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Think twice before filing an employment related claim directly to the High Court
27 June 2023Lewis Silkin’s litigation team acting for the Defendant was successful in striking out a claim brought before the High Court and also successfully resisted an appeal against the Master’s decision to strike-out the Plaintiff’s claim.
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Dovetailing: consolidating satellite offices into one HQ
26 June 2023Exiting an office space can have implications for your business. By being well prepared and understanding your legal position, you can get it right first time and avoid any costly delays. In this series we cover key considerations when exiting your office space to reduce stress and stay on track.
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Promoting cryptoassets: what you need to know and next steps
23 June 2023New legislation, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) (Amendment) Order 2023 (FPO Amendment Order) has been made which brings certain cryptoassets within the UK’s framework for regulating financial promotions.
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Ads & Brands Law Digest: June 2023
22 June 2023Welcome to the June 2023 edition of our Digest, covering legal and regulatory developments from the last few weeks relevant to advertising, marketing and brand-owning businesses. As usual, for each item we provide a succinct summary accompanied by a link to the full text of the relevant official source or our own report.
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Employment law across the globe - what's happened and what's coming up?
21 June 2023Our round-up of key developments in employment law since our last conference in June 2022.
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Moving premises? Consider these key issues
21 June 2023If you are a corporate tenant planning an office move midway through your lease term, there are a number of important legal and commercial implications to consider.
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Does workplace wellbeing need a health check?
21 June 2023The physical, mental and social wellbeing of employees remains high on corporate agendas, with employers recognising the importance of creating nurturing working environments and supporting their staff in ways which now often transcend what might be seen as a traditional employer/employee relationship.
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Lewis Silkin has advised Publicis Groupe on the acquisition of Publicis Sapient AI Labs
Press Release
19 June 2023Lewis Silkin has advised Publicis Groupe’s Publicis Sapient, digital transformation company, on the acquisition of Publicis Sapient AI Labs, a provider of predictive analytic solutions based on innovative AI research.
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Irish Data Protection Commission Issues Guidance for Employers
15 June 2023In this two-part series, Linda Hynes, partner in the Employment, Immigration and Reward team of Lewis Silkin Ireland, sets out what employers need to take away from the recent DPC guidance. The first in the series looks at the Data Protection in the Workplace: Employer Guidance.
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Recording your Trainee diary
Trainee Stories
15 June 2023While day-to-day life as a Trainee mostly involves developing your legal skills and learning more about your department, it is underpinned by some very key admin tasks. Even though completing a training diary likely doesn’t feature in anyone’s rose-tinted daydreams of life as a Trainee Solicitor, keeping it up to date is vital to your qualification process.
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Redundancy protection to be extended to cover pregnancy and return from family leave
15 June 2023The Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Act 2023 will come into force on 24 July 2023. The new law will give those who are pregnant or a recent returner from parental leave priority status for redeployment opportunities in a redundancy situation. We explain the new rights.
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The building blocks of employment status: tribunal finds Purplebricks estate agent to be neither employee nor worker
15 June 2023An employment tribunal has recently considered the employment status of those providing estate agency services on behalf of Purplebricks Group Plc. Of particular interest to organisations operating franchise and licensing models are the factual circumstances identified in support of this decision.
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EU Platform Workers Directive – a further step forward
15 June 2023The Platform Workers Directive just inched closer towards being adopted by the EU. This article looks at how the Directive is shaping up as it nears its final stages.
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Social Mobility Awareness Day 2023: the legal and practical issues of class in the workplace
15 June 2023The second national “Social Mobility Awareness Day” takes place on 15th June 2023. In this article, we explain some of the legal and practical issues around social mobility in the workplace.
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Carer’s Leave – the new law explained
14 June 2023The Carer’s Leave Act will give employees a statutory right to a week’s unpaid leave to care for a dependant. Here is what we know about the law so far…and what we don’t.
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Financial promotions: final legislation, rules and guidance bringing cryptoassets within the financial promotion regime now published
09 June 2023The final version of Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) (Amendment) Order 2023 (Order) has been published. The Order relates to the regulation of certain cryptoasset financial promotions.
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The International Comparative Legal Guide – Digital Business 2023 is now live and available to read online
Press
08 June 2023The fourth edition of ICLG – Digital Business has been produced in association with Lewis Silkin's James Gill and covers key issues in digital business laws and regulations across 15 jurisdictions.
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Corporate mistakes your business may have made... and what you should do about them
Inbrief
08 June 2023Corporate requirements can be fiddly and, sometimes, unintuitive. It is easy for businesses to trip up on corporate issues. In this series we look at 10 of the most common corporate mistakes companies make, and, more importantly, what they should do about them.
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Future of Work Hub: In Conversation with… Nimmi Patel, Head of Skills, Talent and Diversity at techUK
07 June 2023In the sixth episode of our “In Conversation with…” podcast series for 2023, Lucy Lewis, Partner at Lewis Silkin LLP speaks to Nimmi Patel, Head of Skills, Talent and Diversity at techUK and advisory board member of the Digital Futures at Work Research Centre.
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Labour market data, the economically inactive, long-term ill-health and Long Covid.
05 June 2023Around 20% of the working age population are currently economically inactive, and this is a particular problem during a time of labour shortages. What can recent labour market data tell us about the reasons why many potential workers remain out of the job market?