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Lewis Silkin’s French Desk is the best way to help you achieve your objectives in the UK. Lewis Silkin’s unique and broad range of expertise means that it is well positioned to advise its French clients on various issues.

The French Desk group, which is made up of bilingual lawyers, some of which are native French speakers, advise our French clients on all of Lewis Silkin’s practice areas. These include, but are not exclusive to:

  • Employment Law
  • Drafting, review and negotiation of employment contracts
  • Management of dismissals; litigious and amicable, group and individual
  • Disciplinary investigations
  • Immigration and Global Mobility
  • Tax and Incentives       
  • Company tax
  • Transactional tax implications
  • Commercial law
  • Drafting, review and negotiation of contracts for; the sale of goods and services, franchising and licencing
  • Technology contracts
  • The protection of personal data and IP contracts
  • Corporate law
  • Restructuring and Insolvency
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Joint international ventures
  • Real Estate
  • Dispute Resolution

Lewis Silkin has a broad range of experience in many sectors, in particular;

  • Advertising and Marketing
  • Manufacturing and Engineering
  • Media and Entertainment
  • Professional Services
  • Retail, Hospitality and Leisure
  • Sports
  • Technology

The French Desk comprises partners, associates and trainees who will respond to your needs practically, efficiently and with a mind to costs. Although France and England are not all that different in many ways, the British culture and market is often an enigma to those based outside of it.  The French Desk allows our clients to overcome these important cultural and legal differences. Our broad experience permits a greater understanding of the subtle differences between UK and French law. We are therefore able to advise our French clients on the best solutions and strategies to succeed in the UK market, all in French.  

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Partenaire privilégié des entreprises françaises et francophones au Royaume-Uni.

Le French Desk est un outil privilégié pour vous aider à mettre en place et atteindre vos objectifs au Royaume-Uni. Lewis Silkin est en mesure de proposer à ses clients français ou francophones une palette unique de compétences dédiées aux clients français au Royaume-Uni.

Le groupe du French Desk, composé de juristes bilingues et dans certains cas de nationalité française, conseille nos clients français ou francophones sur une large gamme de services, y-compris:

  • Droit du travail et de la protection sociale
  • Rédaction, revue et négociation de contrats de travail
  • Gestion des ruptures (licenciements individuels et collectifs)
  • Gestion précontentieuse et litiges
  • Enquêtes disciplinaires
  • Droit de l’immigration (expatriation et impatriation)
  • Droit fiscal
  • Fiscalité des sociétés
  • Fiscalité des transactions
  • Droit commercial
  • Rédaction, revue et négociation de contrats de vente, service, distribution, franchise et license
  • Contrats de technologies de pointe et informatique
  • Communications publicitaires
  • Propriété intellectuelle
  • Protection la réputation numérique
  • Protection des données (audits, et conseils sur la sécurisation et valorisation)
  • Droit des sociétés
  • Restructuration (fusion, acquisition, ou transformation)
  • Joint-ventures internationales (coentreprises)
  • Droit immobilier
  • Résolution des litiges

Nos clients bénéficient de notre connaissance particulièrement approfondie dans les secteurs suivants: 

  • Publicité et marketing
  • Fabrication et l’ingénierie
  • Médias, spectacles et divertissements
  • Services professionnels et financiers
  • Secteur tertiaire
  • Commerce, hôtellerie et loisirs
  • Sports et affaires sportives
  • Technologies de pointe

Le French Desk comprend de nombreux avocats dont de nombreux associés pour répondre aux besoins de nos clients de manière efficace et à tarifs concurrentiels. Bien que proches de la France, le marché et la culture britannique sont souvent difficiles à maîtriser pour nos clients français. Le French Desk permet de plus à nos clients de surmonter les différences importantes en matière de culture et de système juridique. L’expérience de nos avocats bilingues leur permet d’appréhender efficacement les problèmes juridiques, d’expliquer (en français, si besoin est) les différences et les subtilités du droit anglais et de conseiller la meilleure stratégie à nos clients, tout en.

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