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Hong Kong Lawyer case summary: Music Holdings Property v. Ooi Lean Choo
13 September 2020In a case summary published by the Hong Kong Lawyer, Catherine Leung looks at a recent case concerning an employee committing fraud.
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USOC condemns unofficial use of Olympic hashtags
24 August 2016Alex Kelham has commented in an article for World Sports Law Report which discusses the unofficial use of Olympic hashtags.
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Spam using Lewis Silkin's name
19 February 2014It has come to our attention that there are emails circulating purporting to be from Lewis Silkin, whether in reference to the firm or a Barrister called Lewis Silkin.
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“(Section 55) Shades of Gray” - using the Data Protection Act to prevent employees misusing or taking data
27 February 2017A recent case has highlighted a potentially helpful mechanism in the Data Protection Act 1998 (“DPA”) for employers to use if they are concerned about employees taking data when they leave.
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Mob rule? Using crowdsourced data as substantiation
14 June 2017This session will focus on Crowdsourcing Substantiation. When consumers post reviews, interact with social media platforms, and use applications and other technology, a staggering amount of data is collected. However is this data credible and can it be used for reviews and endorsements?
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Sports Q&A - Are clubs allowed to ban their players from using social media?
27 September 2018This month’s question was inspired by comments from Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola, about his first choice left back, Benjamin Mendy. During a press conference over the summer, Guardiola suggested that Mendy should, “forget a little bit the social media and improve a few things”. Mendy, who has a huge following on both Instagram and Twitter, vowed to “listen to the manager”...though he remains incredibly active online.
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Using contractors? Get ready for the IR35 tax rules - FULLY BOOKED
27 November 2018The Chancellor announced in the Budget the latest measure to combat what HMRC calls “false self-employment”, aimed at those who supply their services via their own company.
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Playing with fire: user-generated content on Twitter (Brands & IP Newsnotes - issue 5)
23 June 2017The strange world of Twitter, where brands engage with their customers at their peril. The main lesson learned from the recent #WalkersWave Twitter promotion is one that brands have heard before: the British public love nothing more than a piss-take.
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James Davies comments for The Times: No-deal Brexit advice ‘useless’
20 September 2018In an article for The Times, James Davies discusses the contingency plans businesses are making to move operations out of the UK, to avoid a hard Brexit.
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Use of disclosed documents to threaten new proceedings was a breach of court rules and may amount to a contempt of court by the solicitor and client
12 December 2017The Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) provide that using documents disclosed in existing proceedings (except for the specific purposes allowed) breach the rules. CPR 31.22 provides various exceptions to when a document disclosed in a set of proceedings may be used. Any use outside of the rules could also amount to a contempt of court. Both the client who relied on the solicitor’s advice and the solicitor may be equally vulnerable to the contempt proceedings where there is no evidence of deliberate or reckless misconduct by the solicitor.
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US & the Americas
We have a long history of assisting our clients on their activities across North and Latin America, in particular the USA. This is reflective of the scale of the market and of the abundance of business opportunities it provides.
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US employment law firm FordHarrison joins Ius Laboris, Global HR law Alliance
12 June 2013Ius Laboris, the world’s largest alliance of Human Resources law firms (of which Lewis Silkin is the UK member) announced that U.S. employment law firm FordHarrison LLP has joined the Alliance.
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In search of a new Safe Harbour: The EU's push for new data transfer regulation with the US may be part of the problem
30 October 2015Steven Lorber has written an article for City A.M. on the aftermath of the European Court’s ground-breaking ruling which outlawed “safe harbour” arrangements.
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Expert Q&A on Brexit's impact on US employers
20 December 2016An expert Q&A with James Davies regarding how the Brexit vote impacts US employers.
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Lewis Silkin has advised the Harbour Group on its acquisition of US textiles and furniture company Thibaut Inc.
15 February 2018Lewis Silkin has advised its client the Harbour Group on its acquisition of US based company, Thibaut Inc.
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Investigative powers of the U.S. Grand Jury in prosecuting intellectual property crimes
05 August 2024Earlier this year, a federal grand jury indicted a former Google engineer, Linwei Ding, a Chinese national, for allegedly stealing AI trade secrets to benefit two China-based companies he was secretly working for. According to the indictment, Ding allegedly stole over 500 files containing confidential information about Google’s AI hardware infrastructure and software. He has been charged with four counts of theft of trade secrets, and faces up to ten years in prison and a US$250,000 fine on each count if convicted.
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No stiff upper lip as Brits cry foul over ads
20 December 2012Brinsley Dresden discusses the idea that advocacy groups and charity organizations increasingly use the ASA as a bargaining and PR tool.
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Hong Kong court confirms that the implied duty of mutual trust and confidence cannot be relied upon to recover damages for loss arising from the manner of dismissal
16 December 2021In the case of Lam Siu Wai v Equal Opportunities Commission [2021] HKCFI 3092, the Court of First Instance held that the employer’s right to terminate in accordance with the terms of employment was not subject to the implied duty of mutual trust and confidence and so an employee could not rely on it to recover damages for loss arising from the manner of his or her dismissal.
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