The Lawdown Episode 33: Wilko mass redundancies; US Open heatwave – is it ever too hot to work?; probation service racism claims; and new attitudes to work study
September 12th, 2023 by Stuart Smith

We are delighted to share Episode 33 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 Emma Bartlett and Beth Hale and Senior Associate, Wonu Sanda, discuss the following: The well-known high street chain, Wilko, going into administration and the resultant, […]
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The Lawdown Episode 32: RNLI sexual misconduct allegations; Study on the health benefits of napping during the day; Equal pay in women’s sports; and an inappropriate question for the captain of Morocco’s women’s football team
August 4th, 2023 by Stuart Smith

We are delighted to share Episode 32 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 Emma Bartlett, Senior Associate Wonu Sanda, and seconded Trainee Solicitor Sam Whiteley discuss the following: The legal issues surrounding the Royal National […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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: […]
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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 […]
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Team Moves: The Common Pitfalls and Issues to be Aware of – Ten-Minute Talk
December 12th, 2022 by Stuart Smith

In the latest of our Ten-Minute Talks, Partner, David Fisher, and Senior Associate, Wonu Sanda, highlight the common issues encountered by Senior Executives and Partners during team moves and discuss the pitfalls to be aware of when navigating this tricky area. In this episode, David Fisher and Wonu Sanda discuss the following: What constitutes a team move and how many people are required […]
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Legal Professional Privilege 101: What are the Principles and How is it Applied in an Employment Law Context? – Webinar Recording
December 8th, 2022 by Stuart Smith
We are delighted to share with you the recording of our recent webinar ‘Legal Professional Privilege 101: What are the Principles and How is it Applied in an Employment Law Context?‘ In this webinar, chaired by Beth Hale (Partner and General Counsel at CM Murray LLP) and aimed at HR professionals, in-house counsel, private practice lawyers, and other […]
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We are delighted to share with you CheckYourLegalPrivilege, CM Murray’s free online interactive tool, designed to help US and UK GCs, in-house counsel and private practice lawyers determine whether a document or communication is likely to be legally privileged or susceptible to disclosure in litigation. The tool has been specifically devised with busy lawyers in […]
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Legal Professional Privilege 101: What are the Principles and How is it Applied in an Employment Law Context? – Webinar
November 9th, 2022 by Stuart Smith
Legal Professional Privilege 101: What are the Principles and How is it Applied in an Employment Law Context? – Webinar – Wed 30 Nov, 9.00 AM -10.00 AM GMT
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