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UK immigration system “almost impossible to navigate”
04 September 2018Last week The Guardian published an article about the volume of UK immigration laws and the frequency of changes and amendments to them. This was sparked by some damning remarks from Lord Justice Irwin who said that the system is “something of a disgrace” and almost impossible to navigate.
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Matthew Rowbotham comments for Essential Retail: Will an Amazon Tax really save the UK high street?
24 October 2018In an article for Essential Retail, Matthew Rowbotham comments on the Chancellor of the Exchequer suggestion of bringing in a special tax on online businesses coined the "Amazon Tax" in an attempt to rescue brick and mortar retailers in the UK.
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New in-country UK immigration processes contain a potential pitfall for travellers
30 November 2018On 5 November 2018 the Home Office launched a new process for immigration applications submitted in the UK, in commercial partnership with Sopra Steria. The new partnership affords access to a range of new user pay services, including access to a premium lounge, on-demand mobile application services for both small and large groups of applicants and priority processing on a next working day or 10 working day basis.
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Alex Kelham comments for Sportcal and Gambling Insider: UK's gambling companies agree to TV ad ban during live sports coverage
06 December 2018Alex Kelham has commented for both Sportcal and Gambling Insider on the UK’s largest gambling companies agreeing to a voluntary ban on advertising during live television coverage of sport amid increasing concerns over the harmful effects of gambling addiction.
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Statut professionnel des chauffeurs d’Uber
13 December 2016Un tribunal du travail (employment tribunal) a déterminé que les chauffeurs engagés par Uber étaient des employés et non des prestataires indépendants, ce qui signifie qu’ils ont droit au salaire minimum national, aux congés payés annuels et à la protection des dénonciateurs.
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Advocate General’s Opinion – Uber provides a transport service not an information society service
11 May 2017The Advocate General states the Uber is providing a transport service and it not acting as an electronic intermediary and providing an information society service. Uber therefore should have to comply with local laws for the licensing of taxi operators
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Ann Tyler comments in The Law Society Gazette on employee ownership
27 March 2017Employee Ownership Consultant, Ann Tyler has commented in an article for The Law Society Gazette which discusses the benefits of employee ownership schemes.
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Lewis Silkin advises Next 15 on the acquisition of Twogether
01 April 2016Lewis Silkin LLP has advised Next 15, the AIM-listed digital communications group, on its acquisition of B2B creative and digital marketing agency, Twogether Creative Limited.
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Lewis Silkin cuts reporting time by two days a month with innovative database solution
04 April 2013In a Microsoft case study, Finance Systems Manager Michael Turner discusses the various reports, charts and graphs that are produced each month in order to allow senior managers to analyse performance. Wanting to simplify the creation of reports and increase the quality of data produced, the firm decided to implement a database solution based on Microsoft SQL Server 2012. As a result of this new product, the finance team now saves up to two days a month on management reporting and partners can track financial metrics and staff performance in real time.
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Cliff Fluet quoted in "Two CMJ Panels Tackle Nuanced, Important (and Dry) Entertainment Law"
28 October 2014Cliff Fluet has been quoted in Billboard.com's write up of the Entertainment Business Law Seminar at the 2014 CMJ Music Marathon in New York City.
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Lewis Silkin expands its corporate team through addition of two new partners
08 September 2016Top 100 UK law firm Lewis Silkin LLP today announces the addition of two new partners to its corporate team and technology sector group. Tim Leeson and David Willbe bring a wealth of experience in advising technology businesses on corporate finance matters.
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English courts and overseas defendants: jurisdiction challenges and the “two-fold test”
15 January 2018When a dispute involves a foreign party or events that took place in another jurisdiction, questions often arise as to where the dispute should be determined.
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The regulator and the right of reply: two recent cases involving the Financial Reporting Council
29 October 2018The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is the regulator for UK statutory audits. Its responsibilities include setting audit standards, as well as enforcing the quality of audit. It is the investigative and disciplinary body for UK accountants dealing with cases affecting the public interest. FRC investigations naturally focus on those under its jurisdiction, such as its member accountancy firms and individual auditors. Sometimes, however, the conduct of the audited company and its managers will also be relevant. Two recent cases have discussed the duties owed by the FRC to these entities. The cases will be relevant to other regulators.
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Data security breaches - a tale of two airlines
24 July 2019Recent decisions by privacy regulators in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong have highlighted contrasting approaches towards data security breaches affecting customers of two major airlines.
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How to deal with Twitter spats: Katie Hopkins' expensive mistake
04 April 2017Divisional Managing Partner, Giles Crown has written an article for The Lawyer Monthly which comments on Katie Hopkins' recent twitter spat turned libel battle with food blogger Jack Monroe.
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Jo Farmer comments for Raconteur: Protecting IP from bloggers and tweeters
26 April 2017Jo Farmer has commented in an article for Raconteur which discusses the complexity of protecting possible infringements of intellectual property rights on social media.
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A glazing error: Perez terminates sunglass deal after sponsor's inappropriate tweet
28 November 2016Just when we thought Donald Trump’s contribution to 2016 couldn’t get any more unlikely, his controversial presidential campaign has been cited as the cause of the recent split between Mexican F1 driver, Sergio Perez and his sunglasses sponsor, Hawkers.
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Leading film and TV lawyer Phil Rymer joins Lewis Silkin
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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Government to extend review to include gambling adverts on TV
07 October 2016The front page of The Times reports today that the government is to extend its review into Fixed Odds Betting Terminals to cover gambling advertisements on TV, amid concerns about the proliferation of gambling adverts and their exposure to children.
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Geraint Lloyd-Taylor comments for The Guardian: Hey Alexa, is it true a TV advert made Amazon Echo order cat food?
14 February 2018Geraint Lloyd-Taylor comments in an article for The Guardian, which discusses the issues caused by Amazon's virtual assistant Alexa, placing orders from TV ads.