Legal Thinking

This week we’ve got Carl Selby on who's a partner in our Tech sector. He came on to explain how employees who are leaving and take data are actually not only annoying their employer and doing something perhaps against their employment contract and breaching confidentiality, they're also breaching data protection law and could even be criminally liable... Find out more about our Data Protec...

Sophie Angwin-Thornes from our maternal injury team leads the podcast this week as she welcomes Dr Rebecca Moore of Make Birth Better to discuss birth trauma. Resources mentioned on the podcast: Make Birth Better Step by Step guide in seeking help: https://makebirthbetter.org.uk/how-can-i-find-help-for-birth-trauma Toolkit for seeing your Healthcare Professional “I need help”: https://pandasfounda...

This week we welcome David Lane, Senior Associate in our Real Estate team, and Sam Lamb of Savills in Oxford, to look at a (relatively) novel way for developers and prospective owners to build a new home - splitting the land and build purchase. In this episode we get a full explainer as to what this means, what the pros and cons are, and what David and Sam have seen in the market so far. To find o...

In this episode, we speak about protection of confidential information, and we talk about this with Caroline Doran Millett and Juliette Sanderson Neil , both of whom are solicitors in RWK Goodman’s Employment team. We speak about the differences between fiduciary and implied duties, practical steps to protect confidential information and the difference between exactly what confidential information...

In this episode of Legal Thinking we speak to Gemma Ospedale, Partner in our Employment team, and Dan Dodman, our head of Dispute Resolution, about all things restrictive covenants. How do they work? Are they always enforceable? How can you take action when someone takes confidential info? Make sure to check out our previous episode on protecting confidential information here: https://www.rwkgoodm...

In this week's episode we welcome Carl Selby and Fran Tremeer, specialists in our Tech Sector team, to talk ransomware and that age-old question when it comes to ransoms: to pay, or not to pay? That really is the question this week. Make sure to check out our 'When, Not If' cyber campaign to find out more about how you can prepare your business in the event of a cyber attack: https://w...

After a bit of a break and following the King's Speech, Ed and Liam caught up with Harry Scoffin of Commonhold Now and RWK Goodman's very own Peter Foskett to find out whether they feel the proposed reforms to leasehold do enough. Find out more about our Peter's expertise here: https://www.rwkgoodman.com/our-people/peter-foskett/ And find out more about Commonhold Now: https://commonho...

This time, Liam and Ed speak to guests Graham Soult, a specialist retail consultant at Canny Insights, and Vicky Hernandez, a partner in RWK Goodman's Real Estate team, about how things have changed since the 2021 release of RWK Goodman's 'Retail Reboot' report. If you haven't already, you can read the report here > Find out more about Canny Insights: www.cannyinsights.com

In this episode of the podcast, we speak to employment lawyers at RWK Goodman Caroline Doran-Millet and Catherine Hawkes about how employers can protect their confidential company information when an employee decides to leave. Find out more about our Employment team here: https://www.rwkgoodman.com/business/employment-hr/ And for more on employee exits: https://www.rwkgoodman.com/business/employme...

If you work in social care, you may be aware of the recent introduction of the Capacity Tracker. But what is it for, and what happens if social care providers don't comply? Liam speaks to Fran Tremeer and Georgina Jones from RWK Goodman to find out what social care providers need to know about the Capacity Tracker. Find out more on our info hub here: www.rwkgoodman.com/info-hub/what-are-the-po...

In this episode, we discuss the recent TikTok fine and its wider implications for businesses. We explain how the UK Information Commissioner's Office determined the fine amount for TikTok's data privacy violation and the potential legal consequences for businesses that violate data privacy laws. We'll also dive into the specific laws and regulations around collecting data from children...

In this joint episode with Bluebox Corporate Finance we are talking about all things business sales, from valuation and timing of a sale through to preparing for due diligence. Liam and Ed are joined this time by: Paul Herman, Founder of Bluebox Tanya Shillingford, Partner in RWK Goodman's Corporate team If you want to find out more about Bluebox, make sure to visit their website at www.bluebo...

