The Legal Room UK
Episodes
English Language Requirements for Skilled Worker Visas: What’s Changing in 2026?
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All in a Day’s Work on The Legal Room UK, host Alex Harper is joined by Usof Shah to unpack the key updates to the English langu...
All in a Day's Work - The Role of Acas in Resolving Workplace Disputes
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Cassie Blackledge and Alex Harper lift the lid on what really happens during Acas negotiations. From early conciliation to last-minu...
All in a Day's Work - Mediation At Work: What you Need to Know
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Hannah King and Alex Harper explore how mediation can help resolve workplace disputes before they escalate. From personality clashes ...
All in a Day's Work - Discrimination Arising from Disability: Legal Insights
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Jo Boxhall and Alex Harper unpack Section 15 of the Equality Act 2010. They discuss what “discrimination arising from disability”...
All in a Day's Work - Making Sense of IR35 and Off-Payroll Rules
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Tom Hyatt and Alex Harper are breaking down IR35 and the off-payroll rules. Discussing what they mean, when they apply, and how to st...
Redundancy Update – the De Banks Haycocks Case and the Employment Rights Bill
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Matt and Alex are running through the general updates to redundancy processes in light of both the De Banks Haycocks case, as well as ...
What does the Employment Rights Bill mean for Leisure and Hospitality?
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does the Employment Rights Bill mean for Leisure and Hospitality? by The Legal Room UK
All in a Day's Work Immigration Update – Skilled Worker Visa Changes
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Usof and Alex are discussing the skilled worker visa changes which came into force on 22 July 2025. They are discussing the changes t...
All in a Day's Work - Maternity, Paternity Leave and SPL
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Cassie Blackledge and Alex Harper will be discussing employment rights of parents and parents to be. They will run through the law as...
All in a Day's Work - TUPE Transfers in Corporate Transactions
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Alex Harper and Hannah King dive into the key employment issues that arise during corporate transactions in the UK. Whether you're na...
All in a Day's Work: The US Influence on DE&I in the UK
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Matt Jenkin and Alex Harper are discussing the US influence on DE&I in the UK. We briefly discuss the changes in the US in respect of...
All in a Day's Work - Neonatal Care & Leave
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this month’s episode, Jo Boxhall and Alex Harper are following the introduction of the new right to neonatal leave and neonatal pay. They’re lo...
All in a Day’s Work: Failure to Make Reasonable Adjustments
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this month’s episode, Jo Boxhall and Alex Harper are following the introduction to disability discrimination by doing a deep-dive into the failur...
Family Law Unwrapped: Cohabitation Agreements - Do You Need One?
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Family Law series, we speak to Daniel Piddington, barrister at College Chambers in Southampton regarding some of the situations...
All in a Day's Work - The Employment Tribunal Process
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Hannah King and Alex Harper are giving an overview of the practical and legal process of bringing and defending Employment Tribunal c...
Family Law Unwrapped: Living together - what you need to know
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Family Law series, we speak to Daniel Piddington, barrister at College Chambers in Southampton regarding some of the situations...
All in a Day’s Work: Partner Visas to the UK
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 require...
Lasting Power of Attorney or Deputyship
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast Kelly Hurst and Steph Collins, from our Private Wealth and Inheritance department, discuss the differences between Powers of Attorney ...
Our Family Wizard – discussing the importance of parenting apps and parental communication.
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 relations...
All in a Day's Work: Introduction to Disability Discrimination
01 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Jo Boxhall and Alex Harper are running through an introduction to disability discrimination under UK law. They’re looking at what i...
Enforcing a County Court Judgment (CCJ) – Where to start?
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Many people assume that once you have obtained a County Court Judgment (CCJ), collecting the money will be straightforward. However, the reality can b...
All in a Day's Work: Preventing Sexual Harassment with a Standalone Policy
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 discus...
All in a Day's Work: New Tipping Act
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this month’s All in a Day’s Work, Alice Finniear and Alex Harper are discussing the new Tipping Act and associated Code of Practice. We’re b...
