Legal Thinking: Recent Episodes
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From RWK Goodman, Legal Thinking is a series of interviews with industry experts, lawyers and leaders about the most important issues facing individuals and businesses today - and their legal implications.
Ahead of International Day of the Midwife on 5 May, Senior Associate Hannah Blackwell speaks with midwives Jenny and Frances Fraser about the challenges facing midwives today and how things have changed over years since Jenny qualified in the 1970s, including how different approaches to midwifery have changed how women are cared for during maternity.
Find out more about Hannah and her expertise in maternal injury claims on our website here: https://www.rwkgoodman.com/our-people/hannah-blackwell/
In this episode of the podcast Ali Cloak from our Inquest and Fatal claims team is joined by Deborah Coles and Aniesha Obuobie of INQUEST.
They talk about the importance of learning lessons following deaths, the challenges in seeking answers, and how their No More Deaths hopes to secure systemic change.
You can find out more about INQUEST's No More Deaths campaign here: https://www.inquest.org.uk/no-more-deaths-campaign
And to find out more about how we help to ensure lessons are learned, visit our website: rwkgoodman.com/injury/lessons-learned/
On this episode of Legal Thinking we're talking team moves with Martin Pratt and Holly Freuchen from our Employment team. How can employers spot a potential team move, how can they prevent them, and when should the lawyers be called in? All this and more discussed here.Find out more about our Employment team here:https://www.rwkgoodman.com/business/employment-hr/
In this episode of our podcast we've brought on our very own Claire Wheatley, who's a partner in our Banking team, and Dasos Kirtsides, who's the head of healthcare at challenger bank Shawbrook Bank. In this episode we talk the rise of challenger banks, what's changed in the market with the interest rate rises of recent years, and what the future might hold.For more on this, make sure to read our Financial Headwinds report: https://www.rwkgoodman.com/financial-headwinds/
This week we’ve got Carl Selby on who's a partner in our Tech sector. He came on to explain how employees who are leaving and take data are actually not only annoying their employer and doing something perhaps against their employment contract and breaching confidentiality, they're also breaching data protection law and could even be criminally liable...
Find out more about our Data Protection expertise on our website: https://www.rwkgoodman.com/business/gdpr/
Sophie Angwin-Thornes from our maternal injury team leads the podcast this week as she welcomes Dr Rebecca Moore of Make Birth Better to discuss birth trauma.Resources mentioned on the podcast:Make Birth Better Step by Step guide in seeking help: https://makebirthbetter.org.uk/how-can-i-find-help-for-birth-trauma Toolkit for seeing your Healthcare Professional “I need help”: https://pandasfoundation.org.uk/i-need-help-download Pdf summary support – add link to this once prepare (this is being prepared by Hannah as a piece of the TAC) Peer support from Birth Trauma Association: https://www.birthtraumaassociation.org.peer-support Find out more about our maternal injury claims expertise on our website:https://www.rwkgoodman.com/injury/birth-injury-claims/maternal-injury-claims/Read more about issues relating to birth trauma in our latest Team Around the Client Magazine:
https://www.rwkgoodman.com/injury/team-around-the-client/tac-10-team-around-the-client-magazine-edition-10/
This week we welcome David Lane, Senior Associate in our Real Estate team, and Sam Lamb of Savills in Oxford, to look at a (relatively) novel way for developers and prospective owners to build a new home - splitting the land and build purchase.
In this episode we get a full explainer as to what this means, what the pros and cons are, and what David and Sam have seen in the market so far.
To find out more about our Real Estate expertise, visit our website:
https://www.rwkgoodman.com/business/real-estate/
Find out about Sam's expertise here:
https://www.savills.co.uk/people/savills-oxford-summertown/samuel-lamb.aspx
In this episode, we speak about protection of confidential information, and we talk about this with Caroline Doran Millett and Juliette Sanderson Neil, both of whom are solicitors in RWK Goodman’s Employment team.
We speak about the differences between fiduciary and implied duties, practical steps to protect confidential information and the difference between exactly what confidential information and trade secrets are.
Find out more about our Employment expertise on our website:https://www.rwkgoodman.com/business/employment-hr/
In this episode of Legal Thinking we speak to Gemma Ospedale, Partner in our Employment team, and Dan Dodman, our head of Dispute Resolution, about all things restrictive covenants. How do they work? Are they always enforceable? How can you take action when someone takes confidential info?Make sure to check out our previous episode on protecting confidential information here:https://www.rwkgoodman.com/info-hub/how-to-keep-confidential-company-info-confidential-legal-thinking-podcast/And for more on our Employment & HR expertise for employers, visit our website:https://www.rwkgoodman.com/business/employment-hr/
In this week's episode we welcome Carl Selby and Fran Tremeer, specialists in our Tech Sector team, to talk ransomware and that age-old question when it comes to ransoms: to pay, or not to pay? That really is the question this week.
