Search Results
Search Filters
- 1882 results found
- All (1882)
- News (891)
- Insights (712)
- Events (187)
- Others (64)
- Lawyers (19)
- Services (9)
-
Karen Millen - lessons from an SPA (Brands & IP Newsnotes - issue 3)
23 October 2016Karen Millen, founder of the Karen Millen fashion brand has lost a High Court challenge to use her own name for homeware in the US and China.
-
‘Right-sourcing’ – a crucial competency for in-house lawyers
08 March 2018Good resource management is an essential skill for in-house employment lawyers. To manage my workload effectively and make efficient use of the company’s resources, I am constantly required to assess whether work is best carried out in house or outsourced.
-
Executive pay ratio reporting – sound familiar?
04 September 2017The Government has recently announced it will take forward a number of proposals for corporate governance reform relating to employment. Media reports have focused on the watering down of earlier plans for worker representation on boards, which has predictably been attacked by unions.
-
Happy Birthday song copyright goes public: How one of history's most expensive birthday gifts was finally returned
12 December 2015James Sweeting has been quoted in an Independent article on the copyright of the song 'Happy Birthday' going public.
-
GDPR incoming! Some challenges from an immigration perspective
24 May 2018GDPR. Four letters currently dominating the thoughts of every company in Europe. The General Data Protection Regulation comes into force tomorrow, Friday 25 May 2018.
-
Lewis Silkin advises SCUTUM Group on merger with Orion Security Solutions
11 December 2015Lewis Silkin has advised SCUTUM Group, the France-based safety and security solutions company, on its merger with Oxford-based electronic security and fire safety specialists, Orion Security Solutions.
-
Flowers fails to reign over Cardiff City Council but solidifies the importance of CPR 83.2- Landlords beware!
25 October 2016Lady Justice Arden and Lord Justice Briggs in the matter of Cardiff County Council v Lee (Flowers) [2016] EWCA Civ 1034 (“Flowers”).
-
Does a solicitor own the goodwill associated with their own name?
01 February 2017In (1) Juthika Bhayani and (2) Bhayani Law Limited v Taylor Bracewell LLP this question was considered by the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court.
-
High Court backs recruitment agency seeking to enforce non-solicitation and non-dealing clauses against former employee
14 November 2018A court has awarded an interim injunction to a recruitment business, Berry Recruitment Limited (“Berry”), to prevent a former employee from soliciting and dealing with its clients and candidates.
-
Lewis Silkin advises British company, Pan Africa Solar, on the signing of a 100MW solar project in Pakistan
18 October 2013Lewis Silkin has advised its client, Pan Africa Solar, on the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) under which the British company would set up a project of 100 megawatts in Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park, Bahawalpur.
-
Law Society attacks government over changes to Equality Act
24 October 2012James Davies has commented in an article for the Solicitors Journal about the government's proposed plans to scrap two sections of the Equality Act, and the effect this may have on employers.
-
Alex Kelham comments for The Law Society Gazette: Money ball
05 June 2017Alex Kelham has commented in an article for The Law Society Gazette which discusses the increasing demand for Sports law, due to the "unparalleled commercialisation of the sector" and advances in technology.
-
Lewis Silkin attends The Law Society LGBT roundtable: Out in the open
10 July 2017Geraint Lloyd-Taylor has recently attended a discussion on diversity and equality in the legal profession, hosted by The Law Society.
-
James Davies comments in ‘Brexit: Deal or no deal’ in The Law Society Gazette
07 August 2017James Davies, divisional managing partner and joint head of Lewis Silkin’s employment, immigration and reward department comments on the issue of reciprocity for legal services and how the Norway model would be a good fit and on potential changes of immigration and employment rules.
-
The legal sector and #metoo – clarification from the Law Society
07 December 2017The Law Society has provided some important clarification in relation to the recent joint statement made by its presidents on sexual harassment in the legal profession.
-
Erosion of privilege – Law Society seeks to intervene
08 January 2018The Law Society is applying to intervene in the upcoming appeal of the landmark privilege decision in Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) v Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Limited (“ENRC”).
-
Cliff Fluet comments for The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland: AI - the legal and ethical minefield
10 April 2018In an article for The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, Cliff Fluet discusses artificial intelligence (AI) and the tensions around intellectual property ownership.
-
The Law Society Gazette covers the recent opening of the Lewis Silkin office in Ireland
11 May 2018In the Law Society Gazette, Ian Jeffery and James Davies discuss the opening of the new office in Dublin and highlight that the Ireland office is to ensure the firm can still meet client demand after Brexit.
-
James Davies comments for The Law Society Gazette: THE LOW DOWN
04 September 2018James Davies comments in an article for The Law Society Gazette, which discusses the demand for employment law advice due to the increase in ‘gig economy’ cases and the abolition of tribunal fees.
-
Laura Farnsworth comments for The Law Society Gazette
05 December 2018In this article Laura Farnsworth discusses the benefits of lawyers working part time as well as discussing how Lewis Silkin’s low cost, fixed fee service rockhopper has helped support lawyers who wish to work part time.