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High price for high heels?
15 May 2016
A female employee has hit the headlines after being sent home without pay on her first day as a receptionist by her agency Portico…for refusing to wear high heels.
Premier League: Football's game changer
02 January 2016
Karish Andrews has been quoted in an article by the Financial Times which examines how England's Premier League is attracting US investors who believe that even the smaller clubs can be profitable.
‘Living in the dark ages’ - pregnancy and maternity discrimination at interview
21 February 2018
Fresh out of my first year at university and applying for a summer job at a pub, I was slightly taken aback when the interviewer asked whether I had children, in a tone that implied “no” was the right answer… Back then, with no children, I simply answered the question - but it made me wonder.
Association of Partnership Practitioners AGM
28 May 2013
Fergus Payne, Joint Head of our Partnerships and LLP team, recently spoke at the APP (Association of Partnership Practitioners) AGM. A synopsis of his pre-dinner speech was included in the most recent APP newsletter and is available to read in this article.
Irish employment law - a practical overview
21 June 2018
THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED - In this session, the Dublin and London based members of our Irish team will discuss the most important areas of employment law in Ireland and explain how they differ from the position in the UK.
Attack or defend? Lessons on ambush marketing from Paddy Power
13 June 2014
Alex Kelham has recently had the article "Attack or defend? Lessons on ambush marketing from Paddy Power" published in Law in Sport.
Adam Glass comments for The Global Legal Post: 'Bell Pottinger goes into administration'
13 September 2017
Adam Glass, Litigation Partner, who advised the PRCA in relation to the Bell Pottinger investigation, has commented in an article for The Global Legal Post which reports on the recent announcement that PR firm Bell Pottinger has gone into administration.
James Gill's appointment featured in the Global Legal Post
18 December 2012
The appointment of new Media, Brands & Technology partner James Gill has been picked up by the Global Legal Post.
French Legal Forum: Post Brexit Essentials: Legal checklist for businesses
27 July 2016
So Brexit it is or at least seems to be the likely consequence of the Leave Vote of the Referendum held on 23 June 2016. In the event that the notification procedure to be followed by Member States under article 50 may be triggered, the UK will have two years to negotiate its withdrawal agreement from the EU, no sooner than the end of 2018.
Fox 'Poltergeist' clown ad cleared by ASA
15 July 2015
Brinsley Dresden has been quoted in an article by The Drum which discusses the Advertising Standards Authority’s decision to ‘clear’ an outdoor bus and poster campaign to promote the Twentieth Century Fox Films horror movie Poltergiest.
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Facebook joins battle against adblockers with policy changes
18 August 2016
Managing Associate, Geraint Lloyd-Taylor has commented in an article for E-Commerce Law & Policy which assesses Facebook's changes to its adblocking policy.
Cliff Fluet on the Music Ally podcast
06 November 2012
Cliff Fluet recently joined Eamonn Forde for the recent Music Ally podcast to discuss the burning topics of the past seven days.
High Court dismisses Pimlico plumbers challenge to Deliveroo contract
15 June 2018
In the latest development regarding “worker status” and the “gig economy”, and applying this week’s earlier Supreme Court decision in Pimlico Plumbers, the High Court has rejected the Independent Workers of Great Britain trade union application for a judicial review of the Central Arbitration Committee’s decision that Deliveroo riders are not “workers” based on the terms of Deliveroo’s “substitution clause”.
Playing ball with Financial Fair Play?
20 October 2012
Iain McDonald and Karish Andrews discuss whether the proposed Financial Fair Play rule is being taken seriously enough by elite European clubs and the problems UEFA may have if it is implemented.
Pay to play (Brands & IP Newsnotes - issue 3)
23 October 2016
Over the last few years, the Ministry of Justice has sought to fill the gap in its funding through repeated increases to court fees.
How will the Brexit endgame play out?
10 December 2018
This week is a crucial one for the Brexit process, with Parliament due to vote on the draft Withdrawal Agreement negotiated between Theresa May’s government and the EU. Even so close to the projected date for the UK’s departure on 29 March 2019, there are many imponderables and it is impossible to predict how Brexit will unfold. This article provides an employment law perspective on the current situation.
...a little bit of law - Plans
06 November 2016
Plans often need to be drawn up as part of the process of documenting a land transaction. Historically, the Land Registry would accept most plans, as long as they were clear. Those days are long gone. The Land Registry now has a detailed list of requirements and they will refuse to register a transaction where the relevant plans do not comply with these requirements.
Avoiding common pitfalls in cloud computing
22 September 2016
In this session our Brands and IP specialists shall cover: Getting the deal structure right; Minimising transition risks; Service levels; Achieving realistic remedies, including ermination right; Data security, data privacy and impact of the new General Data; Protection Regulation