In this podcast, Madeleine Young and Sue Baker of the Family & Matrimonial team take a look at the Collaborative Family Law process as an alternative dispute resolution option, as Good Divorce Week draws to a close. Good Divorce Week, an initiative from Resolution, has focussed this year on ending the family court crisis in light of the increasing backlog caused by the overstretched family court system.

As part of their discussion, Madeleine and Sue look at:

 What is the Collaborative Family Law process, and how it works;

 What are the benefits and pitfalls of the process;

 How does it compare to dealing with separation through the Courts

They also recount some of their own experiences of acting as Collaborative lawyers in practice.

For more on this, read the article on our website:

https://www.fsp-law.com/collaborative-family-law/

In this podcast, Madeline Young and Duncan Lomax of the Family & Matrimonial Team take a deeper look at the impact of the introduction of “no fault” divorce as we begin Good Divorce Week.

For more, see this article:

https://www.fsp-law.com/no-fault-divorce-where-are-we-now

How do you fairly investigate disciplinary issues, who should be the investigator and what about suspension during the investigation? This and more is covered in the seventh and final episode in a short series of podcasts designed to help employers navigate tricky employment law issues. Head of Employment, Ian Machray, is joined by solicitor, Christian Meredith to discuss the most important elements of a fair investigation.

When a business has to make redundancies it is crucial to understand the process and get it right from the outset. In the sixth in a short series of podcasts designed to help employers navigate tricky employment law issues, Head of Employment, Ian Machray, is joined by associate in the team, David Clay. This podcast focuses on the redundancy process and David explains the crucial issues that you will need to look out for leading up to redundancies as well as throughout the redundancy process.

There is plenty of legislation and information around GDPR, but it remains one of the tricky issues in employment law. In the fifth in a short series of podcasts designed to help employers navigate tricky employment law issues, head of employment, Ian Machray, is joined by senior associate in the team, Jackie Denham. This podcast focuses on GDPR with Ian and Jackie explaining how to get employee data protection right.

Performance management is crucial to business success and employee engagement but is something that employers often struggle to do well. In the third instalment of our ‘get it right’ podcast series, Katie Burley, a Senior Associate in our employment team, joins Partner Ian Machray to discuss how employers can manage performance effectively (and mitigate the risks of a claim in the event of dismissal on performance grounds).

Flexible working requests may become more popular due to obvious developments in the last year. In the third in a short series of podcasts designed to help employers navigate tricky employment law issues, Head of Employment, Ian Machray, is joined by Senior Associate in the team, Louise Smyth. This podcast focuses on flexible working requests with Ian and Louise providing more insight into eligibility criteria and how employers should handle such requests.

In our second podcast Ian Machray Head of Employment discusses the key changes in Right to Work with our Head of Immigration Imelda Reddington. The changes have been fairly constant during the COVID-19 pandemic with adjusted measures in place for the lockdown periods in line with National Guidance. Additionally, since 1 July, new Right To Work checks are in place for EEA nationals, and employers can ask their employees to share their immigration status using the ‘View and Prove’ digital status or an eVisa. Please join us for this informative update on the latest and most recent changes in Right to Work legislation.

Join us for practical tips on how employers can reduce the risk of employment tribunal claims. In the first in a series of podcasts designed to help employers navigate tricky #employmentlaw issues and get it right, FSP’s head of employment Ian Machray is joined by Louise Smyth, a senior associate within the team, to discuss key points employers should bear in mind throughout the lifetime of an employment relationship in order to avoid costly, time-consuming employment litigation.

In this instalment of Bitesize Brexit, Jeremy Hopkins discusses with the head of our Commercial & Technology team, Cathrine Ripley how Brexit is likely to impact on commercial contracts and what practical steps organisations can take to address these challenges.