You may have heard mention of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in the news over the past week or so, but what happened and how does a bank that seems to be for silicon valley affect the UK in such a big way? We spoke to Head of our Banking Sector team, Milan Kapadia, about the story behind SVB, and why the recent takeover of SVB UK by HSBC, and reported ring-fencing waiver, marks a statement of intent by...

This week we welcome Dan Dodman, head of Dispute Resolution at RWK Goodman and specialist litigator in civil fraud, to give us a quick overview of crypto fraud - why does it happen so often in crypto, what are the red flags, and what action can people take when it happens? Find out more about our civil fraud expertise at: www.rwkgoodman.com/business/dispute-resolution/civil-fraud-investigations An...

From stories about the views from the Tate in London, to explainers of the latest Bill helping expectant parents, our lawyers were covering it all on our Info Hub over the course of February. So, Ed and Liam this week put the spotlight on some of the interesting articles that our legal experts have been sharing over the last few weeks.   Links to all articles and the Info Hub:   Fire and...

This week we follow our ChatGPT-generated episode by chatting with head of our Tech sector Carl Selby about all things AI-generated content.  What are the IP issues, data protection pitfalls, and potential ethical conundrums of AI-generated content? All this and more is discussed in this latest episode of Legal Thinking.   More about Carl Selby - https://www.rwkgoodman.com/our-people/car...

With everyone jumping on the AI bandwagon, we thought it was time our podcast did the same - in this episode Liam and Ed read a script written specially for our podcast by ChatGPT, to see whether they should start to worry about their co-host positions.  Join us next week as we hear from Carl Selby from our Tech Sector team to find out about the legal implications of content written in this w...

In this episode, we are talking about residential property, what the market’s been like for the last year, and looking forward to 2023. Our guests today are Jo Kent , who’s a senior associate in our Oxford office, and Sonal Ghelani , who joined us as a partner in our London office recently. Visit our site to find out more about our residential property expertise: https://www.rwkgoodman.com/persona...

In this Bonus episode we welcome Charley Ebbutt and Stephen Welfare back onto the show to talk more about their area of expertise: Intellectual Property! Here we talk about unregistered design rights, copyright, and the various quirks of English law around them - including some case examples. You can listen to the previous episode here: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/53TjIyvLdxb If you want...

As we kick off for 2023 our podcast is taking a look at family law.    With extensive Family Court backlogs and increasing cost of living pressures, we speak to Nick Marson of St John's Chambers and our own Jayne Martins about how it's time to think 'outside the box' in family law.   Find out more about why it's time to think outside the box at: https://www.rwkgoodman.com/outsidethe...

In this episode, Ed and Liam speak with Rob Walton from RWK Goodman's Real Estate team about rent reviews, and what commercial landlords (and tenants) might need to consider when they are undertaking a rent review. Find out more about RWK Goodman's legal support for commercial landlords and tenants here - rwkgoodman.com/business/real-estate/landlord-and-tenant-lawyers/

This week guests Joachim Stanley - from our medical negligence team - and Consultant Cardiologist Dr Stephen Hoole explain everything you might need to know about myocardial infarction, including how the COVID-19 pandemic may have impacted upon incidence and treatment of the condition. Find out more about our cardiac negligence expertise on our website - https://www.rwkgoodman.com/injury/cardiac-n...

This week Liam goes solo to interview Charlotte Ebbutt and Stephen Welfare, RWK Goodman's own Intellectual Property experts, to talk about trademarks, patents and all things IP! If you want to find out more about how we can help you protect your Intellectual Property, please visit our website: rwkgoodman.com/business/dispute-resolution/intellectual-property-dispute-resolution/

This week hosts Ed and Liam speak to Clinical Psychologist Dr Alan Gray (from Headwise) and Brain Injury Solicitor Ian Carrier (from RWK Goodman) about the "Frontal Lobe Paradox", its impact on mental capacity assessments and the role of solicitors in assisting the assessor to address this challenge. For more on the hidden issues relating to brain injury and where you can find the Untold Stories H...

In this week's podcast, and following World Menopause Day on Tuesday, we have a replay of an episode where Ed and Liam speak with Holli Rubin, a psychotherapist and counsellor at The Soke, and our own Catherine Hawkes, an Associate in our Employment team, about the need for more recognition of the effects of menopause on women and why it's a good thing for everyone that these issues are addressed....