In this episode of Lawcast we discuss the impact of the GDPR on the financial services sector since its enforcement. In the first of a series of episodes that will look at what effect the GDPR has had on different sectors, Rhiannon Webster, Head of Information Law at DAC Beachcroft, talks to Senior Associate, Charlotte Halford. Together they discuss the GDPR compliance challenges financial services companies are now facing due to the ever increasing technological developments. Support the show (http://www.dacbeachcroft.com)

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The impact of the GDPR on the financial services sector two years on

In our latest episode of Lawcast, our experts Emma Fuller and Helen Mason look at the latest updates and developments in vehicle hire and damage claims.The podcast summarises the outputs from our recent hire and damage workshops. This episode includes discussions on the impact of COVID-19 both in the long and short term. Part two, which will follow shortly, will discuss case law and reform as well as vehicle hire fraud.Support the show (http://www.dacbeachcroft.com)

Vehicle hire and damage workshop: Part one

In our latest episode of Lawcast, our experts Thomas Jordan and Jonathan Mitchell look at the latest updates and developments in Disease claims.They look at a wide variety of topics including the latest information on COVID-19, the potential risk of Legionnaires’ disease for businesses following lockdown, Occupational Stress (could boredom be classed as a workplace illness?), an update on the Roundup settlement which was recently handed down in the US, and the latest in Asbestos claims.Support the show (http://www.dacbeachcroft.com)

An update on Disease Claims (July 2020)

In this latest episode of Lawcast we take a look at the recent case of London Borough of Tower Hamlets v A & KF, which looks at the legal guidance around determining whether a person has capacity to make their own decisions about where they live and the care they receive.Sarah Woods (Senior Associate) and Helen Dandridge (Associate) discuss the case and seek to demystify the details in order to generate clarity around the issues and provide useful insight for more practical application and context.Support the show (http://www.dacbeachcroft.com)

Mental capacity: Demystifying legal tests around capacity to make decisions

In this episode of Lawcast we focus on homeworking during 'lockdown', and the effects that this has had on the health and safety of the country’s workforce.Chris Baranowski, Regulatory Partner at DAC Beachcroft hosts the discussion with experts Ed Milne (Director, Guildford Ergonomics), Carolyn Yeoman (Business Psychologist, Highly Yeoman Limited) and DAC beachcroft's Head of Regulatory, Sally Roff.Support the show (http://www.dacbeachcroft.com)

The effects of homeworking during 'lockdown'

In this episode of Lawcast we look at the issue of work place stress which will be discussed by Catrin Davis, Clare Hughes-Williams, Sophie Ruffles and Sally Roff from our Solicitors Risk team.Work place stress is a hot topic and the newly implemented Standards and Regulations for solicitors and the role of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) will place more responsibility on employers to safeguard employees. In this episode we discuss the key issues around workplace stress, mental health and how the overall wellbeing of colleagues is key to the health of its business.Please click here to read further on the topic.Support the show (http://www.dacbeachcroft.com)

Wellness and the Workplace

In this latest episode of Lawcast we discuss the future of property claims.Following our Claims Solutions Group Property Future Series Conference, Sarah Dodd and Ann Isaacs take a look at some of the hot topics highlighted at the event. These included the impact that Japanese Knotweed claims are having on Local Authorities and Insurers, how Climate Change is driving new types of insurance claims, the rise in Cavity Wall Insulation claims, and how Cyber threats can by physical as well as digital.Support the show (http://www.dacbeachcroft.com)

The Future of Property Claims

In this episode of Lawcast we examine the difficult issues which arise when things go wrong between solicitors and their clients.Law firms and risk lawyers often want to know how to deal with difficult issues which arise when things go wrong between solicitors and their clients. In this episode, Clare Hughes-Williams, Tom Bedford and Laura Stewart from our Insurance team discuss how best to handle these difficult situations, and share some anonymised examples of how some difficult situations were managed in the past year.Support the show (http://www.dacbeachcroft.com)

When things go wrong between solicitors and their clients

In this episode of Lawcast we discuss the interesting and potentially important decision of Master Davison in the Mustard v Flower & Ors case, which focuses on the matter of covert recording during medical examinations and whether this is admissible as evidence. Ciaran Claffey, a Senior Associate in Clinical Risk at DACB, is joined by Adrian Cottam, a Partner in DAC Beachcroft's CSG team who specialises in catastrophic personal injury cases, including brain injury. Adrian and Ciaran set the background and the context for Master Davison's decision, dissect the important issues that had to be addressed in this case, and discuss the outcome of what the Master decided. Support the show (http://www.dacbeachcroft.com)

Is it fair game for a claimant to covertly record examinations by medical experts?

In this latest episode of Lawcast we explore some of the biggest risks currently facing law firms, specifically the sensitive issue of #MeToo in the workplace. DAC Beachcroft’s partner and expert in professional risk, Clare Hughes-Williams, takes a look at what has happened with #MeToo in the workplace thus far and what this means for employers. She is joined by Catrin Davies and Tom Bedford, all of whom are specialists in defending law firms in relation to civil claims and professional disciplinary proceedings brought by the Solicitors Regulation Authority against both firms and individuals.For further information please see our recently published 'Risk Register 2019'.Support the show

#MeToo in the workplace

DAC Beachcroft discusses the key themes that arose in their recent Regulatory Future Series Conferences.Following the recent success of our Regulatory Future Series Conferences, Chris Baranowski, Regulatory Partner, and Colin Moore, Regulatory Partner, highlight some of the key topics that where discussed at the events: including the future impact of technology on health and safety including cyber risks, the future of sentencing, and the potential future road risks arising from in-vehicle technology.Support the show

The Future of Regulation and Health & Safety

Created by DAC Beachcroft, this podcast examines legal topics across the full range of business sectors: from insurance, cyber risks, health regulation and NHS policy, real estate, commercial law and employment law. We publish podcasts on Wednesdays, and aim to examine the hottest topics in law and to address the questions and challenges faced by legal professionals and business professionals in the UK and internationally.

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