Shoosmiths Podcasts

In Early - The Crypto Podcast (Episode 14)

Blockchain litigation lead, Matt Green will be hosting our latest podcast series, 'In Early - The Crypto Podcast' - Listen to episode 14.

This week’s episode features Katharine Wooller the Business Unit Director at Coincover, a market leader in protecting cryptocurrency from hackers and human error, providing services like key retrieval and re-access to crypto assets, which has led to a partnership with hard wallet storage solution provider Ledger. Matt and Katharine talk about what Coincover does, as well as how it can play a key role in ongoing US litigation Ferguson v. Coinbase as an expert- rebutting Coinbase’s allegations on control of assets. They also look at Coincover’s response to the treasury’s “future financial services regulatory regime for crypto assets”, as well at thoughts on the Digital Pound and CBDC’s generally, contributions to Crypto UK and Katharine’s recent feature in Forbes considering the rising value of crypto assets despite a tough period for the industry.

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

Shoospeak HR: How to get the best from your occupational health provider both now and in the future

Andy Graham discusses all things occupational health with Jack Latus (CEO for Latus Health).

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.

In Early - The Crypto Podcast (Episode 13)

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.

EG’s Bricks & Mortar: Lisa Tye and Kathryn Jump on the benefits of a job share

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.

 

The Brexit Bonfire - The Brexit Freedoms Bill explained: Episode4

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 

Shoospeak HR: Back to basics: Employment contracts

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.

Business in the Digital Age - Episode 2: Lee Burkhill

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  

Shoospeak HR: Make an employee’s (holi)day!

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.

Shoospeak HR: Back to basics: Onboarding

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.

In Early - The Crypto Podcast (Episode 12)

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.