (ERI) team.
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Partner hire: Christopher Hitchins at Lewis Silkin LLP
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24 January 2012Christopher Hitchins is now Partner in the Reward and Immigration (ERI) team at Lewis Silkin LLP. Christopher Hitchins was previously partner and group leader of the labour and employment practice at Morgan Lewis. The full article can be read on the Law Gazette website
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The Need For Seed
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04 January 2012Abandoned by the venture capital industry in the era of cheap debt and easy returns, early-stage finance is making a comeback. GrowthBusiness talks to investors active in the space, and some of the exciting ventures that have succeeded in raising funds. The full article can be read on growthbusiness.co.uk
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UK Trade Mission works towards doubling trade with Pakistan
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13 September 2011Nadim Khan is one of the lead coordinators with a UK trade mission representing the financial and mining sectors, which began their weeklong visit programme to Pakistan today.
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Ambush Marketing
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20 November 2010With businesses at times paying many millions to associate themselves with an event it is not surprising that their competitors engage in ‘ambush marketing’.
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Getting out of a contract FAQs
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26 July 2009In order to obtain value for money, it is not unusual for commercial contracts to be entered into for a long period of time. Often well over a year. It is not surprising that over the life of the contract, the economic climate may change.