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The video games industry truly is a forefront sector for innovation and creativity. 🎮 As well as attending the Develop:Brighton conference this week with 12 other members of our Interactive Entertainment team, James King, Laura Harper and Aaron Trebble have written an article sharing their knowledge on recent trends observed through their work with the video games industry. Read here 👉 https://okt.to/8R1b4B #TheCollectivebyLewisSilkin #Gaming #VideoGames #DevelopBrighton #InterativeEntertainment

This week members of our interactive entertainment team were in Brighton for the Develop:Brighton conference; a three-day event of insights, inspiration and networking with the games dev community. A few takeaways from the opening keynote: 👉Complete interoperability of online worlds is some way off, and so metaverse talk has decreased. 👉GenAI is still a hot topic as studios continue to understand how to best to use it to help create great user experiences. 👉Web 3.0 has come back into fashion as a buzzword. Great to see familiar faces and meet new people in the industry. Gemma Woodhead, Emily Stirling 🔜 Develop Brighton, JJ Shaw, Karish Andrews, Joe Lythgoe, Aaron Trebble, Jordan Quartey, Breesha Loughran, Laura Harper, David Lorimer 🔜 Develop Brighton, Bronte Cullum 🔜 Develop Brighton, Elizabeth Burton, Georgia Davies 🔜 Develop Brighton, Abigail Wise, Kathy Granby #DevelopBrighton #LewisSilkin #InteractiveEntertainment

In the fourth article of our Routes to Market series, Emma McGrory explores British customs regulations and tackles the critical question: who pays border taxes when goods are imported. 👉 Click here to stay informed and keep your goods moving smoothly: https://okt.to/a4B2ZH #RouteToMarket #CustomsRegulation #SupplyChain #InternationalTrade

"Good jobs" consultation - a blueprint for employment rights reform in Northern Ireland? On Monday 1st July, the Department for Economy of Northern Ireland launched the “Good Jobs Employment Rights Bill” consultation. Paul Gillen comments for Solicitors Journal on the importance of stakeholder engagement to ensure a meaningful and constructive response to the consultation. Read Paul's comments here: https://okt.to/tN1jfU #EmpLaw

In our latest Future of Work Hub podcast, Lucy Lewis is joined by Giles Gibbons, co-founder and CEO of Good Business. With nearly 30 years of expertise in purpose-driven strategy, Giles offers deep insights into sustainability and responsible business practices and why having a sustainability and responsible business strategy is good for business: Key Takeaways: 💡More rapid change is needed 💡Organisations must deliver beyond regulation 💡Focus on issues on which you can make the biggest impact 💡Create a safe place for divergent viewpoints 💡Have conversations with your employees 🎙️Subscribe and listen here: https://okt.to/6mneud #FutureofWork #UKemplaw

Out now – Issue 03 of The Collective Quarterly! Explore our latest collection of articles on the trends, opportunities and challenges in the creative, tech, and science industries: 🎮Discover the latest trends in the Video Games industry ⌚Uncover business opportunities in Wearable Tech 📱Learn about the implications of AI technologies like Facial Recognition Technology Plus, get insights from the Future of Work Hub with Giles Gibbons, CEO and Founder of Good Business, on sustainability in the corporate agenda. We also explore the crucial role of talent migration in the creative industries. Stay ahead of the changes transforming business today. Are you ready? Download your copy today 👉 https://okt.to/HrCnUE Alan Hunt, Jo Farmer, Kirsten Fosbury, Giles Gibbons, Madeleine Jephcott, Lee Ramsay, Bryony Long, Supinder Sian, Priya Gandhi, James King, Laura Harper 🔜 Develop Brighton, Aaron Trebble, Stephanie Kay #CreativeEconomy #TechTrends #GamesIndustry #WearableTech #AI #FacialRecognitionTechnology #Sustainability #FutureOfWork #TalentMigration #Innovation #LegalInsights #BusinessChange #CreativeWorkerVisa

Are you a trade mark attorney, in-house lawyer, brand owner or branding agency? Sign up to our 2024 trade mark round up! What to expect: 👉Insights from Recent Cases: We’ll delve into significant trade mark cases, including the intriguing Lidl v Tesco and Lifestyle Equities v Amazon disputes. 👉Thought-Provoking Filing Practices: Discover innovative trade mark filing strategies and learn from our experiences. 👉Navigating the Landscape: The trade mark world is ever-changing. We’ll discuss how it has evolved and share valuable lessons learned. Register now: https://okt.to/7n2yCk Abigail Wise, Nick Buckland, Stephanie Kay, Duncan Balloch, Jasmine Sihre #Intellectualproperty #trademarks #LewisSilkin

In the third article of our Routes to Market series, Fleur Chenevix-Trench examines the regulatory considerations for retailers, brand owners, and businesses selling to consumers in the UK. 👉 Click here to ensure your business meets all legal requirements and avoids potential pitfalls: https://okt.to/WoAc7D #RouteToMarket #ConsumerLaw #BusinessCompliance

What’s new in the world of work? 💡 In our election-special Working Times update last week: 🗞️ The impact of Labour's landslide win on businesses 🗞️ What a Labour government means for legal migration 🗞️ New Deal talking points: employment tribunals, apprenticeships & trade unions READ LAST WEEK’S EDITION: https://okt.to/QO0jCo SUBSCRIBE: https://okt.to/TbVprR #employmentlaw #ukemplaw #hr #futureofwork

The votes are in – a new era begins for the UK. Immigration was a crucial part of the Labour manifesto, now that they are in power listen to Supinder Sian and Naomi Hanrahan-Soar take stock of what they promised policy-wise on legal migration to the UK as well as other areas they think should top the agenda: 👉A more evidence-led and cross-government approach to managing the numbers 👉Immigration sponsorship with industrial strategy 👉Digitalisation of the immigration system 👉How much it costs to get a work visa in the UK This is just the start. We have a webinar in September exploring more of the new government’s immigration policy announcements, we also have our Labour Policy hub where you will find more on the policy implications for employers across immigration and employment, data and more. Listen here 🎙️https://okt.to/EWFqxn Sign-up to our webinar: https://okt.to/lYrUFd Visit our Labour Policy hub: https://okt.to/3hr0Lq #Labourgovernment #NewDeal #GeneralElection2024 #GeneralElection #ImmigrationLaw #ImmigrationUpdates