Functioning Law Podcast

Functioning Law Podcast

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Functioning Law Podcast episodes

  • Graduate Employment and GenAI

    This episode discusses how GenAI impacts graduate employment prospects and offers a series of concrete suggestions on what educators need to do to overcome challenges. The episode is an edited version of a presentation given to a CETI conference in the Autumn of 2023.

    18 min
  • Why money really means credit

    Money, credit and the history and current practice of banking. Learn about the essentials of finance, the role of banks, fractional reserve banking, and the role of central banks. Welcome to Episode 3 of the pink podcast series. This episode contains some mildly spicy language, so watch out.

    51 min
  • Recycle your teaching material with AI

    Most academics spend years developing materials, only to move on to another course, module or institution and focus on something else. Would it not be great to repurpose all this redundant content into a new teaching resource? AI tools offer opportunities to recycle our old content. To turn old audio recordings and lecture notes to podcast gold that can benefit current and future students, as well as reach out to the wider public.

    This is an edited version of a presentation delivered at CETI, University of Westminster #talkteaching event in January 2024.

    Join 'iGlinavos Scholars' for special content only available to members.

    29 min
  • Interviewing ChatGPT: Can you write my essay?

    Generative AI can help you write your coursework. This podcast is a discussion between Dr Ioannis Glinavos and ChatGPT on how AI tools can assist in study and the production of assignments. Visit GPT University - The Podcast for more on how to use AI tools in study.

    The podcast contains an example where AI has helped me produce an essay on a real assignment question in International Economic Law. If you are interested in the subject, listen to my blue series of podcasts.

    For extra content on Spotify, subscribe to 'iGlinavos scholars' for only 99p/month.

    22 min
  • What financial markets are for

    What is the role of marketplaces in banking and finance? Welcome to the pink podcast series. Episode 2 explains the role of markets in global capitalism, the role liquidity and credit in modern economies and some of the fundamentals of stock market valuations.

    1 hr 10 min
  • Security in financial transactions

    This episode, focuses on issues relevant to the security of investments. We discuss the meaning of security in financial transactions and the methods via one may obtain it. We explain the function of quasi proprietary rights and how they can serve to secure a loan or ensure the repayment of some debt. We also discuss guarantees, indemnities and other contractual mechanisms such as retention of title clauses. We conclude with a reflection on cryptocurrencies as security mechanisms and on what could be used to secure against the volatility in the price of cryptocurrencies themselves.

    Want to set up your own company? I recommend using Tide Bank to set up your business banking account and your company at the same time. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here*⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to find out more.

    Are you interested in investing in British small and medium enterprises, or perhaps start your own business, and you don’t know where to start to get some key information? You have come to the right place! This is the Green Season of podcasts. It will introduce you to key aspects of the British legal, regulatory and tax regimes. Directed to overseas investors and small business owners, this series of podcasts offers a comprehensive, yet digestible, introduction to the British investment environment.

    This podcast has been prepared by Dr Ioannis Glinavos with the help of artificial intelligence tools. Get in touch with Ioannis on [email protected] to learn more about how the podcast was put together.

    *Links are affiliate links via which I earn a small commission if you make a purchase at no additional cost to you.

    32 min
  • Business finance from loans to crypto

    This episode, focuses on issues relevant to those wishing to

    raise capital outside equity and debt markets. We discuss available sources of funding for business and offer an introduction to bank borrowing. We also address alternatives to bank borrowing such as invoice discounting, factoring, finance leases and hire purchase before offering a short reflection how company insider interests are aligned in promoting the interests of the business in the context of fund raising and expansion. The episode finishes with a presentation of cryptocurrencies and a discussion on how they could be of use (or perhaps not of any use) to someone seeking to fund the expansion of their business.

    Want to set up your own company? I recommend using Tide Bank to set up your business banking account and your company at the same time. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here*⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to find out more.

    Are you interested in investing in British small and medium enterprises, or perhaps start your own business, and you don’t know where to start to get some key information? You have come to the right place! This is the Green Season of podcasts. It will introduce you to key aspects of the British legal, regulatory and tax regimes. Directed to overseas investors and small business owners, this series of podcasts offers a comprehensive, yet digestible, introduction to the British investment environment.

    This podcast has been prepared by Dr Ioannis Glinavos with the help of artificial intelligence tools. Get in touch with Ioannis on [email protected] to learn more about how the podcast was put together.

    *Links are affiliate links via which I earn a small commission if you make a purchase at no additional cost to you.

    29 min
  • Debentures, guarantees and private equity

    This episode, focuses on the regulatory environment around securities issues and how mechanisms around debentures and guarantees can be utilised by investors in public companies. The discussion then takes a broader view considering the process of exiting the stock market through private equity buyouts.

    Want to set up your own company? I recommend using Tide Bank to set up your business banking account and your company at the same time. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here*⁠⁠⁠⁠ to find out more.

    Are you interested in investing in British small and medium enterprises, or perhaps start your own business, and you don’t know where to start to get some key information? You have come to the right place! This is the Green Season of podcasts. It will introduce you to key aspects of the British legal, regulatory and tax regimes. Directed to overseas investors and small business owners, this series of podcasts offers a comprehensive, yet digestible, introduction to the British investment environment.

    This podcast has been prepared by Dr Ioannis Glinavos with the help of artificial intelligence tools. Get in touch with Ioannis on [email protected] to learn more about how the podcast was put together.

    *Links are affiliate links via which I earn a small commission if you make a purchase at no additional cost to you.

    27 min
  • Shares and Shareholders

    This episode, focuses on the nature of shares and their functions in English Law. We present the main avenues through which shareholders participate in the company’s success (meaning dividends), and discuss the rules determining how a company can handle its capital. We then look at the main aspects of minority shareholder protection.

    Want to set up your own company? I recommend using Tide Bank to set up your business banking account and your company at the same time. ⁠⁠⁠Click here*⁠⁠⁠ to find out more.

    Are you interested in investing in British small and medium enterprises, or perhaps start your own business, and you don’t know where to start to get some key information? You have come to the right place! This is the Green Season of podcasts. It will introduce you to key aspects of the British legal, regulatory and tax regimes. Directed to overseas investors and small business owners, this series of podcasts offers a comprehensive, yet digestible, introduction to the British investment environment.

    This podcast has been prepared by Dr Ioannis Glinavos with the help of artificial intelligence tools. Get in touch with Ioannis on [email protected] to learn more about how the podcast was put together.

    *Links are affiliate links via which I earn a small commission if you make a purchase at no additional cost to you.

    33 min

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Preparing for the SQE? This is a podcast explaining the FLK for SQE1 candidates. Episodes available to subscribers on Spotify. You can also access episodes on Dr Yannis's YouTube channel @iGlinavos