All in a Day's Work - Off the Record Conversations
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All in a Day’s Work, Hannah King and Alex Harper from Herrington Carmichael are discussing off the record conversations. Hannah ...
All in a Day's Work - Immigration Requirements for Mergers and Acquisitions
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All in a Day’s Work Usof Shah and Alex Harper from the Employment and Immigration team at Herrington Carmichael are discussing th...
Family Law Unwrapped: Financial settlements – discussing the principles of “sharing” and “needs”.
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Family Law series, we look at the principles that surround “sharing” and also “needs” when considering financial matter...
All in a Day's Work - Flexible Working Requests
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Harper and Sam Gray from the Employment team at Herrington Carmichael are discussing flexible working. We’ll be looking at what a statutory re...
Family Law Unwrapped: Co-parenting, where do we start?
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Family Law series, we look at all things co-parenting. We will talk about ways in which parents may navigate the complexities t...
All in a Day's Work - New Positive Duty To Prevent Sexual Harassment In The Workplace
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of All in a Day’s Work by the Employment team at Herrington Carmichael covers the new Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010...
Family Law Unwrapped: Mediation and Collaborative Law – an introduction to these processes.
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Family Law series, Paul Wild looks at the mediation process, and what to consider when using the mediation process, and what pa...
All in a Day's Work - Unfair Dismissal Claims
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This month’s episode of All in a Day’s Work by the Employment team in Herrington Carmichael covers unfair dismissal claims in the Employment Tribu...
The Importance of a Will
21 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Isabella Milnes-James is joined by Natasha Lawrance and Mark Aldridge, Paralegals in the Private Wealth and Inheritance department at...
All in a Day's Work - Employment Law Changes 2024
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the All in a Day’s Work series, we are running through the Employment law changes that are coming into force in 2024. Alex Harpe...
Family Law Unwrapped: Child Arrangements – where do we start?
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of our Family Law series, we discuss where we start with child arrangement matters and what we need to consider when deciding how to m...
All in a Day's Work - Immigration Law Changes in 2024
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This month's episode covers the changes that are coming into force in immigration law from Spring 2024. Alex Harper and Usof Shah will be discussing w...
Family Law Unwrapped: Pre-Nuptial Agreements – things to consider
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of the new Family Law series, we focus on Valentine’s Day and in particular Pre-Nuptials and what couples need to consider whe...
All in a Days Work - Introduction to Post Termination Restrictions
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Herrington Carmichael’s All in a Day’s Work Employment and Immigration Law podcast, we are discussing post termination restrict...
Family Law Unwrapped: Navigating Separation in the New Year.
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of the new Family Law series, we focus on how the Christmas and New Year period impacts upon relationships and families. We will ...
All In a Day's Work: Introduction to Religious and Philosophical Beliefs
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the month of new year’s resolutions, not to mention dry January and Veganuary, this episode will cover an introduction into what a philosophical ...
All in a Day's Work: Introduction to Redundancy
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this month's episode, we will cover an introduction into managing a redundancy process. We will discuss when a redundancy process may be needed and...
All in a Day's Work: Race Discrimination
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this month's episode, we will cover an introduction into discrimination with a particular focus on race discrimination under the Equality Act. We ...
All in a Day's Work: Senior or Specialist Worker Visas (Global Business Mobility)
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this month’s episode we will be covering the Senior or Specialist Worker Visa (Global Business Mobility). We will be discussing the eligibility c...
Unfair Prejudice Claims – an introductory guide.
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast Stephen Baker and Ishwari Sharma, dispute resolution lawyers at Herrington Carmichael, discuss the principles that apply when a shareh...
All in a Days Work: Introduction to TUPE
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sam Gray and Tom Hyatt, Employment Solicitors at Herrington Carmichael discuss the basic principles of TUPE including when a transfer...
All in a Day's Work: What is ESG?
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month’s episode is an introduction to environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) for Employers. We will be providing an overview of...
