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Hannah Price comments for The Times: Life after Brexit: a culture shock
14 December 2017Hannah Price comments in an article for The Times discussing EU employment rights.
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James Davies comments for The Times: No meltdown over snow claims
09 March 2018James Davies comments in an article for The Times, discussing employees entitlement to pay if they are unable to get to work due to adverse weather conditions, such as the weather faced by the UK last week.
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Alex Kelham comments for The Times: Froome’s race to restore reputation
05 July 2018In an article for The Times, Alex Kelham discusses Chris Froome's uphill battle to restore his reputation and how the media's coverage could make a big difference to shake the negative perception.
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Joanna Hunt comments for The Times: Chinese and Indian students driving growth in non-EU net migration
30 November 2018Joanna Hunt has commented in an article for The Times which discusses growth in non-EU net migration.
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Notice period on potential layoffs - Catherine Leung comments for Hong Kong Economic Times
14 April 2020Catherine Leung has been quoted in Hong Kong Economic Times in relation to notice periods on potential layoffs.
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Employment law issues in Hong Kong following Covid-19 – Catherine Leung speaks to Hong Kong Economic Times
06 July 2020In an article in the Hong Kong Economic Times, Catherine Leung discusses measures employers are taking in Hong Kong to reduce business costs aside from redundancies and the adoption of permanent working from home policies post Covid-19.
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Could a timely PIA have helped save the Royal Free from falling foul of data protection laws?
07 July 2017For many organisations, the acronym PIA represents a Painfully Inconvenient Ask (if not something far less polite). But Privacy Impact Assessments are set to be a key way of meeting the General Data Protection Regulation’s accountability requirement, and their importance is illustrated by the outcome of a recent investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office.
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Is it time to legislate on caste?
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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Russell Brimelow comments in Law Society Gazette on how to do part-time.
24 May 2016Russel Brimelow has been qouted in the Law Society Gazette, 'How to: work part-time'. The article reports on the increasing number of law firms and in-house teams recognising the value of part-time working.
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Skateboarding to get Olympic air time
29 July 2016Following the green light from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and subject to a formal vote in Rio, skateboarding is set to be part of the Tokyo 2020 Games. In this article for Sports Pro, Alex Kelham, Head of Sports Business Group and Frances Pollitzer, Trainee Solicitor discuss the cultural and regulatory challenges that skateboarding may face.
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Time to add more defendants?
21 April 2017In a recent decision the Court of Appeal has had to decide whether a claim for accessory liability against various companies was time barred. Glaxo Wellcome UK Ltd (t/a Allen & Hanburys) Anor v Sandoz Ltd & Anor [2017] EWCA Civ 22.
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Brexit part 3 - this time it’s temporary
27 July 2018While nothing in British politics should surprise us any more, the timing of the Government’s latest White Paper on Brexit – unveiled the day before Parliament broke up for the summer – seems to have caught out many MPs as well as the media.
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Hong Kong court finds that pilot’s “standby” time did not constitute as rest days for the purposes of the Employment Ordinance
17 December 2021In the case of Breton Jean v. 香港麗翔公務航空有限公司 (Hk Bellawings Jet Limited) [2021] HKDC 46, the Court found that the employer had failed to provide rest days to the employee as they had been expected to have a degree of flexibility during their standby period.
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Hong Kong Government tightens laws on Occupational Retirement Schemes
20 May 2019A bill to amend the Occupational Retirement Schemes Ordinance (Cap. 426) (the “Ordinance”) was introduced to the Legislative Council on 17 April 2019. The bill aims to: ensure there is a genuine employment relationship for participants in an occupational retirement scheme; and enhance enforcement powers of the Mandatory Provident Fund (“MPF”) Schemes Authority which acts as the Registrar of Occupational Retirement Schemes.
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Lewis Silkin successfully represents Save China’s Tigers interests in divorce proceedings between Li Quan and Stuart Bray
29 October 2014Lewis Silkin has successfully represented its client Save China’s Tigers (a registered UK charity) in its bid to protect assets held for its benefit by a Mauritian trust called The Chinese Tigers South African Trust (“CTSAT”). The charity was added as a party to divorce proceedings between Ms Li Quan and Mr Stuart Bray in order to assert its rights.
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Tier 1 (Investor) applications are still being accepted but changes to the Immigration Rules have been announced
12 December 2018The Home Office has confirmed to the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association on 11 December 2018 that the Tier 1 (Investor) route currently remains open but that a further announcement on this will be made in due course. The correspondence also confirms that any suspension of the route will be effected through a Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules. This follows reporting by various news outlets including the Times and The Guardian on Thursday last week that the route was to be suspended as of the end of that day.
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Employer issues with LinkedIn: Stemming the tide
26 June 2013In an article for PLC Magazine, Ellen Temperton discusses the issues that employers may face when its employees use professional networking sites, such as LinkedIn.
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LS Live: The Ticketing Panel
02 October 2018Ticketing is often one of the more controversial sides of the live industry. Bots have been banned and caps and restrictions have been imposed on the secondary market. But should the issue of ticketing really be so controversial, is it the behavior of a few that spoils it for the rest?
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Lewis Silkin throws its support behind City Giving Day
27 September 2016Top 100 UK law firm Lewis Silkin LLP is supporting the 2016 City Giving Day, The Lord Mayor’s event which champions and highlights the charitable efforts undertaken by companies and organisations to support society and the community.
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“Settled Status” and supporting employees through Brexit
04 October 2018Following the Government’s announcement of its plan for EU migrants following Brexit, many UK employers are struggling to understand the potential effects of its proposal on employees who are EEA nationals or family members of EEA nationals.