Shoosmiths Podcasts

Blockchain litigation lead, Matt Green will be hosting our latest podcast series, 'In Early - The Crypto Podcast' - Listen to episode 13.

This episode features Paul Densley the Director of Sales at both (1) Crypto Lock, an initiative that helps customers prevent, and if necessary detect and recover misappropriate assets (2) Policy Dock, a platform as a service to automate insurance.

Matt and Paul speak about how crypto lock provides a full service to protect digital assets from hacks and thefts as well as how data gathering and APIs play a key role in streamlining detection and recovery processes. They also consider the insurance market and Policy Dock’s role in automating workflows that traditionally cause delays in the claims process. 

Listen to the podcast below and send your thoughts to matt.green@shoosmiths.co.uk.

Kathryn and Lisa put forward the case for the job share model, based on a full-time role being carried out by two - or more - people in a part-time pattern.

They discuss the motivation behind their job share, its evolution over the years and how it has provided them with the flexibility and support system to succeed at work.

Listen to the podcast below and send any feedback to kathryn.jump@shoosmiths.co.uk.

 

In this new podcast series "The Brexit Bonfire", colleagues discuss key elements of the legislation ranging from what it is, how it could impact businesses and key things that businesses should be aware of.

In our 4th episode of this series of podcasts, Felicity Forward and Rachel Rossdale consider the Government’s current proposals regarding the Brexit Freedoms Bill and how these could ultimately impact on consumer law in the UK.

Listen to the podcast below and send your feedback to michelle.craven-faulkner@shoosmiths.co.uk 

Andy Graham, Amy Anderson and Amy Leech go back to basics and discuss some considerations you should have in mind when preparing employment contracts.

Listen to the podcast below and send us your feedback to shoospeakhr@shoosmiths.co.uk.

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.

Paul Caddy speaks to Lee Burkhill about social media.

Many will know Lee as a presenter on BBC One's Garden Rescue. But he’s also a garden designer, blogger and well-known YouTube vlogger. His website is one of the top resources for gardening in the UK. He’s also won plenty of awards and nominations for his work including from BBC Local Radio, the Royal Horticultural Society and the Garden Media Guild, In 2021 he won the BBC North West Community Garden with the RHS.

His social media presence has blossomed over the years: he runs a popular gardening YouTube channel which is full of practical gardening tips, design advice and reviews of some of the best gardens around. He’s also on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. 

In this podcast we talk to Lee about his approach to social media. What works for him. And what doesn’t. Ultimately, Lee reiterates the need to be authentic and create content which has meaning—and isn’t designed just for likes.

 

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  

Andy Graham, Amy Anderson and Amy Leech come together for the 50th episode to talk about bank holidays. 

Listen to the podcast below and send us your feedback to shoospeakhr@shoosmiths.co.uk. 

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.

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.

Listen to the podcast below and send us your feedback to shoospeakhr@shoosmiths.co.uk. 

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. 

Listen to the podcast and send your thoughts to matt.green@shoosmiths.co.uk. 

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. 

Please listen to the podcast below and send any feedback to Aimee.Cook@shoosmiths.co.uk.