Make sure to check out our 'When, Not If' cyber campaign to find out more about how you can prepare your business in the event of a cyber attack: https://www.rwkgoodman.com/sector/technology-and-media/data-breach-when-not-if/
After a bit of a break and following the King's Speech, Ed and Liam caught up with Harry Scoffin of Commonhold Now and RWK Goodman's very own Peter Foskett to find out whether they feel the proposed reforms to leasehold do enough.
Find out more about our Peter's expertise here: https://www.rwkgoodman.com/our-people/peter-foskett/
And find out more about Commonhold Now: https://commonholdnow.uk/
This time, Liam and Ed speak to guests Graham Soult, a specialist retail consultant at Canny Insights, and Vicky Hernandez, a partner in RWK Goodman's Real Estate team, about how things have changed since the 2021 release of RWK Goodman's 'Retail Reboot' report.
If you haven't already, you can read the report here >
Find out more about Canny Insights: www.cannyinsights.com
In this episode of the podcast, we speak to employment lawyers at RWK Goodman Caroline Doran-Millet and Catherine Hawkes about how employers can protect their confidential company information when an employee decides to leave.
Find out more about our Employment team here: https://www.rwkgoodman.com/business/employment-hr/
And for more on employee exits: https://www.rwkgoodman.com/business/employment-hr/employee-exits/
If you work in social care, you may be aware of the recent introduction of the Capacity Tracker. But what is it for, and what happens if social care providers don't comply?
Liam speaks to Fran Tremeer and Georgina Jones from RWK Goodman to find out what social care providers need to know about the Capacity Tracker.
Find out more on our info hub here: www.rwkgoodman.com/info-hub/what-are-the-potential-consequences-for-care-providers-for-non-compliance-with-the-capacity-tracker
And the previous episode on crisis management in social care can be found here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/CpMnm0CY3zb
In this episode, we discuss the recent TikTok fine and its wider implications for businesses. We explain how the UK Information Commissioner's Office determined the fine amount for TikTok's data privacy violation and the potential legal consequences for businesses that violate data privacy laws. We'll also dive into the specific laws and regulations around collecting data from children, and how businesses can ensure compliance.
Additionally, we'll cover best practices for age verification in online platforms, common types of data privacy violations that businesses should be aware of, and how they can prevent them. We'll discuss legal requirements around transparency in data privacy and how businesses can ensure they're meeting those requirements. Stay tuned for an informative and practical discussion on data privacy for businesses.
Find out more about our tech expertise here: rwkgoodman.com/sector/technology-and-media
In this joint episode with Bluebox Corporate Finance we are talking about all things business sales, from valuation and timing of a sale through to preparing for due diligence.
Liam and Ed are joined this time by:
- Paul Herman, Founder of Bluebox
- Tanya Shillingford, Partner in RWK Goodman's Corporate team
If you want to find out more about Bluebox, make sure to visit their website at www.blueboxcfg.com
Find out more about our Corporate expertise, including preparing businesses for sale, at www.rwkgoodman.com/mergers-acquisitions
You can access a transcript of this episode on our website at: www.rwkgoodman.com/info-hub/what-you-need-to-consider-when-selling-a-business-with-bluebox-corporate-finance-legal-thinking-podcast
You may have heard mention of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in the news over the past week or so, but what happened and how does a bank that seems to be for silicon valley affect the UK in such a big way? We spoke to Head of our Banking Sector team, Milan Kapadia, about the story behind SVB, and why the recent takeover of SVB UK by HSBC, and reported ring-fencing waiver, marks a statement of intent by the Government.
Meet Milan: www.rwkgoodman.com/our-people/milan-kapadia/
Find out more about our Banking & Finance team here: www.rwkgoodman.com/business/dispute-resolution/banking-and-financial-services-litigation/
This week we welcome Dan Dodman, head of Dispute Resolution at RWK Goodman and specialist litigator in civil fraud, to give us a quick overview of crypto fraud - why does it happen so often in crypto, what are the red flags, and what action can people take when it happens?
Find out more about our civil fraud expertise at: www.rwkgoodman.com/business/dispute-resolution/civil-fraud-investigations
And for the article with more info on crypto scams mentioned at the end of the episode: www.rwkgoodman.com/info-hub/crypto-scams-what-to-do-if-youve-been-defrauded
Dan's profile on RWK Goodman: www.rwkgoodman.com/our-people/dan-dodman
From stories about the views from the Tate in London, to explainers of the latest Bill helping expectant parents, our lawyers were covering it all on our Info Hub over the course of February. So, Ed and Liam this week put the spotlight on some of the interesting articles that our legal experts have been sharing over the last few weeks.
