Insights
At SMB, we are putting our expertise at your service, from the latest in legal updates to what’s happening in your industry.
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7th September 2023Immigration strategies for businesses
Successful companies constantly look to recruit the brightest and best employees and there will be situations where a preferred candidate requires immigration sponsorship.
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23rd August 2023Who owns the intellectual property in AI Generated Images (USA Edition)?
I wrote back in May that people kept asking me the same question: "Hey Raoul, who owns the intellectual property in images or art created by generative AI?". Guess what? Someone has finally asked a US District Judge a similar thing. So now we know what the USA Legal System's answer to that question is.
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18th August 2023The Jury’s Out – contempt and intimidation
This morning, as I was scrolling through my news feeds, I came across two articles regarding jurors, highlighting just how archaic and dangerous the law in this country and the US can be.
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16th August 2023The Writing on the Wall – could you be liable for someone else’s hate speech?
In a recent decision, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights, delivered its judgment in Sanchez v France. This remarkable decision held a French far-right politician, Julien Sanchez, liable as a "producer" for hate speech published by third parties on his public Facebook page.
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14th August 2023Ensuring Press Freedom needs to be respected everywhere
When a raid on a newspaper in a small town in Kansas, with a population of under 2,000 people, makes international news then there must be something at stake worth paying attention to and addressing.
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11th August 2023Apple, Barbie and Advertising
Apple has just launched its latest product into the world of augmented reality. Amongst its benefits is the ability of brands and advertisers.
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10th August 2023Shortage Occupation List Changes – Construction Sector Benefits
The update to the immigration shortage occupation list (SOL) came into effect on 7 August following the statement of changes to the immigration rules outlined back in July.
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9th August 2023A win for Team 418sec (cybersecurity)
We are delighted to have advised Adam Nygate, founder of 418sec, on the company's sale to US based Protect AI, and to have been actively involved in advising 418 and its team from its early stages through to its development and growth.
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12th July 2023What happened to the new normal?
New York law firms have announced, in light of moves being made in the finance industry, that they are setting a precedent for their employees to return to the office for a minimum of four days per week.
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