The Trowers Podcast

As Black History Month begins, Managing Associate and chair of the Race, Ethnicity and Heritage Network at Trowers, Claire Ezekwe talks to partner Ayda Habboush about her Nigerian heritage, the Black Lives Matter movement and what it means to be Black and British in 2020.

To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the United Nations' International Day of Older Persons, our LGBTQ+ and Allies Network bring you an interview with nonagenarian entertainer Arthur Wilman about his life on the stage and of 60 years with the love of his life Alexander Morrow.

Head of Real Estate Sara Bailey speaks to Ben Denton, Managing Director at Legal & General where they discuss the climate for investing in affordable housing.

Partner Chris Plumley speaks to David Jobling, Director at Arcadis where they discuss town centre recovery post pandemic.

Partner Scott Dorling is joined by councillor Peter Fleming of Sevenoaks District Council to discuss the pressures and celebrate the achievements of local government.

Head of Real Estate Sara Bailey speaks to Emma Cariaga, Joint Head of Canada Water Development at British Land, where they discuss Canada Water post Covid-19.

Partner Sharron Webster discusses the impact of Covid-19 on governance and how it will shape governance in the future.

Head of Real Estate Sara Bailey interviews Patricia Brown, Director at Central, where they discuss London 3.0 and how we see the post Covid-19 world in this Trowers talks podcast.

Partner and Head of Diversity and Inclusivity at Trowers & Hamlins, Helen Randall, discusses what it is really like practising as an LGBT+ lawyer, how professional practice has developed over the years and also the role of The Law Society’s LGBT+ Lawyers’ Division.

Partner and head of our Birmingham office, Yetunde Dania talks to partner Amardeep Gill about the Black Lives Matter movement, why recent events across the globe have had such an impact and how she feels we can all educate ourselves to be part of a positive change in our society.

In the second of a series of podcasts looking at the impact of Net Zero 2050 and the Future Homes Standard on heating, Chris Paul is joined by Ieman Barmaki, Director of Low Carbon Partnerships at Kensa Contracting. Together they discuss the practical issues around heat pump installations, and the challenges of retro-fit, supply chain capacity and the requirement for government support. This podca...

Partner Amardeep Gill is joined by Alex Cole, CEO at TIN Smart Social, where the two discuss how bridging the skills gap can impact the smart city agenda.

Partner Amardeep Gill speaks to Martin Prince-Parrott, who is an award winning architect and Design Manager at Blackswan Property. The two discuss the role of urban planning in smart cities, whether you can make a citizen centric city and what limitations there are to the smart city urban landscape.

Partner Amardeep Gill talks to Robert Franks from WM5G about the future of 5G and whether it will act as the lynchpin for the fourth industrial revolution.

Partner Chris Plumley talks to Deborah Cadman, Chief Executive of West Midlands Combined Authority before the lockdown, about the role of the WMCA in the growth and prosperity across the West Midlands working with local government and businesses across the region.

In the first Future of Work podcast from our employment and pensions team, partners Rebecca McGuirk and Nicola Ihnatowicz discuss some FAQs about the steps employers need to take to look after their staff in the current coronavirus crisis.

Chris Plumley is joined by Simon Marks, City Executive at Arcadis, to discuss prosperity and inclusive growth in real estate, the role of consultation in good quality developments and collaborative, commercially robust partnerships.

In a joint Trowers and Law Society LGBTQ+ Lawyers Division podcast, partners Helen Randall, James Hawkins and Paul McDermott are joined by committee member Ewan Watson to discuss their experiences and the work they did for the Gay and Lesbian Legal Advice Service, GLAD to mark LGBT History month.

In the first of a series of podcasts looking at the impact of Net Zero 2050 and the Future Homes Standard on heating, Chris Paul is joined by Martyn Bridges, Director of Technical Communication and Product Management at Worcester Bosch. Together they discuss the future of gas heating, the potential for hydrogen and the challenges of transition to a low-carbon future.

In our latest podcast, Trowers' partner Kyle Holling, Michael Vogues, Executive Director of ARCO and Samantha Rolland, Head of Healthcare Valuations at Savills discuss the midmarket proposition for retirement communities.

Scott Dorling is joined by Steve Partridge, director of affordable housing consultancy at Savills UK, discussing the issues and opportunities around the so-called 'renaissance of council house building'.

Host Amardeep Gill discusses with data expert William Taaffe the ways in which we can effectively harness data in a smart city, how the possibilities of data can assist the smart city agenda and whether privacy will have to be sacrificed to secure the real benefits of data exploitation.

Scott Dorling and Helen Randall meet with Ed Hammond, Director of Research and Campaigns at the Centre for Public Scrutiny. Following our research, conducted over the last 12 months, on the resilience and continued relevance of local government, we discuss challenges, how authorities can further engage with stakeholders, its structure and what local government is truly for.

In this episode of our Smart City podcast series we discuss data protection issues with expert Claire Wright, who has worked with a broad range of organisations and sectors and has designed data protection strategies for FTSE 100 companies. We cover the perceived organisational risks of data sharing, businesses successfully balancing privacy with technological exploitation and key privacy issues i...

Partner and host Amardeep Gil is joined by Professor Prashant Pillai, a professor in cyber security and the director of Wolverhampton's cyber research institute, and the founder and CEO of Cydon Ltd, a distributed ledger technology based software solution. The pair will discuss artificial intelligence and how it is currently being used, whether the benefits of AI outweigh potential risks and examp...