Links to all articles and the Info Hub:
Fire and re-hire? The debate goes on… - https://www.rwkgoodman.com/info-hub/fire-and-re-hire-the-debate-goes-on/
The Tate: a modern nuisance? - https://www.rwkgoodman.com/info-hub/the-tate-modern-a-modern-nuisance/
Can journalists access and report on my family law hearing? A new pilot scheme says yes they can - https://www.rwkgoodman.com/info-hub/pilot-scheme-allows-journalists-to-access-and-report-on-family-law-hearings-a-breakdown/
The impact of racism within NHS maternity care - https://www.rwkgoodman.com/info-hub/the-impact-of-racism-within-nhs-maternity-care/
The Pregnancy and Family Leave bill: A step closer to becoming law? - https://www.rwkgoodman.com/info-hub/the-pregnancy-and-family-leave-bill/
Legal news, insights, and more from RWK Goodman - https://www.rwkgoodman.com/info-hub/
This week we follow our ChatGPT-generated episode by chatting with head of our Tech sector Carl Selby about all things AI-generated content.
What are the IP issues, data protection pitfalls, and potential ethical conundrums of AI-generated content? All this and more is discussed in this latest episode of Legal Thinking.
More about Carl Selby - https://www.rwkgoodman.com/our-people/carl-selby/
More about our Tech sector expertise - https://www.rwkgoodman.com/sector/technology-and-media/
Listen to our AI-generated episode - https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/HhcJmjBDExb
Some of the ethical conundrums mentioned in the podcast:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/11/ai-drug-discover-nerve-agents-machine-learning-halicin
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/feb/04/ai-seinfeld-nothing-forever-twitch
With everyone jumping on the AI bandwagon, we thought it was time our podcast did the same - in this episode Liam and Ed read a script written specially for our podcast by ChatGPT, to see whether they should start to worry about their co-host positions.
Join us next week as we hear from Carl Selby from our Tech Sector team to find out about the legal implications of content written in this way.
In this episode, we are talking about residential property, what the market’s been like for the last year, and looking forward to 2023.
Our guests today are Jo Kent, who’s a senior associate in our Oxford office, and Sonal Ghelani, who joined us as a partner in our London office recently.
Visit our site to find out more about our residential property expertise: https://www.rwkgoodman.com/personal/property-conveyancing/
In this Bonus episode we welcome Charley Ebbutt and Stephen Welfare back onto the show to talk more about their area of expertise: Intellectual Property!
Here we talk about unregistered design rights, copyright, and the various quirks of English law around them - including some case examples.
You can listen to the previous episode here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/53TjIyvLdxb
If you want to find out more about our IP law expertise, visit our website here.
As we kick off for 2023 our podcast is taking a look at family law.
With extensive Family Court backlogs and increasing cost of living pressures, we speak to Nick Marson of St John's Chambers and our own Jayne Martins about how it's time to think 'outside the box' in family law.
Find out more about why it's time to think outside the box at: https://www.rwkgoodman.com/outsidethebox
Find out more about our guests: https://www.stjohnschambers.co.uk/profile/nick-marston https://www.rwkgoodman.com/our-people/jayne-martins/
Find our podcast on your preferred podcast platform: https://anchor.fm/rwk-goodman-podcast
In this episode, Ed and Liam speak with Rob Walton from RWK Goodman's Real Estate team about rent reviews, and what commercial landlords (and tenants) might need to consider when they are undertaking a rent review.
Find out more about RWK Goodman's legal support for commercial landlords and tenants here - rwkgoodman.com/business/real-estate/landlord-and-tenant-lawyers/
This week guests Joachim Stanley - from our medical negligence team - and Consultant Cardiologist Dr Stephen Hoole explain everything you might need to know about myocardial infarction, including how the COVID-19 pandemic may have impacted upon incidence and treatment of the condition.
Find out more about our cardiac negligence expertise on our website - https://www.rwkgoodman.com/injury/cardiac-negligence-claims/
This week Liam goes solo to interview Charlotte Ebbutt and Stephen Welfare, RWK Goodman's own Intellectual Property experts, to talk about trademarks, patents and all things IP!
If you want to find out more about how we can help you protect your Intellectual Property, please visit our website: rwkgoodman.com/business/dispute-resolution/intellectual-property-dispute-resolution/
This week hosts Ed and Liam speak to Clinical Psychologist Dr Alan Gray (from Headwise) and Brain Injury Solicitor Ian Carrier (from RWK Goodman) about the "Frontal Lobe Paradox", its impact on mental capacity assessments and the role of solicitors in assisting the assessor to address this challenge.
For more on the hidden issues relating to brain injury and where you can find the Untold Stories Hub, visit: https://rwkgoodman.com/untoldstories
In this week's podcast, and following World Menopause Day on Tuesday, we have a replay of an episode where Ed and Liam speak with Holli Rubin, a psychotherapist and counsellor at The Soke, and our own Catherine Hawkes, an Associate in our Employment team, about the need for more recognition of the effects of menopause on women and why it's a good thing for everyone that these issues are addressed.
