Shoosmiths Podcasts

Andy Graham joins Amy Anderson and Amy Leech to go back to basics and look at tricky issues that can arise during the onboarding process.

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The Shoospeak HR podcast is brought to you by the national employment team at UK law firm Shoosmiths. Tune in for your fix of the latest legal views, thought provoking discussions and opinions about all things employee relations and human resources.

Blockchain litigation lead, Matt Green will be hosting our latest podcast series, 'In Early - The Crypto Podcast' - Listen to episode 12.

This week Matt speaks to Bijan Burnard, CEO of Lattice Labs, a studio which assists in scaling those looking to enter the web 3 space.

Matt and Bijan speak about the Lattice Network, described as a network as a service and what that means, as well as its proof of vote consensus which utilises artificial intelligence to ensure proactivity in running the protocol, and a commitment to an eco focused blockchain. 

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Shoosmiths’ Public Inquiries team is delighted to present a series of podcasts in respect of reflections and experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hosted by Hayley Saunders and Alex Friston, we are delighted to be joined by a variety of speakers, each bringing something different to the table in relation to impacts, views and then thoughts towards the Public Inquiry, which is set to commence its first public hearings on 13 June. 

In this the final episode, Hayley sits down with Stephen Dawson to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on the financial services sector. They discuss the readiness of the financial services sector in response to the pandemic, how it adapted with technology to meet its customers needs, and the residual impact on the financial market. Stephen heads up the firm’s financial services sector and is a retail and consumer finance specialist.

Shoosmiths continues to be committed to supporting its clients through the ongoing and unprecedented challenges presented by the pandemic and its aftermath. For any additional information, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with either Hayley or Alex.

Welcome to our bitesize podcast series. Aimee Cook, Senior Associate in our Dispute Resolution and Litigation team is joined by colleague Fleur Turrington, Partner from our Public Procurement team in this podcast series, “Public Procurement Post Brexit".

During this series, the team will discuss the key parts of the procurement Bill, highlighting key changes from the existing to the new Bill and the direction of procurement law.

In this episode:

Joined by Valentina Sloane KC and Azeem Suterwalla from Monckton Chambers, we look at remedies for breach of statutory duty. 

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ESG seems a combination of the mysterious and complex. In this series we demystify and reduce to plain speaking the subject of ESG for GCs, COs and other members of the C-suite, who ultimately are responsible for the ESG aspects of the business.

Kiran Desai, Head of Shoosmiths Brussels is joined by colleague Robert Forsyth and guests from Ankura, Lorynn Demedtriades and Brian Stuart, and from DRD Partners, Lawrence Dore, to identify some recent developments, including:

1. The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive

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Click here for ESG 360, a high-level compliance audit tool to help your organisation understand its ESG performance, offered without charge.

Join Suzanne Burrell and her guest, Adam Davis of K3 advisory, as they discuss some of the issues which may arise where a pension scheme is looking to buy-out at a time when it is in surplus.

Nazir Afzal OBE joins Shoosmiths' Head of Client Strategy Tony Randle for a discussion focused on diversity and inclusion.

In this episode, Nazir explains how taking a tick-box attitude to diversity and inclusion doesn’t work and what businesses can do to effect real change in this area.

Nazir is a lawyer and former Chief Crown Prosecutor for the North West. While at the Crown Prosecution Service, he was responsible for more than 100,000 prosecutions each year and prosecuted some of the most high-profile cases in the country. 

He was the first Muslim to be to be appointed as a Chief Crown Prosecutor and has been called the 'champion of the ignored' by The Sunday Times. The Times calls him 'forensically intelligent' and an 'inspiring figure'.

His memoir, The Prosecutor, is being adapted for the screen and his latest book, The Race to the Top: Structural Racism and How to Fight It, was published late last year. It’s a compelling must-read for those who want to understand the scale of inequality which still affects UK plc. 

The Business in the Digital Age podcast features interviews with changemakers, mould-breakers, future leaders and other leading figures, who show us what matters in the digital age, and accompanies the book 'Legal Practice in the Digital Age'.

Written by David Jackson, Paul Caddy and Tony Randle, the book contains the hard-won insights lawyers and firms need to survive and thrive in the complex, post-pandemic age.

Buy your copy: https://www.globelawandbusiness.com/books/legal-practice-in-the-digital-age 

Welcome to our bitesize podcast series. Fleur Turrington, Partner in our Dispute Resolution and Litigation team is joined by colleague Aimee Cook, Senior Associate from our Public Procurement team in this podcast series, “Public Procurement Post Brexit".

During this series, the team will discuss the key parts of the procurement Bill, highlighting key changes from the existing to the new Bill and the direction of procurement law.

In this episode:

Joined by Valentina Sloane KC and Azeem Suterwalla from Monckton Chambers, we look at evaluation and moderation. 

Please listen to the podcast below and send any feedback to [email protected].

Shoosmiths’ Public Inquiries team is delighted to present a series of podcasts in respect of reflections and experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hosted by Hayley Saunders and Alex Friston, we are delighted to be joined by a variety of speakers, each bringing something different to the table in relation to impacts, views and then thoughts towards the Public Inquiry, which is set to commence its first public hearings on 13 June. 

In this episode, Alex is joined by Roy Tozer to discuss his views on Covid-19 in his role as a regulatory lawyer. Qualified as a solicitor for over 30 years, Roy heads up Shoosmiths’ Business Crime and Compliance team and speaks about his recent experience of the Grenfell Tower Public Inquiry to draw comparisons and expectations set up for the Covid-19 Public Inquiry.

Shoosmiths continues to be committed to supporting its clients through the ongoing and unprecedented challenges presented by the pandemic and its aftermath. For any additional information, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with either Hayley or Alex.

A very different focus on this week’s Rail Talk with Shoosmiths as Michelle Craven-Faulkner, Partner and Rail Sector Lead, speaks to Mike Roberts, Railway Chaplain, about the most important part of our Railway Network, its people. 

For those not aware of the Railway Mission this is an excellent insight into the fantastic work that they do to support the Railway Family.

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