The Legal Spectrum Podcast
Episodes
38 episodes
Cryptocurrencies and charitable donations: What do charities need to know?
Charlotte Campbell, Director of Fundraising and Operations at the Children's Heart Unit Fund (Chuf), joins us to talk about the charity's involvement with cryptocurrency, detailing the process of accepting crypto donations and the accompanying ...
Going Green: embracing environmental sustainability
As the world's attention becomes increasingly focused on taking responsibility for the environment, environmental sustainability is an issue that charities, like the rest of society, simply cannot afford to ignore. Alison Jones, Senior Associat...
From vision to reality: bringing a major project to life (Lilidorei)
Mark Brassell, Chief Executive Officer of Alnwick Garden Trust, joins us to discuss Lilidorei, an educational children’s play park, which cost £18.5m and created more than 60 new jobs in the region. The ambitious project took seven years from c...
Small charities, BIG ambitions: achieving fast-paced growth with True Colours Theatre
Alisar Taylor, founder and CEO, and Shannon Charters, makaton lead, both of True Colours Theatre, join Alison Jones and Carla Boaks to discuss the charity’s impressive growth in a short space of time.True Colours Theatre is an inclusive ...
Responsible decision making
Rob Williamson, chief executive of the Community Foundation serving Northumberland and Tyne & Wear, and James Garbutt, investment director at Rathbones, join Samantha Pritchard and Alison Jones of Muckle LLP to discuss how the Community Fou...
Centring Lived Experience with Parkinson’s UK
Gary Shaughnessy, chair of Parkinson’s UK, joins Samantha Pritchard and Alison Jones of Muckle LLP to discuss the incredible physical challenges he’s taken part in to manage his own condition and to raise awareness and funds for Parkinson’s UK,...
Tyneside Cinema: from curtain down to a brighter future
Nic Greenan, CEO and Custodian of Tyneside Cinema, joins Samantha Pritchard to discuss the importance of the relationship between a CEO and a charity’s board of trustees, particularly when finances are squeezed, as well as the cinema’s future a...
'What makes a great board?' with New Writing North
In this month's episode, Fiona Melvin and Matt Forster of New Writing North join Alison Jones and Victoria Walton in our Sports, Education, and Charities team to discuss what makes a good board.New Writing North is a charity that unites ...
Is a four-day workweek too good to be true?
Is a four-day workweek too good to be true? In this month's episode, Alison Dunn, CEO of the Society Matters Group at Citizens Advice Gateshead, joins Samantha Pritchard and Jill Donabie to discuss the four-day workweek, debunking ...
Charity Matters: Trustee Week Special
To celebrate Trustees Week, we’re proud to be hosting a brand-new podcast, which will cover a range of topics related to trusteeship, from the advantages of being a trustee to the key challenges.Our people are trustees and governors of ...
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How are charities using AI?
In this month’s episode, Michelle Cooper, CEO of Point North Community Foundation, and Tom Neill-Eagle, Co-Founder of AI-powered platform Plinth, join Alison Jones to explore how artificial intelligence is being used in the charity sector.<...
Digital in the charity sector
In this month’s episode, Alison Jones is joined by Paul Coby, CIO at Persimmon Homes and Trustee at MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology), alongside Emily Cecile-Pritchard, Director of Digital at MOLA, to explore digital in the charity sector.
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Episode 1 – The key to the successful delivery of a development project
What are the key considerations to ensure everything runs smoothly on your construction development project? In this first episode in a podcast series from Muckle LLP, we introduce some of the factors we’ll be exploring in more detail in coming...
Episode 2 - The importance of setting clear objectives and outcomes before starting your development project
How can you make sure you’re delivering in the right way, on time and on budget when working on a development project? Lucilla Waugh from Muckle LLP is joined by Carol Cairns from Northumbrian Water Group who shares her experience when it comes...
Episode 3 - Financing your development project
How should you go about financing your development project? Legal experts from Muckle LLP explore the key considerations. Contributors
Episode 4 – Project structure
In this episode Jason Wainwright, managing partner and real estate lawyer at Muckle LLP, talks to
Episode 5 - Setting up your development project team
What do you need to consider when appointing individuals to your project team? In this episode, legal experts from Muckle LLP’s Employment team discuss the intricacies and the legal implications of the various ways you can recruit to ensure you...
Episode 6 - Procurement considerations for development projects
Procurement can sometimes get slightly overlooked when planning a development project, often seen as something only relevant to the public sector. However, it can have implications for developers, contractors and professional service providers,...
Episode 7 – Public procurement frameworks
In this episode, Alison Walton, partner and head of procurement at Muckle is joined by Jonathan Parker from Pagabo, a framework provider catering specifically to developer-led projects. They discuss the f...
Episode 8 – Project sites
In this episode, Joanne Davison, partner in our Education team, is joined by James Armstrong and Richard Nixon, partners in our Real Estate team, to discuss the importance of good preparation in relation to development projects. They cover topi...
moving to agile
In this first episode we invite Dianne Sharp from DKS Straightforward to discuss our journey to agile working, with Jason Wainwright, our Managing Partner, Debbie McCormack our Director of Operations and Designer Simon Grundy of Simon Grundy Co...
restarting right
With a phased restart starting to gather pace, and businesses making adjustments in order to re-open quickly, the economy is facing issues which have never been faced before. Practical and legal issues arise in relation to supply chain, e...
data and COVID-19
The impact of Lockdown focused more attention on data than ever before and businesses have many questions. How has COVID-19 changed how businesses record and manage data as businesses restart in the new normal? What should businesse...
manufacturing during COVID-19
For many businesses, going digital has been the key for survival during the pandemic, but it's not that straightforward for the manufacturing sector. North Shields based Bay Plastics<...
it's a tenants market out there
There’s been substantial legislation to protect tenants from forfeiture and eviction during the current pandemic. And while this has been welcomed by many businesses, it has put commercial landlords under increasing pressure with many having di...
