Shoosmiths Podcasts

Public Procurement Post Brexit: New Procedures, same as the old?

Jennifer Clarke, Principal Associate in our Commercial team is joined by colleagues from our Public Procurement team Aimee Cook and Joel Murphie in the new 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.

We kick off our series with a look at how the procurement procedures will change and what can be done to prepare for these changes.

Please listen to the podcast below and send any feedback to Jennifer.Clarke@shoosmiths.co.uk.

In Early - The Crypto Podcast (Episode 1)

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

During this five-part series, Matt will be speaking to special guests at the forefront of the digital asset space, telling real life stories, discussing the growth and growing pains of the industry, and exploring how blockchain technology has made an impact on people’s lives.

The first episode features Ben Appleby, CEO of The Cake, a decentralised support platform for the crypto ecosystem.

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

Force Majeure - What to do if the lights go out?

Partners Michelle Craven-Faulkner, Jonathan Smart and Fiona Teague revisit the topic of Force Majeure and how the potential rolling blackouts this winter could impact contracts.

With their collective commercial, litigation and industry focussed experience, they consider the collective impact of Covid, Brexit, the war in Ukraine, the global economic crisis, increased cross sector strikes and indeed the “next unforeseen emergency” on business dealings.

How can businesses prepare? Should they rethink the risk profile of their key existing contracts? Must the approach to live contract negotiations change in this ever-changing socio economic and political landscape?

Listen to the podcast below

Shoospeak HR podcast: Shh….quiet quitting!

Andy Graham, Amy Anderson and Amy Leech discuss the new movement on the block – quiet quitting. 

This episode looks at:

- What is quiet quitting?
- Is quiet quitting a positive thing?
- Why the focus on quiet quitting now?
- Is quiet quitting here to stay?

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.

Sustainability podcast: Unlocking the potential of geothermal energy

To mark World Geothermal Energy Day, our energy and infrastructure partner John Palmer joined Mark Palmer and Joseph Ireland from the Queen's University, Belfast, for a discussion on geothermal energy and how it can support decarbonisation in Northern Ireland.

The podcast follows the publication of a report examining the geothermal energy sector, commissioned by and compiled for the Department for the Economy NI with support from the Geothermal Advisory Committee in Northern Ireland.

Listen to the full podcast below

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Shoospeak HR podcast: Cost of living crisis - how can employers help?

The three “A”s are back together! Amy Leech is again joined by Andy Graham and Amy Anderson to discuss how employers can help their workforces with the cost of living crisis in the UK. This episode looks at how employers can be aware and help employees and what steps they could consider taking to prepare for any impact on their businesses and workforces. 

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.

Journey through a contract: Data Security

Episode 10 of our Journey Through a Contract sees Anushree Som and William Moore look at Data Security and data protection laws.

Anushree and William discuss Data Security, contracts, GDPR, how organisations collect and use data and why protecting data is so important.

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

The Journey Through a Contract series is brought to you by the Commercial and Projects team at Shoosmiths, aimed at explaining the basic terms of a commercial contract.

Shoospeak HR Podcast: The inside scoop on internships

Amy Leech is joined by special guests Margaret Onifade and Samed Abdi who were undertaking a 6 week internship at Shoosmiths at the time of recording. Margaret and Samed applied for the internship through the charity 10,000 Black Interns. They discuss their internship experiences, the benefits of internships for a student or graduate and the benefits for employers and share their top tips for applying for an internship.

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.

Shoospeak HR Podcast: How to stay the right side of the fence (s145B of TULRCA) when collectively bargaining

Andy Graham is joined by special guests Jonathan Naylor and Jen Wright (trade union experts at Shoosmiths) to discuss the implications of the recent case of Ineos Infrastructure Grangemouth v Jones and ors [2022] EAT 82 and how to manage union relationships generally.

Listen to the podcast 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.

Litigation Across The UK : A Focus on Jurisdiction - Episode3

If you have ever wondered about how litigation is conducted across the UK, this podcast provides a focus on jurisdiction and how cases are handled in Northern Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales.

Shoosmiths litigation partners Paula Swain, Gillian Crotty and Andrew Foyle discuss jurisdiction and how litigation is conducted in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and will be covering the journey of a litigation case through our differing UK jurisdictions and some of the key variations.