Shoosmiths Podcasts

In this episode of the Shoospeak HR podcast series on diversity, equity and inclusion, Legal Director, Charlotte Staples speaks with Charlotte Berry-Sellwood, Chief Delivery Officer at AVK-SEG and a leading voice in the data centre sector. Charlotte shares her career journey from engineer to senior executive, offering candid insights into the fast-paced evolution of the industry and the scale of i...

The employment team are back with another episode of Shoospeak HR. Simon Fennell is joined by Sarah Owbridge to consider how the proposed changes under the Employment Rights Act 2025 for zero-hour contracts apply to the agency world.

The employment team are back with another episode of Shoospeak HR. Simon Fennell is joined by Steph Pye and Alex Bevan to discuss the proposed changes under the Employment Rights Act 2025 for zero-hour contracts.

A podcast series that explores privacy themes within some of the most well-known movies. Whether you are a film buff, a privacy advocate, or simply curious about the intersection of storytelling and privacy, tune in to explore how the big screen tackles privacy. In this episode, William Moore is joined by Iris Rad to explore the movie ‘Her’. The discussion covers the key privacy challenges posed b...

The employment team are back with another episode of Shoospeak HR. Amy Frost and Rachel Taylor are back this year looking at the key employment themes arising out of the Shoosmiths 2026 Litigation Risk Report.  You can download a copy of the report here: Litigation risk 2026 report

A podcast series that explores privacy themes within some of the most well-known movies. Whether you are a film buff, a privacy advocate, or simply curious about the intersection of storytelling and privacy, tune in to explore how the big screen tackles privacy. In this episode, William Moore is joined by Sam Henegan, Head of Risk and Senior Legal Counsel at Motorway, to explore some of cinema’s m...

The employment team are back for 2026 with another episode of Shoospeak HR. Amy Frost and Jessica Person explore what’s in store this year, particularly in light of the Employment Rights 2025 receiving Royal Assent late last year.

A podcast series that explores privacy themes within some of the most well-known movies. Whether you are a film buff, a privacy advocate, or simply curious about the intersection of storytelling and privacy, tune in to explore how the big screen tackles privacy. In this episode, William Moore and Hannah Ruby discuss the movie ‘Inception’. Tune in to hear how the GDPR can apply to your dreams and t...

Ed Harries, the VP eCommerce, Global SMB at Worldpay speaks about his background in technology and e-commerce and shares his views on technology, how to be a success in payments, and the future of the payment industry.

The employment team are back with another episode of Shoospeak HR. Amy Frost and Sarah Owbridge explore the recent case of Mach Recruitment Ltd v Mrs Maria Oliveira [2025] EAT 107, and consider its implications for 'organised groupings of employees' under TUPE, particularly within the mobility and automotive sectors.

Simon Moran, the first guest on the PayLaw podcast, shares his background and journey into the payments industry, starting from his time at American Express and Visa, to his roles at PayPal, Yoyo, and finally TransferGo.

Emma Morgan and Jennifer Wright from our employment team are joined by Sheelagh Cooley from our real estate team.  They unpack the often-overlooked implications of TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment) in commercial property deals, specifically within the living sector.

A summary of a recent event exploring the critical changes businesses who operate e-commerce sites need to comply with the new Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC). 

Amy Frost is joined by Rachel Harvey, Legal Director and Alice Balgarnie, Chartered Legal Executive (both immigration specialists at Shoosmiths). The three of them discuss the new Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme which is now in force for some individuals visiting the UK.

Amy Frost is joined by Rory Stone, Senior Associate in the employment team. They discuss some immigration considerations that apply to the mobility sector (including the automotive sector). 

Amy Frost is joined by Michael Briggs, Partner in the employment team and Jonathan Smart, Partner in our commercial litigation team and Shoosmiths mobility sector head. The three of them discuss some key employment law themes that currently interplay with the mobility sector (including the automotive sector).

Shoospeak HR has relaunched with Amy Frost back again, this time accompanied by Rachel Taylor from the national employment team. Amy and Rachel discuss Shoosmiths’ 2025 Litigation Risk Report and the key themes arising out of it from an employment law perspective. You can download a copy of the report here: Litigation Risk 2025 report Listen to the podcast below and send us your feedback to shoosp...

How do businesses find the best solution in areas such as enforcement investigations, civil or criminal proceedings or employment tribunal proceedings. Our compliance team shares some key tips.

Being prepared is crucial to protecting your business, its officers, and employees, and to managing potential reputational damage and financial losses. Our experts provide some key tips.

Being prepared is critical but how do you prepare when every crisis is different? We discuss common challenges and key tips with communications consultancy Madano.

Identifying, assessing and managing ongoing risks effectively is not easy when there is such a diversity of issues to deal with. So how do businesses rise to that challenge?

We discuss how businesses create a framework that integrates policies and processes, ensuring compliance is seen as integral to business rather than a burden.

Our compliance team discuss how to use horizon scanning to evaluate and respond to risks from changes in laws, regulations, industry standards, guidance, and geopolitical factors.

We discuss why Increased regulatory responsibilities, the rise of ESG and stricter corporate liability legislation means corporate decision makers need to focus on this subject like never before.

We discuss some of the key compliance challenges companies are facing today and introduce the stages you need to consider in your approach, setting the scene for our series of podcasts.