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Court of Appeal upholds enforcement of Chinese arbitration award in England & Wales despite allegation of attempted fraud
05 July 2018One of the attractive features of arbitration is the ease of enforcement of arbitral awards in other jurisdictions. The New York Convention (the “Convention”) provides a regime by which an award made in one Convention state should be enforceable against any assets in any of the other Convention states around the world. A recent Court of Appeal decision shows that the English court will only exercise its power to refuse to recognise or enforce an arbitral award on public policy grounds in limited circumstances.
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Lewis Silkin bolsters offering to entertainment industry with hire of Wagman Adair partner
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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Lewis Silkin among firms to commit to paying Living Wage
13 November 2012The firm joins a raft of almost 100 companies to have been accredited over the last year by the Living Wage Foundation(LWF).
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Gamesmanship vs sportsmanship - goodbye etiquette hello victory
17 August 2012Richard Berry questions gamesmanship and sportsmanship in his article for the Law In Sport blog.
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A Tale of Two Cities:Specialisation vs Generalism
01 September 2012In the latest publication of Legal Business, Managing Partner Ian Jeffery talks about how Lewis Silkin's decision to specialise in key areas will help to maintain its position as a leading law firm.
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Google vs Header - Bidders from the perspective of publishers
28 November 2016Google’s domination of the technology behind serving adverts onto websites continues to grow. But the relatively new and fast growing header bidding technology may just disrupt that. Should Google be worried? And what is best for publishers?
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Voulez-vous retoucher moi? New French law on retouching advertising images of models
03 July 2017From the beginning of 2017, French law has required the inclusion of the words “Photographie retouchée” on any photos used in a commercial context (such as advertising) in which the body shape or silhouette of a model has been adjusted using image processing software.
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RMT union calls for members to vote for Brexit
08 April 2016James Davies and Bethan Carney have been quoted in an article by the Financial Times regarding the employment implications of Brexit.
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Calculating holiday pay new ET decision on voluntary overtime
23 August 2016Last year, we reported on a decision of the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal that voluntary overtime might have to be included in the calculation of statutory holiday pay if it was a sufficiently permanent feature of remuneration.
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Natasha Hotson cited in Vogue magazine: An Italian Living in London On Brexit Britain
03 July 2017Natasha Hotson has been mentioned in an article for Vogue magazine where Italian born Cristina Ruiz discusses her experience as an Italian living in London since the Brexit referendum.
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Oreo ruling raises questions on the relationship between brands and vloggers
28 November 2014Jo Farmer has been quoted in an article by Marketing Week.
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Brands using vloggers transformed from poachers to be gamekeepers by the FTC
15 July 2016On Monday 11 July 2016, the United States’ Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published news of its draft settlement agreement with Warner Bros. in connection with their vlogging campaign for the launch of the video game “Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor” in September 2014.
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Lewis Silkin celebrates Bi-Visibility Day 2018
21 September 2018Lewis Silkin is marking Bi-Visibility Day, a global event which takes place on 23 September each year to raise awareness and to celebrate the bisexual community.
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Naomi Hanrahan-Soar comments for Bloomberg: Rise in Hong Kong residents applying for UK visas
27 August 2019Naomi Hanrahan-Soar has commented in an article for Bloomberg that discusses the recent rise in Hong Kong residents applying for UK visas.
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Second round of changes to Australia's Subclass 457 visa
13 June 2017Following on from our last e-flash on Australia’s recent immigration reform to scrap and replace the existing Subclass 457 visa which took immediate effect in April, the second round of immigration changes will be taking effect on 1 July 2017.
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China's new "R Visa" for high-level talent
01 February 2018Effective from January 2018, the new “R visa” now allows successful applicants multiple stays in China of up to 180 days per visit, with a validity of up to 10 years.
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Naomi Hanrahan-Soar comments for LexisNexis: New start-up visa could mark ‘shift towards more positive immigration policy’
15 June 2018In an article for LexisNexis, Naomi Hanrahan-Soar discusses the implications of the new visa routes announced by The Home Secretary, adding that it will hopefully ‘mark a shift toward more positive immigration news and policy’.
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Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal rules in favour of allowing same sex married couples to submit dependant visa applications
04 July 2018Following the unanimous decision of the Court of Appeal on 25 September 2017, Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal today ruled in favour of QT the lesbian civil partner of a British expat who challenged the Director of Immigration’s decision not to grant dependant visas to same sex married couples.
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The British National (Overseas) visa scheme and migration from Hong Kong to the UK
01 July 2020On 1 July 2020 the UK government announced its commitment to establish a new visa scheme for all British National (Overseas) persons and their dependants. This will provide a readily available opportunity for millions of residents of Hong Kong to move the UK far more easily than those routes currently open to them.
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Lewis Silkin advises Viral Spiral on its sale to Rightster Group plc
09 July 2014Lewis Silkin has advised the shareholders of Viral Management Limited (VML), a leading social content company, on its acquisition by Rightster Group plc (Rightster), the AIM-listed global B2B video network for distribution, content-sourcing, audience engagement and monetisation.