All in a Day's Work: Introduction to Employment Tribunal Claims
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month’s episode is an introduction to Employment Tribunal claims. We will be providing an overview of employment tribunal claims and the Tribu...
All in a Day’s Work: 2023 Statement of Changes for Immigration
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month's episode covers the statement of changes to the Immigration Rules, which was published on 9 March 2023. We will be looking at the introduc...
All in a Day’s Work: Menopause at work
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month's episode covers menopause in the workplace. We will discuss how employers can help support employees experiencing the symptoms of the men...
All in a Day's Work: References and Regulatory References
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month's episode covers references, with a focus on regulatory references in the Financial Services sector. We will be looking at what the legal ...
Disputing Inheritance - What is contentious probate?
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you looking to contest a Will or perhaps you are experiencing a probate or inheritance dispute? Our dispute resolution team are talking about Will...
What is Adverse Possession?
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adverse possession is a legal principle by which an individual who is not the legal owner of land can become the legal owner by being in possession of...
FAQs: What is a Trust and how can Trusts be used?
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Emma and Nicole are talking about Trusts and looking at the Frequently asked questions surrounding them: What is a Trust ? How is a Trust set up? H...
All in Day's Work: Skilled Worker Visas
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month’s episode covers skilled worker visas. Usof Shah and Samuel Gray will be discussing eligibility requirements for the visa as well as the ...
All in a Day's Work: Changing Contractual Terms
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month’s episode covers changing contractual terms. Samuel Gray and Tom Hyatt will be talking about how an employer can change contractual term...
All in a Day’s Work: Discretionary Benefits
03 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month’s episode covers discretionary benefits. The episode will focus on what discretionary benefits employers can offer and how those benefit...
All in a Day’s Work: Has the HR Grinch stolen Christmas?
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This month’s episode covers the Christmas period, both the run up to and the bank holidays in between. We will be looking at why Christmas can be s...
Top Tips for correctly filing company shares
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michelle Lamberth - Corporate Governance specialist, sheds some light on the importance of accurately filing new share allotments, and share changes w...
All in a Day’s Work: Sponsor Licences
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This month’s episode will be an overview of sponsor licences. We will be looking at how businesses hire non-UK nationals, the process of obtaining a...
Top tips for transferring company shares
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michelle Lamberth - Corporate Governance specialist, explains how transferring company shares is not as simple as you may think, and the processes you...
All in a Day’s Work: Data Protection in the Workplace
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This month’s episode covers data protection in the workplace. We will be looking at what the laws on data protection currently require, what change...
Top Tips for registering your company with Companies House
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michelle Lamberth - Corporate Governance specialist, explains the common errors that occur when people fill out an incorporation form, without the hel...
All in a Day’s Work: Employment Contracts in a Nutshell
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This month’s episode provides an overview of Employment Contracts. We will be discussing employment contracts, including what you need to include i...
All in a Day’s Work: Holiday and Annual Leave
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This month's episode covers holiday and annual leave. We will provide an overview of all things related to holiday and annual leave, including what e...
Mitigating Rising Costs In B2B Commercial Law Contracts
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Mark Chapman – Partner, and Cesare McArdle – Legal Director within our commercial team, discuss the rising costs for UK businesses...
All in a Day’s Work: Worker and Employee Rights
04 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This month’s episode covers the different types of employment status. We will provide an overview of the rights attributed to each type of employme...
All in a Day's Work: Employee Inductions
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This month we are looking at employee inductions. Hannah King and Usof Shah will consider what these are, why they are important and what areas emplo...
Contentious Insolvency – Transactions at an Undervalue
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our team explains the process around insolvency, looking at transactions at an undervalue, looking at case examples where this might happen and what h...
All in a Day's Work: Right to Work Checks
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This month's episode covers right to work checks. Usof Shah and Jack Rose will be discussing the legal requirement to conduct right to work checks an...
All in a Day’s Work: Managing Absence
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This month’s episode covers employee absence from work. Jack Rose and Alex Harper talk through employee absences both from the perspective of an em...
