The Legal Room UK

Mar 02 2025 83 ep. 10 mins 23
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The Legal Room UK Podcast features a diverse range of specialist lawyers offering expertise on a variety of topics. To make sure you get every episode, remember to subscribe on whatever podcast platform you use. It is brought to you by Herrington Carmichael Solicitors. HC are a fast growing South East law firm offering full service legal advice to UK & international businesses, individuals & families.

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All in a Day’s Work: Failure to Make Reasonable Adjustments

Mar 02 2025 11 mins  
In this month’s episode, Jo Boxhall and Alex Harper are following the introduction to disability discrimination by doing a deep-dive into the failure to make reasonable adjustments. They’re looking at what might happen when an employer fails to make adjustments to accommodate for someone with a disability. They also talk about how employers may want to take a more inclusive app

Family Law Unwrapped: Cohabitation Agreements - Do You Need One?

Feb 12 2025 20 mins  
In this episode of the Family Law series, we speak to Daniel Piddington, barrister at College Chambers in Southampton regarding some of the situations and questions that individuals face when cohabitation is on the cards. We also consider the steps you can take to make your living situation as secure and as stress-free as possible.

All in a Day's Work - The Employment Tribunal Process

Jan 31 2025 19 mins  
In this episode, Hannah King and Alex Harper are giving an overview of the practical and legal process of bringing and defending Employment Tribunal claims in the UK. They run through the broad Tribunal process from lodging the claim, all the way to the final hearing. They also discuss possible strategies during the process and how to use the Employment Tribunal process to maximum

Family Law Unwrapped: Living together - what you need to know

Jan 19 2025 15 mins  
In this episode of the Family Law series, we speak to Daniel Piddington, barrister at College Chambers in Southampton regarding some of the situations and questions that individuals face when cohabitation is on the cards. We also consider the steps you can take to make your living situation as secure and as stress-free as possible.

All in a Day’s Work: Partner Visas to the UK

Jan 02 2025 7 mins  
In this episode Usof Shah and Alex Harper discuss the immigration requirements to bring a partner to the UK. Usof provides an overview of each requirement and the process to submit an application.

Lasting Power of Attorney or Deputyship

Dec 20 2024 5 mins  
In this podcast Kelly Hurst and Steph Collins, from our Private Wealth and Inheritance department, discuss the differences between Powers of Attorney and Deputyship. We will look at how they can be of use to you and why we would recommend everyone enter into a Lasting Power of Attorney.

Our Family Wizard – discussing the importance of parenting apps and parental communication.

Dec 05 2024 15 mins  
In this episode of the Family Law series, we speak to James Evans of Our Family Wizard regarding how parenting apps are vital to helping the relationships between parents and their children when families have separated. We also consider the importance of finding the best way for parents to positively communicate with each other.

All in a Day's Work: Introduction to Disability Discrimination

Dec 01 2024 12 mins  
In this episode Jo Boxhall and Alex Harper are running through an introduction to disability discrimination under UK law. They’re looking at what it means to be “disabled” for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010, what types of discrimination can be claimed and what obligations or duties employers might have in respect of their employees.

Enforcing a County Court Judgment (CCJ) – Where to start?

Nov 24 2024 9 mins  
Many people assume that once you have obtained a County Court Judgment (CCJ), collecting the money will be straightforward. However, the reality can be far more complex. In this podcast Jake Gatley and Florrie Aylward from the Commercial Litigation Team at Herrington Carmichael discuss the practicalities of enforcing a CCJ. Join us as we discuss some of the key enforcement options

All in a Day's Work: Preventing Sexual Harassment with a Standalone Policy

Oct 31 2024 18 mins  
With the new positive duty for employers to prevent sexual harassment which came into force on 26 October 2024, Alex Harper and Matt Jenkin are discussing the important role that a standalone sexual harassment policy is likely to play in demonstrating compliance with these new obligations.