The Legal Spectrum Podcast

The end of the Brexit transition period means the end of free movement within the UK for EU workers. But where will your current EU migrant employees stand after 31 December 2020? How can you support your existing people? How do you sponsor skilled EU workers? What should employers be thinking about now? Employment lawyer Amy Sergison wraps up all the key points in this short podcast.

What will Brexit do to your commercial contracts? How might it change the terms we operate under? What should businesses be looking for in their existing and future agreements? There are many ways in which Brexit can impact contracts, as commercial lawyers Robin Adams and Luke Donockley share some practical examples to help businesses in this podcast.

What do World Trade Organization (WTO) rules actually mean to businesses in practical terms? What do they mean for border checks, tariffs and quality control? And what is involved in a Canada style agreement versus an Australia style agreement with the EU? Just a few of the questions that our Brexit buffs, commercial lawyers Robin Adams and Luke Donockley , cover in this quick, 15 minute podcast.

Today we’re talking Brexit, with the transition period due to end in just a few weeks. What will a free trade agreement with the EU look like? What will trading on WTO rules actually involve? How will company costs, supply chains and quality control be affected? Here, commercial lawyers and Brexit buffs Robin Adams and Luke Donockley explain what it all means for businesses in this brief and strai...

Subject Access Requests (SARs) are complex, time consuming and often stressful, but there are ways to make the process of responding to SARs easier on yourself. So say lawyers Sam Roberts and Alex Craig , who specialise in personal data management and share their insight and advice in this quick(ish) podcast. What’s covered: ·        new changes to the SAR process ·        how to complete a SAR · ...

In this podcast, recorded in late October, we are joined by Barclays manufacturing relationship managers Sally-Ann Cain and Martin Brown to discuss their thoughts on COIVID-19 and how it has affected manufacturers in our region.   Interviewed by Robin Adams , head of our manufacturing team, Sally-Ann and Martin touch on themes of diversification, adaptability and communication. They also offer som...

With the UK tightening measures to stem the spread of COVID-19 following an increase in infections, the Legal Spectrum Podcast series visits the role of business in the community. Charities have been hit hard by the onset of coronavirus, while many businesses will understandably be weighing up whether they can continue to support their local communities. Here, four philanthropic experts from a ran...

The new Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act, which came into force on 26 June 2020, is arguably the most significant reform to the UK’s insolvency framework in decades. The largely debtor friendly changes are welcomed by many, but they may make life more difficult for suppliers and creditors. In this episode, three leading lawyers explain the changes and what they mean to businesses in just 25...

There’s been substantial legislation to protect tenants from forfeiture and eviction during the current pandemic. And while this has been welcomed by many businesses, it has put commercial landlords under increasing pressure with many having difficulty recovering rent and leading some to claim that ‘it’s a tenant’s market out there’. In this podcast, leading real estate and property litigation law...

For many businesses, going digital has been the key for survival during the pandemic, but it's not that straightforward for the manufacturing sector.  North Shields based Bay Plastics started as a small shop in a converted flat and evolved to become a plastics stockist, designer and fabrication specialist operating from a state of the art 40,000 sq ft manufacturing plant and supplying custome...

The impact of Lockdown focused more attention on data than ever before and businesses have many questions.  How has COVID-19 changed how businesses record and manage data as businesses restart in the new normal? What should businesses do with employee health data? How will the much talked about ‘test and trace’ system work and what is the impact on data protection?  In our latest podcast, we discu...

With a phased restart starting to gather pace, and businesses making adjustments in order to re-open quickly, the economy is facing issues which have never been faced before.  Practical and legal issues arise in relation to supply chain, employees and contracts when considering how to restart right. In this episode, recorded on Thursday 4 June 2020, as part of an online roundtable webinar series,...

In this first episode we invite Dianne Sharp from DKS Straightforward to discuss our journey to agile working, with Jason Wainwright, our Managing Partner, Debbie McCormack our Director of Operations and Designer Simon Grundy of Simon Grundy Commercial Interior Design, who helped transform our office into a fully flexible workspace.  Their insight on the transformation, the challenges and the game...