All in a Day’s Work: Managing Performance
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The next episode of the All in a Day’s Work series looks at managing employee performance. Employment Lawyers Alex Harper and Nicola O’Dwyer are c...
All in a Day’s Work: Grievances
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This month’s podcast covers grievances at work. Employment Lawyers Alex Harper and Nicola O’Dwyer talk through the ins and outs of grievances, fro...
Intellectual Property Law & NFTs (Non-fungible tokens)
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Intellectual Property Law - A discussion relating to NFTs (Non-fungible tokens) - what are they, what does it mean and some potentially surprising inf...
Battle of the Forms - Contract Law
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Contract Law - battle of the forms- a discussion around the importance of properly incorporating your terms and conditions in business to business arr...
All in a Day’s Work: Disciplinary Processes
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The first in Herrington Carmichael’s “All in a Day’s Work” series, this episode looks at the disciplinary process used by employers in respect...
Residential Landlords and COVID
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast will be looking at the practical difficulties caused by COVID emergency restrictions in using the Court process to remove tenants from r...
Commercial Lease Break Notices and Pitfalls for Tenants
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast will be discussing the common errors commercial tenants make when deciding to end their commercial lease early by using the Break entitle...
An FRI Lease – What is an FRI Lease?
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode our Property team talk about FRI leases and the difference between the position for both a commercial lease and a residential lease. T...
Lasting Power of Attorney
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our Private Client team talk about the what Lasting Power of Attorney does, what it covers and the importance of making Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA...
Disputes: The issues of being an executor
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Being an Executor is an important role both for ensuring that the wishes of the person who died are carried out but also for ensuring that all the adm...
Disputes: Co-ownership and the sale of your jointly owned property
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast we look at selling property that is jointly owned and how a breakdown of a relationship between cohabitees impacts of on the sale of a...
Disputes: The debt recovery process
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Being paid on time is essential to any business. Taking control of debts minimises their impact and having effective ways to improve cash flow secures...
Inheritance Tax Planning: Top 10 Tips
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Inheritance Tax has not gone away. It may be less of a problem for many families than it was a few years ago but for any single person with an estate ...
What is a CVA (Company Voluntary Arrangement)?
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A CVA is a legally binding agreement with your company's creditors to allow a proportion of its debts to be paid back over time. Our podcast will look...
Disputing Wills
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A poorly drafted will can create uncertainty concerning the intentions of the deceased as to how their assets were to be distributed. The dispute res...
Limitations of Liability
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The clauses which set out the limitations of liability and the cap on liability are fundamental provisions for both a buyer and a seller – but why? ...
What happens after a management company has been handed over by developers?
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What happens after a management company has been handed over by developers? This is the third podcast on property management companies and covers mat...
Standard Terms and Conditions
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What are the key points to look out for in standard terms and conditions within a business to business context? What does a ‘battle of the forms’ ...
Transfer of property management from developers to property owners
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Transfer of property management from developers to property owners In my first podcast we considered what a property management company was and who be...
Breach of Contract
20 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Considering contracts and their termination in a business to business context. What you can do if you have breached a contract and what mechanisms are...
Residential Landlord Changes in 2020
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The law for residential landlords has been changing quite rapidly over the last decade, what should landlords and tenants be aware of in 2020?
Pitfalls of DIY Wills
13 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pitfalls of DIY Wills: Why would you need a solicitor to prepare a Will, when you can do a DIY version online a bit cheaper?
Property Management – What is a property management company?
12 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This first podcast on property management companies considers what their purpose is and who benefits from them.
Disability discrimination in the workplace
12 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When might someone be considered disabled?
IR Global - working within an international network
02 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Canham talks to IR Global about being part of the network, how it works for us, developing strategic partnerships internationally with other memb...
The Legal Room UK Podcast - an introduction
18 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Legal Room UK podcast. In future episodes you'll be hearing from a diverse range of specialist lawyers offering expertise on a variet...