Welcome to The Legal Lounge, where you'll hear from Amanda and her team of lawyers from Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors talking about many aspects of law in England and Wales. During the series you'll hear from special guests, industry experts and local charities. In this episode, Morgan Hanley and Emily Mouland, solicitors in the Court of Protection team, discuss the day-to-day role of a property and financial affairs deputy, explaining the difference between lay deputies and professional deputies an...
Apr 28, 2025•26 min•Ep. 122
Welcome to our mini series, hosted by Laura Weir. During "Her Legal Story", we'll shine a spotlight on some of the talented women at Lanyon Bowdler. The beauty of these conversations is that Laura knows very little about her guest's career stories. Today Emma Deering is in the hot seat. Emma's a partner in the Private Client Team and based in the Conwy office. See her LB profile here: https://www.lblaw.co.uk/about-us/our-people/emma-deering/ Listen out for more "Her Legal Story" episodes, releas...
Apr 24, 2025•17 min•Ep. 16
Welcome to The Legal Lounge, where you'll hear from Amanda and her team of lawyers from Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors talking about many aspects of law in England and Wales. During the series you'll hear from special guests, industry experts and local charities. In this podcast, Philippa Pearson chats with a former colleague about starting their careers working in London and what spurred them on to move from the city and what drew them to Lanyon Bowdler. Both reference the quality of work they enjoy...
Apr 21, 2025•20 min•Ep. 120
Welcome to The Legal Lounge, where you'll hear from Amanda and her team of lawyers from Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors talking about many aspects of law in England and Wales. During the series you'll hear from special guests, industry experts and local charities. In this episode, Saffia Keegan from our Residential Property Team chats with Aimee Johnson from the Private Client Team. They talk about the process of selling a property which forms part of an individual's estate after they've died. Saffia ...
Apr 14, 2025•33 min•Ep. 119
Welcome to The Legal Lounge, where you'll hear from Amanda and her team of lawyers from Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors talking about many aspects of law in England and Wales. During the series you'll hear from special guests, industry experts and local charities. In this episode, clinical negligence lawyers Lucy Small and Phoebe Blythin explain how, whilst not policy across the NHS as of yet, the introduction of Martha's rule has come about. Martha lost her life at the age of 13 after developing seps...
Apr 07, 2025•8 min•Ep. 118
Welcome to The Legal Lounge, where you'll hear from Amanda and her team of lawyers from Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors talking about many aspects of law in England and Wales. During the series you'll hear from special guests, industry experts and local charities. In this episode, Dawn Humphries chats with Victoria Sugden, Charity Director of the League of Friends at Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital in Gobowen. Victoria talks about her career, how it moulded her and the rewarding role ...
Mar 31, 2025•33 min•Ep. 117
Welcome to The Legal Lounge, where you'll hear from Amanda and her team of lawyers from Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors talking about many aspects of law in England and Wales. During the series you'll hear from special guests, industry experts and local charities. In this episode, we welcome Andrew Jenkins, who speaks with solicitor Debbie Humphries. Andrew talks about his background. Being involved in a road traffic accident in 1999, he sustained a brain injury, which eventually led him to becoming a...
Mar 24, 2025•26 min•Ep. 116
Welcome to The Legal Lounge, where you'll hear from Amanda and her team of lawyers from Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors talking about many aspects of law in England and Wales. During the series you'll hear from special guests, industry experts and local charities. In this episode we welcome managing partner Brian Evans who's chatting with Emma Harrison about qualifying as a solicitor and how things are changing. The SRA have introduced the SQE route in order to standardise the process, reduce the fina...
Mar 17, 2025•22 min•Ep. 115
Welcome to The Legal Lounge, where you'll hear from Amanda and her team of lawyers from Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors talking about many aspects of law in England and Wales. During the series you'll hear from special guests, industry experts and local charities. In this episode, we welcome Ed Bailey from Baileys and Partners, an independent firm of chartered surveyors based in North Wales. Ed chats with agricultural property law expert Ed Nutting, a partner in our Conwy office, about renewable energ...
Mar 10, 2025•53 min•Ep. 114
Welcome to The Legal Lounge, where you'll hear from Amanda and her team of lawyers from Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors talking about many aspects of law in England and Wales. During the series you'll hear from special guests, industry experts and local charities. In this episode we welcome Einir, Head of Skills from Mentera. She chats with solicitor Sioned Williams about the support Mentera are able to offer farming clients, in particular in relation to succession planning and how Lanyon Bowdler can ...
Mar 03, 2025•20 min•Ep. 113
Welcome to The Legal Lounge, where you'll hear from Amanda and her team of lawyers from Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors talking about many aspects of law in England and Wales. During the series you'll hear from special guests, industry experts and local charities. In this episode we welcome Rob Griffiths from Blue Orchid Recruitment who chats with solicitor Sophie Burgoyne. Sophie and Rob discuss the recruitment process of matching candidates to employment opportunities and looking at experiences in e...
Feb 24, 2025•32 min•Ep. 112
Welcome to The Legal Lounge, where you'll hear from Amanda and her team of lawyers from Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors talking about many aspects of law in England and Wales. During the series you'll hear from special guests, industry experts and local charities. In this episode solicitors David Ramsbottom and Sophie Burgoyne take a look at the impact on agricultural land and property following the Autumn 2024 Budget. They take a practical view suggesting it's wise to take a collaborative approach wi...
Feb 17, 2025•22 min•Ep. 111
Welcome to The Legal Lounge, where you'll hear from Amanda and her team of lawyers from Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors talking about many aspects of law in England and Wales. In this episode, you'll hear solicitors Edward Rees and Neil Davies discuss the importance of good legal advice in relation to The Court of Protection, Lasting Powers of Attorney, wills, and estate administration. Edward refers to two episodes from our back catalogue: This one that Neil hosted with Lucy Speed: https://thelegallo...
