Thinking Legal Pod by Boyes Turner

Corporate Partner, Chris Dobson , is joined by business leader Rich Pawlyn to discuss what really makes a business exit successful and why preparation for due diligence can make or break a deal. Drawing on a real transaction they worked on together, Chris and Rich explore the journey from a failed sale to a successful exit , including a multi-year turnaround project, operational transformation, an...

Mission Possible: Leading, Managing and Delivering In this episode, Andy Whiteaker , Partner and Head of Employment at Boyes Turner, is joined by Christian Waida from OpenText and Ben Martin from Wordsmith to talk about what it really takes to balance being both a lawyer and a manager. They dive into how to build a positive team culture where people feel supported, trusted, and motivated to do the...

Mission Possible: Leading, Managing and Delivering   In this episode, Sarah Williamson , Partner and Head of Commercial & Technology at Boyes Turner, sits down with Sharon Evans, former Chief Legal Officer at TotallyMoney, to explore how in-house lawyers can expand their influence and demonstrate value within their organisations. Sharon shares how meeting teams where they are joining stand-ups...

In this transparent and inspiring conversation with Rowan Turrall , Partner in our Dispute Resolution team, Emma Lilley shares her remarkable journey from entering law through clearing (after missing the grades for her preferred music degree) to becoming Head of Legal at SDWorks. Her path challenges every conventional assumption about what makes a successful lawyer, demonstrating how determination...

At the beginning of October we held our annual conference of Heads of Legal and GCs with the theme "Embedding the in-house legal team at the heart of the business" which included expert panels sharing their views. In our next panel session, we spoke about how embedding legal teams into the core of business operations can champion Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in a transformati...

In early October we held our annual conference of Heads of Legal and GCs with the theme "Embedding the in-house legal team at the heart of the business" which included expert panels sharing their views. Our next panel session discussed aligning your legal team with your business's core. Join Rowan Turrall , alongside Maria Passemard from Johnson Matthey and Jamie Fraser , Group Gene...

At the beginning of October we held our annual conference of Heads of Legal and GCs with the theme "Embedding the in-house legal team at the heart of the business" which included expert panels sharing their views. Our first panel session showed how in-house legal teams are becoming pivotal in steering businesses towards sustainability and managing potential risks. Featuring insights from...

In this episode, we dive into everything you need to know about data protection with expert Ben Martin , Director of Privacy at Trustpilot and author of ' GDPR for Startups and Scale-ups ' and Host, Sarah Williamson , Partner and Head of Commercial Technology at Boyes Turner.   Ben Martin shares his unique journey from environmental to data protection law, emphasizing the convergence of...

On 12 October we held our inaugural conference for Heads of Legal and GCs with the theme “Building Growth and Efficiency for in-house legal teams” which included expert panels sharing their views. For our first panel Rowan Turrall , Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution at Boyes Turner was joined by Holly Moore , Lawyer at ITV , Lucie Allen , Managing Director of Barbri , Mark Levine , Managing D...

On 12 October we held our inaugural conference for Heads of Legal and GCs with the theme “Building Growth and Efficiency for in-house legal teams” which included expert panels sharing their views. For our second panel, M&A specialist Chris Dobson , Corporate Partner at Boyes Turner was joined by Mark Blunden , VP and General Counsel EMEA of Culligan and Barbara Keane , General Counsel and Comp...

On 12 October we held our inaugural conference for Heads of Legal and GCs with the theme “Building Growth and Efficiency for in-house legal teams” which included expert panels sharing their views. For our last panel, Sarah Williamson , Head of Commercial and Technology at Boyes Turner was joined by Andrew Cooke , General Counsel of Travelperk , Harry Borovick , General Counsel of Luminance and Joa...

In-House in Conversation features conversations with in-house lawyers talking about their roles and the challenges they face. In this episode, Rowan Turrall , Head of Dispute Resolution at Boyes Turner, talks to Christian Waida of OpenText about managing a legal team across multiple jurisdictions and dealing with a major acquisition.    Episode Links Visit our website Contact us  

Commercial Property update: A look back at the key updates of 2022 and a look forward to 2023 dealing with the aftermath of Coronavirus restrictions. Russell May, Richard Pulford and Jazmin Perry of Boyes Turner’s Dispute Resolution team will be looking back at some of the key updates affecting commercial property in 2022, in particular the impact of the expiry of the mandatory arbitration scheme...

