Executive Relationships at work – ban, boundaries or blind eye? – IFSEA Post-Conference Podcast Recording
September 14th, 2023 by Stuart Smith
Following the recent 4th IFSEA International Conference on Risk, Reward and Reputation Management Issues for Senior Executives & Founders, we are delighted to share with you a follow up podcast on the breakout session, ‘Executive Relationships at work – ban, boundaries or blind eye?’ In this insightful discussion between the IFSEA annual conference panellists, our excellent […]
The Lawdown Episode 31: Phillip Schofield’s resignation and subsequent investigation, term-time working contracts for Amazon employees, and BlackRock staff return to the office
July 7th, 2023 by Stuart Smith
We are delighted to share Episode 31 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, Partner Sarah Chilton and Senior Associates Pooja Dasgupta and Wonu Sanda discuss the following: The legal issues surrounding Phillip Schofield’s resignation from ‘This Morning’ and […]
The Lawdown Episode 30: The Ritz job applicant afro hair ban; CBI allegations of misconduct and Boots “less abled” parking signs
May 9th, 2023 by Stuart Smith
We are delighted to share Episode 30 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 Associate Pooja Dasgupta discuss the following: The Ritz job applicant informed of afro hair ban – we […]
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 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 […]
The Lawdown Episode 25: Man United’s Mason Greenwood; Ministerial Misdemeanours; and Met Police Misconduct Failings
November 11th, 2022 by Stuart Smith
We are delighted to share Episode 25 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, Senior Associate Pooja Dasgupta and Partners Beth Hale and Sarah Chilton discuss the following: Manchester United’s handling […]
Black History Month – Time for Change: Action Not Words – Podcast
October 31st, 2022 by Stuart Smith
“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” – Barack Obama In celebration of this year’s Black History Month (“BHM”), Senior Associates Pooja Dasgupta and Wonu Sanda reflect on the BHM 2022 theme of “Time for Change: Action […]
What benefits can neurodiverse individuals bring to corporate boards and why should leaders speak out about neurodiversity? – IFSEA Post-conference Podcast Recording
October 14th, 2022 by Stuart Smith
In this recording, our expert panel explore some of the wide-ranging business and societal impact drivers for putting neurodiversity firmly at the top of companies’ agendas and the benefits that neurodiverse leaders can bring to corporate boards. Dr Nancy Doyle, Chartered Psychologist and Founder of Genius Within CIC (UK) Lori Deem, Partner at Hughes Socol Piers Resnick […]
The Lawdown Episode 24: Government “scraps the cap” for banker bonuses; the long and winding road to closing the gender pay gap; and the latest hiring and firing trends
October 7th, 2022 by Stuart Smith
We are delighted to share Episode 24 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.