Find out more about The Soke at: www.thesoke.uk
For Baby Loss Awareness Week we're replaying an episode from April on a difficult topic: bereavement. More specifically, bereavement that could have been prevented.
Our guests on the podcast were Ali Cloak and Dr Nikki de Taranto, who discuss what happens when a family wants to find answers after a bereavement, and how this can affect their mental health.
This week we've got a quick preview of our Injury Division's latest campaign - Untold Stories. Ed explains how the campaign aims to raise awareness of the hidden issues relating to brain injury and where you can find the Untold Stories Hub! If you want to access it right away, just visit: https://rwkgoodman.com/untoldstories
This week we speak to leading thinkers in social care innovation, to find out why social care is ripe for innovation and what might be holding it back.
Thanks to our guests:
- Sophie Chester-Glyn, Director at CoProduce Care CIC
- David Collins, Data and Integrations Product Manager, Person Centred Software
- Mei-Ling Huang, Partner in Health & Social Care, RWK Goodman
Make sure to check out our recent 'Emerging from the Storm' report into the changing landscape of the Social Care sector at: https://rwkgoodman.com/emergingstorm
You can read a full transcript of the discussion here: https://www.rwkgoodman.com/info-hub/is-the-social-care-sector-innovative-enough-legal-thinking-podcast/
This week we're joined by a range of experts in the Oxfordshire residential property market to discuss what those looking to buy or sell in the area might need to know.
Tune in to hear from:
- John Gebbels (Founder & MD of OXON Property Search),
- Stuart Bradney (Director, Deal Origination at Carbon Funding Consultants),
- Simon McConnell (Partner at Carter Jonas)
- Gurpreet Sawhney (Partner in Residential Property).
Make sure to read our Mind the Gap report into the future of the property markets of Oxfordshire and Bath by visiting: rwkgoodman.com/mindthegap
You can read a transcript of the podcast here: https://www.rwkgoodman.com/info-hub/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-housing-market-in-oxfordshire-legal-thinking-podcast/
This week, we heard from Dr Rebecca Moore of Make Birth Better - an organisation dedicated to addressing and improving care for birth trauma - as well as our own Sophie Angwin-Thornes who specialises in legal cases involving maternal injury.
Find out more about birth trauma, including when and how it can happen, as well as what is being done to address it, by listening now!
Find out more about Make Birth Better on their website: makebirthbetter.org
And read our team's study into maternal health support, 'What About Mum?' here: rwkgoodman.com/whataboutmum
Or follow their Instagram at: instagram.com/whataboutmums
A transcript of this episode is available here: rwkgoodman.com/info-hub/how-can-we-make-birth-better-legal-thinking-podcast/
In a replay of the first episode of 'Legal Thinking' from February, Ed and Liam are joined by three guests who are well-versed in the rules of the road to discuss what has changed with this January's update to the Highway Code, how it has been communicated, and ultimately how this might affect road safety.
Our guests on this episode are Alan Hiscox - Director of Safety, British Horse Society | Simon MacMichael of the cycling publication road.cc; and | Mark Hambleton - Partner at RWK Goodman (referred to as Royds Withy King in the podcast) and specialist in cycling accident claims (and cyclist!)
Read Mark's road.cc post on "why a cyclist being successfully sued for colliding with a pedestrian is actually good for cyclists" here: https://road.cc/content/blog/264304-cycling-and-law-why-cyclist-being-successfully-sued-colliding-pedestrian
This week, Ed is joined by Sophie Feeney - a member of RWK Goodman's Personal Injury team - to answer some quick questions about e-scooters; are they legal? Are riders considered 'vulnerable' under the law? How does the Highway Code account for them?
If you want to find out more about our Injury team, visit our website: rwkgoodman.com/injury
Ed and Liam round up some recent stories from our Info Hub and beyond, and welcome a special guest to fill them in on an exciting fundraising challenge that will be happening this September!
Read more on our Info Hub: www.rwkgoodman.com/info-hub
Articles mentioned:
www.rwkgoodman.com/info-hub/mud-slinging-unwelcome-in-the-family-court
www.rwkgoodman.com/info-hub/dhsc-clarifies-mandatory-data-to-be-provided-via-the-capacity-tracker
www.rwkgoodman.com/info-hub/is-long-covid-a-disability
www.thebookseller.com/comment/whose-legacy-is-it-anyway
This week is Birth Trauma Awareness Week and Hannah Blackwell, Senior Associate and specialist in cases involving maternal injury, talks to us about care for mums following traumatic births just over one year on from her team's #WhatAboutMum report which was released last May.
Read the report here and find out more about the team: https://rwkgoodman.com/whataboutmum
Following a webinar the team held on the topic of GDPR, and given the potential changes to the regulations on the horizon, we spoke to experts in tech law Carl Selby and Kate Benefer - both Partners at RWK Goodman.
