The Lawdown Episode 29: Matt Hancock’s Leaked Whatsapp Messages; Gary Lineker’s BBC Twitter Storm; Fiona Bruce’s Question Time Controversy; Teacher’s Racist Whatsapp Chat Caught by Pupils and 2023 Oscars Diversity
March 24th, 2023 by Stuart Smith
We are delighted to share Episode 29 of The Lawdown, our regular podcast discussing the latest key employment, discrimination and partnership law-related news stories, and the interesting legal issues behind them! In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Partners Beth Hale and Emma Bartlett and Senior Associates Wonu Sanda and Pooja Dasgupta discuss the following: Matt Hancock’s leaked WhatsApp messages – thousands of the […]
International Women’s Day 2023 – #EmbraceEquity
March 8th, 2023 by Stuart Smith
In support of this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) campaign theme #EmbraceEquity, we invited our colleagues at CM Murray LLP to share their own experiences of embracing equity, and discuss why equal opportunities aren’t enough and can in fact be exclusionary, rather than inclusive.
The Lawdown Episode 28: Eddie Jones Move to Rugby Australia; Maternity Pay and Policies in Football; and Gender Equality Issues in Rugby Union
February 20th, 2023 by Stuart Smith
We are delighted to introduce this Sports Edition of the Lawdown podcast, discussing our take on the employment, partnership and other legal issues behind some fresh news stories in the sporting world. In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Partners Beth Hale and Emma Bartlett and Paralegal Mitchell Blythe discuss the following: Eddie Jones Move to Rugby Australia: The significance of post-termination restrictive covenants and confidentiality clauses as the […]
What is micro-activism & how can it impact the workplace, employer rights & the rights of workers? – Ten-Minute Talk
January 20th, 2023 by Stuart Smith
Following the Government’s recent proposal to introduce an amendment to the Public Order Bill, which would see the rights of police extended to enable them to stop protests before they become disruptive, Partner and General Counsel Beth Hale and Partner Emma Bartlett discuss micro-activism in the workplace and its impact on rights for both the worker and employer. […]
The Lawdown Episode 27: Naomi Osaka Pregnancy Announcement; The Metaverse and the Future of Work; Storming of Brazilian Congress; Gender Neutral Brit Awards Nominations
January 19th, 2023 by Stuart Smith
Happy New Year and best wishes for 2023 from the Lawdown Podcast team! We are delighted to kick off our first Lawdown podcast of the year discussing our take on the employment, partnership and other legal issues behind some fresh news stories. In our latest episode of The Lawdown, Partners Beth Hale and Emma Bartlett and Senior Associate Wonu Sanda discuss the following: […]
The Lawdown Episode 26: Twitter Mass Redundancies; Ronaldo’s Man U Exit; Former Royal Lady in Waiting Race Row; and London Fire Brigade Cultural Review
December 13th, 2022 by Stuart Smith
It’s December – and that means Christmas plans and festivities are underway! But if you want a break from all of that then we are delighted to share another episode of our topical podcast, The Lawdown, where we discuss our take on recent employment, discrimination and partnership law-related news stories and the interesting legal issues behind […]
Driving Diversity on Boards Around the World – IFSEA Post-conference Podcast Recording
November 23rd, 2022 by Stuart Smith
What are the different approaches taken internationally towards driving greater diversity at board level? In this recording, Emma Bartlett, Partner at CM Murray LLP (UK), Pål Kvernaas, Partner at Haavind Law Firm (NO), Teresa L Johnson, Partner at Arnold & Porter (US), Wendi Lazar, Partner at Outten & Golden (US), and Carl-Frederik Hedenstrom, Partner at CFH (SE) explore the different […]