L&T breaks down the Employment Rights Bill 2024 and how employers should act
Last week, Lee & Thompson employment partners James Baker, Danielle Lobel-Weiss and senior associate Martin Tynan, together with their team, delivered a seminar on the Employment Rights Bill to clients working in in-house HR, People or Legal roles with HR responsibilities.
They discussed the fundamental changes businesses across the creative sectors and beyond should be prepared for ahead of the legislation coming into force, including day-on…
L&T advises on investment into It’s All Made Up Productions
Lee & Thompson is proud to have advised independent production company It’s All Made Up Productions on the sale of a minority stake in the company to production company Avalon.
The deal, led by Lee & Thompson’s corporate partner Lucy Strauss, will see the company benefit from Avalon’s existing production and talent management capabilities. Also advising from Lee & Thompson were film & TV partner Alastair Mavor, corpo…
Statutory entitlement to neonatal care leave and pay comes into force on 6 April 2025
Under the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023, employees who become parents on or after 6 April 2025 will be entitled to take paid leave if their newborn requires neonatal care. This will be a ‘day one’ right with no qualifying period of service necessary to be eligible.
What is “Neonatal Care”?
“Neonatal care” includes medical care received by a baby in a hospital, and medical care received in another place…
L&T’s Games and Employment teams welcome new joiners
We are delighted to have welcomed two new associates in our Video Games and Employment departments respectively, over the past fortnight.
Lois Child has joined our Digital & Tech group, strengthening our Video Games team. An ambassador of Women in Games, Lois advises games clients on legal issues surrounding games development and publishing, global distribution, intellectual property compliance and licensing, brand strategies, investment and…
L&T advised Mexican outfit The Lift on its investment in Emily Morgan’s Quiddity Films
Lee & Thompson is delighted to have advised Mexican production services outfit The Lift on its first international investment in Emily Morgan’s Quiddity Films.
The Lift’s financial backing has formed a strategic partnership that supports the development of UK-based Quiddity’s future productions and amplifies the voice of Mexican storytellers internationally. Mexico-based The Lift’s original content arm The Lift Film…