In this episode you'll hear about what a recent consultation might mean for GDPR, and in turn businesses and individuals, as well as the first steps all businesses should be taking to ensure they're compliant right now.
If you want to find out more about how we can help, visit rwkgoodman.com/gdpr
When two people decide to separate, what might they need to consider about their divorce as they embark on the journey towards their new life?
This week, Ed and Liam welcome Jayne Martins, Partner in our Family team, alongside Claire Black, Divorce Coach, and Naomi Keith, Associate Partner and Financial Planner at Aspire to talk through keeping emotions in check, amicable divorces, and financial issues that can arise in the process of a divorce.
Find out more about our Family services at: rwkgoodman.com/family
This week Liam talks to Anna Casey-Woodward and Amy Light from our firm about how you can be an ally (or a better ally) to the LGBTQ+ community following Pride month, as well as people from other communities or backgrounds who might need support.
They give some examples from RWK Goodman, but also guidance on what it means to be an ally, checking your privilege, and understanding power dynamics.
This week, Liam has been speaking with Olivia Moorey of Coreus Group and Elizabeth Painter from our Construction & Engineering team about the labour shortages affecting the construction industry right now, and how it can be addressed by best practice groups and other initiatives.
Find out more about Coreus Group on their website here: www.coreusgroup.com
And to find out more about our Construction & Engineering team visit: rwkgoodman.com/business/construction-engineering/
This week, Ed and Liam review some of the stories that the lawyers from across our firm have been writing about, from sex discrimination cases in the news to BBC legal dramas.
Find out more on our Info Hub: https://www.rwkgoodman.com/info-hub/
Read our latest Team Around the Client Magazine at: https://www.rwkgoodman.com/info-hub/shorthand_story/tac-edition-7/
And our Social Care Report can be found here: https://www.rwkgoodman.com/info-hub/shorthand_story/emerging-from-the-storm/
This week we're talking about crisis management in Social Care, following on from our report into how the sector is emerging from the storm of crises it has experienced - and continues to experience - over the last few years.
Joining Ed and Liam this week to discuss this topic were Charlie Jones, Care and Clinical Director at BKR Consultancy, Nathan Hollow, Associate Director and Head of Health & Social Care at PLMR, and Mei-Ling Huang, Partner and Health & Social Care specialist at RWK Goodman.
If you want to find out more about how Social Care can emerge from the storm, make sure to check out the report on our website by visiting: rwkgoodman.com/socialcarestorm
In this week's podcast Ed and Liam speak with Holli Rubin, a psychotherapist and counsellor at The Soke, and our own Catherine Hawkes, an Associate in our Employment team, about the need for more recognition of the effects of menopause on women and why it's a good thing for everyone that these issues are addressed.
Find out more about The Soke at: www.thesoke.uk
This week, the podcast welcomes former jockey George Baker to talk about the brain injury he experienced in 2017, how his life has changed as a result, and the support he's received from his family and the horse-racing community too. Partner Richard Brooks also joins the podcast, to give his insight as an expert in Racing & Bloodstock as well as serious injury claims involving horses.
Find out more about our horse accident expertise on our website: https://www.rwkgoodman.com/injury/animal-claim/horse-accident-claims/
This week, Liam speaks to the Managing Partner of RWK Goodman Graham Street as well as Partner Ed Hoare - formerly the Senior Partner at Goodman Derrick - about the merger of Royds Withy King and Goodman Derrick. Following from our EVP conversation recently, we find out why a cultural fit was so important to both firms, and what the wider market is like for law firms looking to merge right now.
To find out more about our expertise in Mergers & Acquisitions, make sure to check out our website: https://www.rwkgoodman.com/business/corporate/mergers-acquisitions/
In this episode, Ed and Liam look at EVP - or, Employee Value Proposition - with experts in employer branding and HR.
The podcast welcomed this week:
- Oscar Sadler of Wiser
- Amanda Dow, Director of HR at RWK Goodman
- Richard White, Partner in Employment at RWK Goodman
If you want to find out more about Changing Dimensions, take a look at our report here: https://www.rwkgoodman.com/info-hub/shorthand_story/changing-dimensions/
This week Ed and Liam talk to Jayne Martins from the Royds Withy King Family team about the new law enabling 'no-fault' divorce proceedings. She explains everything you need to know about how this affects families, including key issues like finances and arrangements for children.
Make sure to read Jayne's recent response to an Financial Times reader question on no-fault divorce, mentioned in the podcast, here: https://www.ft.com/content/4d1e1d39-ea7e-44a7-ad9c-75d3a4e47112
For more information on how our Family team can help you through the divorce process, visit: https://www.roydswithyking.com/personal/family/divorce-lawyers/
This week we cover a difficult topic: bereavement. More specifically, bereavement that could have been prevented.
