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Hong Kong’s Employment Support Scheme: further updates and expansions
12 May 2020On 12 May 2020, the Chief Executive announced further details on the newly implemented Employment Support Scheme as well as further expansions.
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Hong Kong MPF updates: Abolition of the offsetting mechanism to take effect on 1 May 2025 and potential increase in mandatory contribution levels
03 May 2023Over the past weeks, there have been some important news on the pension regime in Hong Kong that employers and employees should be mindful of.
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#update: The evolution of the twitter '#' disclosure rules
08 October 2013In an article for LawInSport, Alex Kelham discusses a complaint received by the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) about a tweet Wayne Rooney posted for Nike; the second time his twitter activities have been scrutinised.
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Our latest Brexit update on immigration
16 November 2017The UK Government published a Brexit update with the notion that it would relieve worried EEA nationals in the UK and let everyone see how lovely the UK Government intend to be over the end of free movement. This somewhat backfired when the European Parliament then said the proposal was “inadequate”.
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Construction Law Update – Fighting back against “Smash and Grab” Adjudications
21 May 2018The case of Grove Developments Ltd v S&T (UK) Ltd (February 2018) is worthy of note, not least because it potentially provides employers with a quick means of reclaiming the loss suffered, following a “smash and grab” adjudication by starting its own adjudication on the true value.
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Dispute Resolution Update - May 2018
24 May 2018Welcome to the May 2018 Dispute Resolution Update which brings you news and our views on law and practice for dispute resolution. We’ve included articles on domestic disputes and international disputes, including summaries of recent cases. We have also included client guides on key aspects of dispute resolution.
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Corporate Update – June 2018
04 July 2018Welcome to our June 2018 Corporate Update which brings you news and our views on law and practice for corporates and their owners and managers.
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Dispute Resolution Update - October 2018
01 November 2018Welcome to our October 2018 Dispute Resolution Update which brings you news and our views on law and practice for dispute resolution. We’ve included articles on domestic disputes and international disputes, including summaries of recent cases. We have also included client guides on key aspects of dispute resolution.
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Avertising & Marketing - Social Media: Update on the legal and regulatory risks of influencer marketing
20 November 2019Regulators in both the United Kingdom and United States are taking an increasingly close interest in the activities of influencers.
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UK proceeding with UPC (Brands & IP Newsnotes - issue 4)
07 February 2017The UK government announced that it will proceed with the Unitary Patent and the Unitary Patent Court (“UPC”). This ends months of speculation in the patent community as to what would happen afterthe Brexit vote last June. The UK was a mandatory signatory to the UPC Agreement and there had been concern that the project would stall in light of the UK’s European exit. Only Germany is left to ratify the Agreement and it is expected that the UPC will open in December this year.
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To UPC or not UPC – implementation of Unified Patent Court delayed (Brands & IP Newsnotes - issue 5)
23 June 2017The Unified Patent Court (UPC) is intended to provide a regional forum resolve patent disputes. At the moment, parties have to litigate patent disputes on a country by country basis across Europe, which is time-consuming, expensive and can lead to differing decisions in some countries. UPC decisions will have effect in all 25 states participating in the UPC, providing a single forum to resolve these disputes.
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Man United potential NYSE float could free up cash for players
05 July 2012Karish Andrews comments on Manchester United's potential flotation on the New York Stock Exchange.
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European carve up
25 February 2013In an article for the New Zealand Rugby Players' Association (NZRPA), Scott Anderson discusses a feud which is threatening the future of Europe’s premier club rugby competition, the Heineken Cup. Although ostensibly about the structure of the Cup, is the dispute really about who can claim a larger slice of the European club rugby revenue pie?
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Lawyers limber up to score in Brazil
24 October 2013In an article in The Times, Alex Kelham discusses the opportunities that will arise for lawyers advising sponsoring clients looking to maximise their deals and, more importantly, how to protect them from ambush.
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Law firms team up with myGwork LGBT network
11 December 2015Geraint Lloyd-Taylor and Alan Hunt have been quoted in an article by Attitude on Lewis Silkin's partnership with myGwork LGBT network.
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Play those bars again and end up behind… bars (Brands & IP Newsnotes - Issue 2)
28 March 2016The High Court has handed down a custodial sentence of 28 days for breach of an injunction against copyright infringement, albeit suspended for a period of 18 months. Two points rang out.
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How Scientology's Skirmish With The Daily Mail Could Shake Up British Media Regulations
04 August 2016Lewis Silkin have been quoted in an article by The Hollywood Reporter. The article examines the impact of David Miscavige’s uphelp IPSO complaint on British media regulations.
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Content portability gets European thumbs up
15 August 2016Senior Associate, Bryony Long has written an article for Essential Retail which assesses how the EU is looking to make portable digital content accessible across the single market.
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How to set up a law firm
12 September 2016Partner, Fergus Payne has commented in an article for The Law Society Gazette which discusses how to set up a law firm.
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Tim Leeson comments for TU Automotive: Driverless rips up rule book for investors and insurers
22 May 2017Tim Leeson has commented in an article for TU Automotive which discusses how investors in automotive tech startups should be wary of big-player takeovers.