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/