Our guests this week, Ali Cloak and Dr Nikki de Taranto discuss what happens when a family wants to find answers after a bereavement, and how this can affect their mental health.
After some upsetting news, Liam interviews a couple of our tech and employment law experts Carl Selby and Kate Benefer about a recent case to ask whether AI has a place in the processes of hiring and firing people to and from your business.
If you want to find out more about the future of work, make sure to read our Changing Dimensions report: https://www.roydswithyking.com/info-hub/shorthand_story/changing-dimensions/
After a short break, Ed and Liam are joined this week by Prof. Sir Cary Cooper CBE and Partner and Head of Employment & HR Malcolm Gregory, to discuss how small and medium sized businesses can and should approach wellbeing in the workplace.
Find out more about the Workforce: Changing Dimensions report here: https://www.roydswithyking.com/changing-dimensions/
The Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill, is expected to come into effect on 25 March 2022. The Bill introduces a binding arbitration process to settle certain commercial rent debts, so this week we have Paula Green and Ian McEwan from our Property Disputes team explaining to Ed and Liam all anyone needs to know about the Bill and what it means.
Find out more about our Property Disputes services here: https://www.roydswithyking.com/business/property-disputes/
This week we spoke to Jack Wrangham, Director of Drone Ag, and our very own Tech specialist Carl Selby about how tech - and of course, drones - could help British farmers in the future. What can technology do? What are the challenges? Listen and find out!
You can find out more about Drone Ag here: https://droneag.farm/
Or read about them in our Ahead of the Curve Magazine here: https://www.roydswithyking.com/info-hub/shorthand_story/agritech/
In this week's episode, Ed spoke to Phil Beaven and Monica Smith of the Vision Foundation about the charity's project to deliver a fully accessible store for the visually-impaired. We also had our own Peter Foskett as a guest to explain some of the things retailers - and landlords - may need to consider when trying to make a store more accessible.
For more information on the Vision Foundation, visit their website: https://www.visionfoundation.org.uk/
And to find out more about Retail Reboot, visit ours: https://www.roydswithyking.com/retailreboot
This week we spoke with Julie Kaya, Equality Diversity and Inclusion Manager at Diamond Light Source, and Employment specialist Kate Benefer about why and how employers should make their workplace more accessible to those with disabilities.
We also discussed accessible employment in our recent Team Around the Client Magazine, which you can find at: https://www.roydswithyking.com/tac6
In light of our latest Team Around the Client Magazine, which focuses on accessibility in London amongst other things, we've invited disability travel blogger Tash Hook on to speak to Solicitor Abigail Ringer about her experience of accessible travel and activities in our nation's capital.
Make sure to read Tash's travel blog at: https://tashsaccessibletravels.co.uk/
And you can also access our latest Team Around the Client Magazine here: https://www.roydswithyking.com/tac6
In the first episode of 'Legal Thinking', Ed and Liam are joined by three guests who are well-versed in the rules of the road to discuss what has changed with this January's update to the Highway Code, how it has been communicated, and ultimately how this might affect road safety.
Our guests on this episode are Alan Hiscox - Director of Safety, British Horse Society | Simon MacMichael of the cycling publication road.cc; and | Mark Hambleton - Partner at Royds Withy King and specialist in cycling accident claims (and cyclist!)
Read Mark's road.cc post on "why a cyclist being successfully sued for colliding with a pedestrian is actually good for cyclists" here: https://road.cc/content/blog/264304-cycling-and-law-why-cyclist-being-successfully-sued-colliding-pedestrian
Announcing the new face of our podcast, and a new voice to go with it!
Ed Wootton is now joined by new co-host Liam Pape for 'Legal Thinking': a series of interviews with industry experts, lawyers and leaders about the most important issues facing individuals and businesses today - and their legal implications.
Joanna Toloczko and Jayne Martins from our Family team are joined by Claire Black, a specialist Divorce & Break up Coach, Master NLP Practitioner, and author of 'Break-up: from Crisis to Confidence', to explain why mediation is important for families going through separation or divorce.
If you'd like to find out more about Claire and her expertise, please visit: www.claireblackcoaching.com
Or, for more about how we can help with Family law, visit: roydswithyking.com/family
We spoke to Claire Sibley from Active Life Coaching, who specialises in helping people through their divorce journey, and Joanna Toloczko from our Family team, about the public's perception of divorce lawyers, the divorce process, and what the reality of separation really is.
Find out more about our divorce team at: roydswithyking.com/family
What's in store for the high streets of the future? We asked experts in the field of retail to take a look into what's working now, and what might give us an indication for where we're going.
