The Boyes Turner LLP Podcast

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.

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 support those who are suffering or managing their menopause symptoms, raise awareness of menopause within their workplace and champion and empower women at work.

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.

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 trainee is and the difficulties that they may face.

Claire Roantree, Partner in the Personal Injury team is joined by Doctor Ian McCurdie a consultant in rehabilitation medicine and Allyson Ballard an occupational therapist who are co-founders of Remedy Healthcare UK to talk about rehabilitation in complex trauma/musculoskeletal injuries and amputation.

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.

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.

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 Ukraine’s war zone, pivoting the business and launching new Web3 products. Margarita takes us through her fascinating personal and professional journey from law student in London to tech entrepreneur and wartime CEO.

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.

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 bringing the creative magic of community back to Reading, with digital skills and sales training that helps young people find their superpowers and get jobs, and opens the eyes of local companies to the diverse talent on their doorstep.

In this fourth and final episode in our series of contentious probate podcasts, they will be discussing the removal of executors and administrators if a beneficiary or someone else interested in a deceased’s estate considers that they are not carrying out their duties properly as regards the administration of the deceased’s estate.

In this podcast Boyes Turner’s Emma O’Connor is joined by Ian Feaver, Managing Director of Arteel UK Limited.  Emma and Ian discuss the importance of employee engagement and explore how businesses can create and maintain a of sense of purpose and togetherness however or wherever their workforce is working.  They also discuss how technology can assist us, but not drive engagement as well as the importance of aligning behaviours with company values, recognising our colleagues’ good behaviours and developing a sense of social togetherness.

Signal AI uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to connect the dots between multiple data sources, helping organisations cut through the noise and uncover information that they need. CEO and co-founder David Benigson joins Joanna Goodman to share his entrepreneur's journey from a start-up in his parents’ garage to an international company with over 600 global clients. He outlines some of Signal AI’s high-profile work around G7 governments’ Covid-19 response, and President Biden’s first 100 days in office.

Listen to Rowan Turrall as she talks to Ally Tow in the first of a series of episodes discussing contentious probate matters. In this second episode they discuss the importance of including instructions in your will as regards matters which go beyond the usual financial provisions of what should happen to your home or money in your bank.

The exponential growth in online data and services has made data management an essential requirement for many businesses. Redstor was launched 23 years ago and has evolved into an AI-powered smart data management platform. Reading entrepreneur CEO and co-founder Paul Evans guides Joanna Goodman through his journey from lawyer to tech founder with detours into opera singing and Silicon Valley tech.

Wireless Logic is Europe’s leading machine to machine and IoT (Internet of Things) platform provider. It provides the technology behind real-time applications like vehicle tracking, electronic payments, wearable/connected healthcare, and food delivery services like Just Eat.

CEO and co-founder Oliver Tucker joins Joanna Goodman to discuss the massive impact of mobilising data and connected devices, transforming everything from supply chain logistics to managing social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Listen to Rowan Turrall as she talks to Ally Tow in the first of a series of episodes discussing contentious probate matters.  In this first episode they discuss changes that have been brought into effect as regards witnessing of wills as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Ruth Meyer, Head of Court of Protection team at Boyes Turner discusses with Charlene Hughes some of the myths around dementia, what it means to be a dementia friend and how they can help. Charlene explains how she became aware of being a dementia friend and educating herself more around the topic of dementia. Not only did she become a dementia friend, but she also went on to complete induction training and she became a dementia friend champion.

With the perfect storm of return to work plans, holiday uncertainty, fatigue and self-isolating putting tremendous pressure on businesses, Emma O’Connor from Boyes Turner’s Employment Group asks Geraldine Joaquim of Mind Your Business how businesses can support their workforces’ mental health.

This is the first episode in a short series looking at property adaptions for people living under the Court of Protection.

Listen to the final episode of our podcast series where Anne Pearson of Boyes Turner's Court of Protection team talks to Ruth Meyer, a professional deputy and the head of the Court of Protection team about capacity and what this means within the Court of Protection.

Listen to the third in our four episode podcast series where Anne Pearson of Boyes Turner's Court of Protection team talks to Ruth Meyer, a professional deputy and the head of the Court of Protection team about her role as a financial deputy in making best interest decisions...

Listen to the second in our four episode podcast series where Anne Pearson of Boyes Turner's Court of Protection team talks to Ruth Meyer, a professional deputy and the head of the Court of Protection team about her role as a financial deputy on a day to day basis...

Listen to the first in our four episode podcast series where Anne Pearson of Boyes Turner's Court of Protection team talks to Ruth Meyer, a professional deputy and the head of the Court of Protection team about her role as a financial deputy...

Paul Lowery of Boyes Turner’s Wills, Trusts and Probate team talks to Danny Curran, Founder/MD of Finders Probate Genealogists featured on BBC1’s Heir Hunters.

Listen to Emma O’Connor as she talks to Ian Clements from Quadriga Health and Safety and asks: health and safety obligations in coronavirus times - what are employer’s obligations?

An overview of Probate and the process that is followed to administer an estate after a person dies

  A discussion about Lasting Powers of Attorney and why you should consider making one

Barry Stanton, a partner in Boyes Turner employment team discusses technology assisted review and AI in e-forensics with Simon Price, VP Sales, OpenText LegalTech and Professor Mark Bishop, who is the professor of cognitive computing at Goldsmiths University of London and the Director of TCIDA (The Centre for Intelligent Data Analytics).

