Shoosmiths Podcasts

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.

Consumer Duty – Implementation plan and beyond

The FCA has published its Policy Statement and the Handbook text containing the new rules for the introduction of the new Consumer Duty together with the final non-Handbook Guidance for firms.

In this podcast, Shoosmiths Partners Daren Allen and Jonathon Crook discuss the FCA’s new Consumer Duty and the implementation plan. If you wish to know more about the FCA’s new Consumer Duty, please visit out dedicated hub at Consumer duty hub (shoosmiths.co.uk)

 

Litigation Across The UK : A Focus on Jurisdiction - Episode 2

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 following:

• Learning about our UK teams and their experience
• Where to start court proceedings
• The difference between jurisdiction and applicable law
• The preservation of assets and other interim steps

Litigation Across The UK : A Focus on Jurisdiction - Episode 1

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 following:

- High level differences
- How cases are presented
- How evidence is given 

Shoospeak HR Podcast: Effective employment tribunals?

Andy Graham and Amy Leech chat with special guest Jo Tunnicliff (employment associate at Shoosmiths) in episode 36, about the current state of the tribunal system and how COVID-19 has impacted tribunal hearings.

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.

 

Shoospeak HR Podcast: Right to work check refresher

Amy Leech is joined by Shoosmiths’ immigration specialists Rachel Harvey and Rory Stone in episode 35, to provide a right to work check refresher and an update on recent changes in this area.

This episode covers:

• The different right to work checks available
• How to conduct a manual right to work check
• Digitalisation of the right to work check system for British and Irish nationals
• The potential consequences of getting it wrong 

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.

Journey Through a Contract: Modern Slavery

Episode 9 of our Journey Through a Contract sees Priti Bansel-Branch and Rida Sheikh look at Modern Slavery.

Priti and Rida discuss Modern Slavery, the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and why it was introduced, and how it applies to businesses.

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 UK law firm Shoosmiths, aimed at explaining the basic terms of a commercial contract.

Journey Through a Contract: Anti Bribery

Episode 8 of our Journey Through a Contract features Maeve Honey and Emma Lusty from our commercial team, with the duo discussing Anti Bribery.

Maeve and Emma touch on the Bribery Act 2010, whether a commercial organisation can commit an offence under the Act, and what businesses need to consider when assessing bribery risks.

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 UK law firm Shoosmiths, aimed at explaining the basic terms of a commercial contract.