Construction update: A look back at the key cases of 2022 and a look forward to 2023. Rowan Turrall and Carly Dodds of Boyes Turner’s Dispute Resolution team look back at some of the key construction cases of 2022 and consider the practical implications for those in the industry. They then take a look ahead at some of the changes that may be on the horizon for 2023. This breakfast seminar podcast...

In-House in Conversation features conversations with in-house lawyers talking about their roles and the challenges they face.  In this episode, Rowan Turrall, Head of Dispute Resolution at Boyes Turner talks to Emily Garvey, Chief Legal Officer of Westcoast Group about her first in-house role as Westcoast’s first in-house lawyer.     Episode Links Visit our website Contact us  

Janey Rankin, Trainee Solicitor interviews Barry Stanton, Partner and Head of the Employment and Immigration team. In this episode, Barry describes his experience becoming a lawyer and how it was something he wanted to do since a young age. He has had an extensive career and after working with Boyes Turner for the last 21 years he tells us his favourite aspect of his career so far.   Episode Links...

In this podcast, Emma O’Connor, Director and Head of HR Training, is joined by Carolyn Sykes of Raise Your Gaze www.raiseyourgaze.coach to discuss why menopause should be on the HR agenda.  With 1 in 10 women reportedly leaving the workforce due to menopause, at a time when retention and recruitment are tricky topics, this is an issue HR cannot ignore.  Emma and Carolyn discuss how can businesses...

Aimee Gaston, Trainee Solicitor interviews Julie Marsh, Partner in the Medical Negligence Team. Julie has been with the firm for over 14 years starting out as a trainee and recently being appointed as a Partner. Julie talks about her experience being a newly appointed Partner and how she balances it all.   Episode Links Visit our website Contact us  

In this podcast, we flip the idea of tales from the top and instead of answering the questions Boyes Turner’s Partner, Julie Marsh gets to ask the questions to our two trainees Meg Manganaro and Aimee Gaston. Julie talks to the trainees about their time at the firm so far. Meg and Amy answer interesting questions about what made them want to become a solicitor, what a typical day in the life of a...

In this episode Paul Lowery, Head of Wills, Trusts and Probate talks to Sophie Payne, Senior Associate in Boyes Turner’s Corporate team about sole directors and shareholders of private companies and the potential pitfalls that can occur in the event of their death.   Episode Links Visit our website Contact us  

In this podcast Boyes Turner’s Meg Manganaro is joined by Kim Milan, Senior Partner and Head of Personal Injury at the firm. Meg and Kim discuss highlights of Kim’s career, how she became Senior Partner and the responsibilities of the role, and what further impact she plans to make at the firm.   Episode Links Visit our website Contact us  

In this special episode, recorded live at the Law Society in London, Margarita Sivakova, co-founder and CEO of Ukrainian start-up Legal Nodes, tells Joanna Goodman about her dramatic escape from Kyiv, where she was visiting family, when war broke out. Since returning to London, Margarita has been running Legal Nodes remotely, supporting her team and their families, many of whom are still in Ukrain...

Julie Marsh, Medical Negligence Partner interviews Bobby Griffin after his elective amputation. Bobby was a motorcyclist involved in a road traffic accident and was left with an injury to his left lower limb. He went on to choose to become a below knee amputee and forge a medal winning career as a Team GB parabadminton player.   Episode Links Visit our website Contact us  

As employers how can we drive forward inclusive workplaces? What are the benefits of engaging with a diversity awareness and training programme? What are the legal risks of failing to do so? In our latest podcast, Emma O’Connor, Director, speaks to Chico Chakravorty Founder of Doing Diversity Differently ( www.doingdiversitydifferently.com ) about just that : thinking differently about their ED+I...

The Curious Lounge is a space in Reading town centre for people to meet, listen and learn. It opened in November 2019, three months before the pandemic struck, and immediately had to pivot online. Now it has re-opened as a community workspace and training centre, co-founder and chief mischief maker Louize Clarke tells Joanna Goodman how The Curious Lounge team – and Bernard the (girl) dog – are br...