Coaching in a multi generational workforce. Helen Goss speaks to BT Coach Diana Gerrard about how developing diversity of thought through coaching can differentiate your business from its competitors.

Wealth Protection Partner Paul Lowery and Court of Protection partner Ruth Meyer discuss wills and what unmarried partners need to consider as well as the effect of marriage, divorce and second marriages on wills.

Wealth Protection Partner Paul Lowery and Court of Protection partner Ruth Meyer discuss the process of making a will with the Wealth Protection Team at Boyes Turner

Team coaching can help to take a team to the next level by enhancing  the productivity, and collaboration of the team. Team coaching helps teams become more aligned so as to drive strategy more effectively. The benefit is seen in individuals, the team and the business who is doing well but wants to do better or which may be struggling.

As current lockdown measures ease and employers seek to return employees to the workplace, what health and safety and insurance issues should be considered? Emma O’Connor, Head of Training in the Employment Group, discusses health and safety obligations with Ian Clements Managing Director of Quadriga H&S.

An introduction to a series of podcasts presented by Paul Lowery the partner and head of the Wealth Protection team at Boyes Turner and Ruth Meyer the partner and head of the Court of Protection team. Episode 1 presents an introduction to the Wealth Protection team at Boyes Turner and a discussion about how services are being provided during the lockdown. Further episodes will includes discussions on various aspects of wills probate trusts and lasting powers of attorney.

Mark Blunden, Head of Commercial & Technology at Boyes Turner discusses with Professor Mark Bishop, the societal and privacy challenges that surround the planned contact tracing app

In this episode we are look at how coaching can support training so as to really get the best learning for the individual and the organisation. We also discuss whether using a coach with industry knowledge is preferable for those receiving coaching and their organisation.

This podcast looks into the benefits of a coaching culture in times of crisis, highly relevant to the current Covid-19 pandemic

In our next podcast Emma O’Connor talks to Developing Talent’s Gary McEwan about how our leaders can engage and motivate their teams through this time of uncertainty.  However, through this difficult time, there are real opportunities for personal leadership growth, to look after your team – and yourself - and to support their development as well as your own, even though it feels difficult right now.  Initiatives such as having a “people first” agenda, starting meetings by asking your team how they are (and mean it!), as well as to keep driving forward the culture and purpose of your team and organisation can all help, not just your management practice, but also to encourage a sense of togetherness.

Even though these are difficult times, we can still focus on doing the right thing for our teams, developing our own leadership skills and coming out the other side of this stronger and better prepared to face into further uncertainty as and when we need to.

In this time of great change, we ask how do you want your leadership during this time to be remembered?

In our latest podcast Emma O’Connor, Head of Training at Boyes Turner, talks to Geraldine Joaquim of Mind Your Business about how we can all look after our mental health and wellbeing during this difficult and uncertain time.  We also give practical advice to employers about they can support their workforces and develop stress management techniques.

Boyes Turner’s second Covid-19 employer related podcast was recorded on Monday 23 March 2020 and focuses on guidance as at this date. Listen to Emma O’Connor, Senior Associate and Head of Training, discuss the contractual, pay and legal perspectives associated with Covid-19 issues such as holiday pay, sick pay and sickness absence, redundancies as well as a focus on the government’s proposed Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

In the first of our series of podcasts, Emma O’Connor from the Employment Group at Boyes Turner LLP, looks at how can employers support its business and staff during these “unprecedented” times?  Emma, looks at advice not just from government departments but also from ACAS as well as focusing on issues and advice the Group are giving to their own clients. The key themes of the discussion are around being vigilant, prepared as well as flexible (as we can be), in these ever changing times. The podcast is recorded based on advice as at 17 March 2020 (at 3.00pm).  Whilst every business is different and each situation will require its own advice or steps to be taken, there are some practical steps each employer can take to support both their people and business.

We all know that stress leads to reduced productivity – and at its most extreme is can result in absenteeism, grievances and low morale. As HR we champion the message that a happy workforce is a productive one. However, it is not always easy to know who is stressed in our organisations as stress can affect people in different ways, and it isn’t always visible. Organisations are often left wondering how they can manage stress and put into place strategies which help manage team dynamics, creating resilience within our workplaces. Emma O’Connor, Head of Training at Boyes Turner LLP and trainer and author Geraldine Joaquim of Mind Your Business discuss their recent Managing Stress and Building Resilience training event and explain how we can manage not just our own stress and stressors, but also how to build resilience within our teams whilst developing initiatives and driving engagement and productivity.

This podcast was recorded live from Boyes Turner’s HR Conference on 17 October, in London.  As part of Achieving Sustainable Workplace Productivity you’ll hear from our speakers Gary Impett of Vitality Health about the business case for having a wellbeing strategy, Geraldine Joaquim from Mind your Business as to why sleep is such an important part of our wellbeing and productivity and Professor Karina Nielsen as to how we can support our workers who are returning from long term absence.  You will also hear form Barry Stanton, Partner and Emma O’Connor, Head of Training as to how businesses can support, engage and inspire their people to create and achieve long term productivity solutions.

In this episode, Boyes Turner’s Andy Whiteaker, Director, and Emma O'Connor, Head of Training, look ahead to the Employment Group’s London HR Conference on achieving sustainable workforce productivity. The event is free and a must for HR VPs, Directors and senior HR professionals. To register go to https://www.boyesturner.com/event/hr-conference-achieving-sustainable-workforce-productivity/register