Make sure to read our Retail Reboot report for more insight into the revitalisation of our high streets: roydswithyking.com/retailreboot
Thanks to our guests:
• Graham Soult, Retail consultant, CannyInsights.com
• Howard Saunders, The Retail Futurist
• Dawn Mannis, Director & Co-Founder, The Sampler, independent wine merchant in London
• Liza Johnson, Founder, The Tea Enthusiasts & Director, Discovering Durham CIC
• David Paxton, Real estate Partner & Head of Repurposing, Royds Withy King
Following the release of our Retail Reboot report in October - https://www.roydswithyking.com/retailreboot - we are joined by experts in retail to talk about how retailers can get creative on the high street in the future, and how they might already be doing it.
Thanks to our guests:
• Mark Pilkington, Author, "Retail Recovery: How Creative Retailers Are Winning in their Post-Apocalyptic World"
• Tim Sharp, Global Director of Store Design & Construction, AllSaints
• Jonathan De Mello, Partner, CWM Retail Consulting
• Vicky Hernandez, Retail & Real Estate Partner, Royds Withy King
We're joined again by Carl Selby and Charlotte Ebbutt as they continue their Ad Tech explainers - this time looking at the impact of the 'Cookiepocalypse'. Don't worry, it's not a baked-goods shortage, but it could have a serious impact upon the way internet advertising works...
Make sure to also read all about the changing Ad Tech landscape in the latest edition of our Ahead of the Curve magazine: https://www.roydswithyking.com/shorthand_story/ahead-of-the-curve-magazine/
We're joined on the podcast by Carl Selby and Charlotte Ebbutt, both legal experts in the Technology sector, to talk about how Apple's recent changes to the way tracking works on their devices could impact upon digital advertising, and how advertisers can stay ahead.
Find out more in the latest edition of our Ahead of the Curve Magazine: https://www.roydswithyking.com/shorthand_story/why-adtech-needs-to-evolve-to-survive/
June is Sands Awareness Month, an awareness month led by the stillbirth charity, that this year wants to help bereaved families find the right support.
Following her team's #WhatAboutMum campaign, which highlighted the gaps in support for women in and around maternity, Hannah Blackwell from our maternal injury team talks about what people need to know about stillbirth support.
Find out more about Sands on their website: sands.org.uk
People who experienced a spinal cord injury during the past 18 months have not only had to try and adapt to their injury during a hugely challenging time for everyone, but often have found that they cannot access the rehabilitation they need to learn to live with their SCI.
We spoke to two representatives from the Spinal Injuries Association, Carol Barraclough and Chris Etches, about their professional and personal experiences of the impact COVID-19 had on SCI rehab.
To find out more about how the SIA can help people with spinal cord injury, please visit their website: https://www.spinal.co.uk/
On this episode we're joined by Tim Gofton, a Senior Associate in our Employment team, to talk about the issues that employers may face around COVID-19 vaccines.
If you want to find out more about how we can help with employment advice, please visit our website: https://www.roydswithyking.com/solicitors-for-business/employment-law/
Specialist solicitors Joachim Stanley and Divya Anand from our Clinical Negligence team are joined by Dr Colin Doig, a consultant and expert in a range of cardiological conditions. In this episode, they speak about the impact of the pandemic on care, what you need to know about aortic stenosis, as well as treatments for the condition and when negligence may occur in connection with it.
COVID-19 has meant a lot of change to our daily lives, and agri-business has not been immune to this. As society adapts to the 'new normal', how can landowners take advantage of our new ways of living through diversification, and what might they need to consider as they do so?
In this podcast, produced in partnership with Bidwells and James Cowper Kreston, we follow up on a recent webinar with guests:
- Ian Ashbridge, Partner, Agriculture & Environment, Bidwells: https://www.bidwells.co.uk/people/ian-ashbridge
- Coral Little, Rural Surveyor, Bidwells: https://www.bidwells.co.uk/people/coral-little-graduate-rural-surveyor
- Vicky Hernandez, Partner, Royds Withy King: https://www.roydswithyking.com/our-people/vicky-hernandez/
- Stephen Barratt, Partner, James Cowper Kreston: https://www.jamescowperkreston.co.uk/private-client-tax-team/private-client-tax-stephen-barratt/
- Jess Curley, Audit & Assurance Manager, James Cowper Kreston: https://www.jamescowperkreston.co.uk/jessica-curley-rural-team/
If you want to listen to the webinar on this topic, make sure to take a look here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyAZ16UOBuk
Katrina Hart, Commonwealth Gold Medallist and Paralympian, spoke to our podcast about how she balances work and training as a sprinter as well as how she manages this with cerebral palsy. We also spoke with Abigail Ringer, a birth injury specialist from our medical negligence team, about the options available to people who are living with cerebral palsy and any disability who want to get more active.
Rod Smith and Amish Patel, both specialists in tax planning in our Private Client team, discuss the real-world implications of Rishi Sunak's latest Budget.
Find out more about how we can help you with tax planning on our website: roydswithyking.com/tax
David Lane from our Real Estate team recently spoke with Tom De Wilton from Oxwash, a growing eco-friendly laundry and dry cleaning business, about how they got started, where they're going, how they've had to adapt with COVID, and more.
Find out more about Oxwash: www.oxwash.com
Find out more about our Real Estate team here.
Ed and Steve speak to two people who are living with injury, James Martin and Nick Gibbs, about their experiences with mental health including how they have found the experience of the coronavirus pandemic.
Ed also speaks with Nicola Cale, who works closely with brain injured individuals, about how support workers can spot the signs of mental health issues and seek help with them too.
Find out more about mental health guidance for support workers on our site: roydswithyking.com/the-mental-health-guidance-available-for-support-workers-working-in-brain-injury/
Remember Me film with Nick Gibbs: www.roydswithyking.com/remembermefilm
Retailers have had a tough year, and with a national lockdown falling on what is usually the busiest shopping day of the year, we ask: is this a watershed moment for digital retail?
Host Ed Wootton spoke this week to Vicky Hernandez from Royds Withy King's expert Retail team about what she expects from this year's Black Friday. They looked at how things have changed already, how retailers may need to adapt further, and what might become the 'new normal' for retail.
This time Ed and Steve spoke with experts from inside and outside the firm on the topic of pressure sores, for the SIA's #stopthepressure day. First speaking with Annabelle Lofthouse and Catrina May of Breakthrough Case Management, they discovered more about how pressure sores can happen and be avoided. Then, from within the firm, they spoke to Simon Elliman and Stuart Brazington from our Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury teams about the impact of mismanagement of pressure sores and the need for a 'team around the client' after spinal cord injury.
Find out more about Breakthrough Case Management: https://www.breakthroughcasemanagement.com/
Find out more about the SIA's campaign: https://www.spinal.co.uk/news/stop-the-pressure/
In this bonus episode of our podcast, and the first in a series on Property Disputes, we bring together experts to discuss a specific part of the law.
Jasmine Mahboobani, a solicitor in our Property Disputes team, and Elizabeth Dwomoh, a barrister from Lamb Chambers, discuss lease renewals. Specifically: section 26 requests and the Grounds of Opposition under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.
If you want to find out more about our Property Disputes team, or need any advice or guidance, please get in touch via our website: https://www.roydswithyking.com/solicitors-for-business/property-disputes/
Hosts Steve Wake and Ed Wootton explore the impact of memory loss after brain injury in the podcast this week, to help raise awareness as part of Headway UK's Action for Brain Injury Week, as well as other problems that those with a brain injury might face and how Headway branches across the UK are helping.
Steve and Ed are joined by:
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Barrie Stradling -- Volunteer at Headway East London who suffered a brain injury in 2006
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Jamie Miller -- CEO of Headway Oxfordshire
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Stuart Brazington -- Specialist in catastrophic injury claims and head of the Brain Injury team in our Personal Injury department.
Find out more about Headway's campaign: https://www.headway.org.uk/news-and-campaigns/campaigns/memory-loss-a-campaign-to-remember/
Find out more about Headway East London and Headway Oxfordshire's support:
http://headwayeastlondon.org/
https://headwayoxfordshire.org.uk/
Watch Royds Withy King's film, "Remember Me?", about brain injury and memory loss: https://www.roydswithyking.com/abiweek2020
We share a replay of a recent webinar where experts in retail rent negotiations Bharat Nahar and Vicky Hernandez explained everything you might need to know - whether you're a landlord or a retailer - about turnover-based rent agreements.
Find out more about Bharat and Vicky on our website:
https://www.roydswithyking.com/our-people/bharat-nahar/
https://www.roydswithyking.com/our-people/vicky-hernandez/
In this episode, we talk to Vicky Main from cauda equina charity CESA, and Simon Elliman, Partner and specialist in cauda equina claims at Royds Withy King. We find out what has been happening to people living with the condition during the COVID-19 pandemic, and explain more about what you need to know about the condition ahead of CESA's first Cauda Equina Awareness Day on 1 October.
CESA's website: ihavecaudaequina.com
More about Simon: roydswithyking.com/our-people/simon-elliman
Join our webinar on 2 October with Vicky to hear more about living with cauda equina.
We spoke to Katrina Hart, a Paralympian and Commonwealth Gold Medallist who has been in isolation due to her cerebral palsy, about how she has managed to stay mentally and physically healthy in lockdown, as well as what tips she might have for those in the same position.
We speak to Julian Harriss, an expert in brain injury and neuro rehab, about the current state of brain injury rehabilitation in the UK.
Peter Foskett, Sarah Taylor and Harry Scoffin join us for our latest episode on leaseholds - is it time for a polish, or to abolish them?
We speak to Mark Hambleton, expert cycling solicitor (in both meanings of the phrase), about cycling helmets and his views on making them compulsory in the UK.
In the first of our Ahead of the Curve podcasts, we speak to Philip Banks-Welsh about drones, including what the law currently covers, what needs to change and where he sees things going.