Dec 30, 2024•51 min•Ep. 16
Welcome to The Legal Lounge, where you'll hear from Amanda and her team of lawyers from Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors talking about many aspects of law in England and Wales. During the series you'll hear from special guests, industry experts and local charities. In this episode, we welcome Jack Fallows from Herald Wealth Management, who chats with Edward Rees about the changes arising from the autumn 2024 budget in relation to pensions and inheritance tax. Disclaimer: When financial planning, please...
Dec 23, 2024•57 min•Ep. 110
Welcome to The Legal Lounge, where you'll hear from Amanda and her team of lawyers from Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors talking about many aspects of law in England and Wales. During the series you'll hear from special guests, industry experts and local charities. In this episode, Edward Rees and David Pugh discuss the Autumn 2024 budget, which they speculate will have a seismic impact. In particular, the overhaul of agricultural property relief and business property relief which farmers are facing, a...
Dec 16, 2024•41 min•Ep. 109
Welcome to The Legal Lounge, where you'll hear from Amanda and her team of lawyers from Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors talking about many aspects of law in England and Wales. During the series you'll hear from special guests, industry experts and local charities. In this episode, Matte and Toni from the Court of Protection Team chat about their roles, they explain what a professional deputy does and how they support an individual who's lost capacity. The Court of Protection is a specialised court in ...
Dec 09, 2024•36 min•Ep. 16
Welcome to The Legal Lounge, where you'll hear from Amanda and her team of lawyers from Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors talking about many aspects of law in England and Wales. During the series you'll hear from special guests, industry experts and local charities. In this episode we welcome Holly Corrigan from Qube, also known as Oswestry Community Action, a charity based in the North Shropshire town. Holly chats with Kate Lawson, a private client solicitor from Lanyon Bowdler. The charity is involved...
Dec 02, 2024•21 min•Ep. 108
Welcome to The Legal Lounge, where you'll hear from Amanda and her team of lawyers from Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors talking about many aspects of law in England and Wales. During the series you'll hear from special guests, industry experts and local charities. In this podcast we welcome Steve Handley from Belmont Hall, Wellington, who talks to Lanyon Bowdler's Karen Clarke about the work the charity does for the local community. Belmont Hall is used every day of the week and evenings too, but over...
Nov 25, 2024•16 min•Ep. 107
Welcome to The Legal Lounge, where you'll hear from Amanda and her team of lawyers from Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors talking about many aspects of law in England and Wales. During the series you'll hear from special guests, industry experts and local charities. In this podcast, Lizzie Cross chats with Emily Jones, project manager with We Are Farming Minds. We Are Farming Minds is a registered charity set up to help raise mental awareness in the rural communities of Herefordshire and support the wel...
Nov 18, 2024•25 min•Ep. 106
Welcome to The Legal Lounge, where you'll hear from Amanda and her team of lawyers from Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors talking about many aspects of law in England and Wales. During the series you'll hear from special guests, industry experts and local charities. Aimee Johnson a solicitor in the Private Client Team, discusses the intestacy rules with a former colleague, and when they don't apply, i.e. what happens when you die without leaving a will. This is particularly relevant to unmarried couples...
Nov 11, 2024•27 min•Ep. 105
Welcome to The Legal Lounge, where you'll hear from Amanda and her team of lawyers from Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors talking about many aspects of law in England and Wales. During the series you'll hear from special guests, industry experts and local charities. In this episode, Emma and Phoebe from the Clinical Negligence Team explain the Welsh Redress Scheme, which is a method of handling and investigating complaints about the NHS in Wales. This is an alternative to litigation, but the legal test ...
Nov 04, 2024•9 min•Ep. 104
Welcome to The Legal Lounge, where you'll hear from Amanda and her team of lawyers from Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors talking about many aspects of law in England and Wales. During the series you'll hear from special guests, industry experts and local charities. In this episode, Matte and Toni from the Court of Protection Team chat about their roles, they explain what a professional deputy does and how they support an individual who's lost capacity. The Court of Protection is a specialised court in ...
Oct 28, 2024•36 min•Ep. 103
Welcome to The Legal Lounge, where you'll hear from Amanda and her team of lawyers from Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors talking about many aspects of law in England and Wales. During the series you'll hear from special guests, industry experts and local charities. Brain injuries can have a huge impact on an individual. In this episode, special guest Professor Andrew Worthington from Headwise discusses the various challenges a teenager and their family may face with personal injury solicitor Dawn Humph...
Oct 21, 2024•42 min•Ep. 102
Welcome to The Legal Lounge, where you'll hear from Amanda and her team of lawyers from Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors talking about many aspects of law in England and Wales. During the series you'll hear from special guests, industry experts and local charities. In this episode, we welcome Milly Wheeler, a fundraising manager from 2wish, who chats with Natasha Gibbons about the charity. The charity was established in 2012, after the founder's husband took his own life following the death of their so...
Oct 14, 2024•17 min•Ep. 101
Welcome to The Legal Lounge, where you'll hear from Amanda and her team of lawyers from Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors talking about many aspects of law in England and Wales. During the series you'll hear from special guests, industry experts and local charities. In this episode, personal injury lawyers Dawn Humphries and Miriam Homer discuss fatal accident claims. These claims need to be made where there has been a loss of life. An extremely sad time for everyone affected. Dawn and Miriam talk about...
Oct 07, 2024•15 min•Ep. 100
Welcome to The Legal Lounge, where you'll hear from Amanda and her team of lawyers from Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors talking about many aspects of law in England and Wales. During the series you'll hear from special guests, industry experts and local charities. In this episode, Alexander Spanner and Cameron Petch from the Personal Injury Team discuss negligence claims in sporting activities and how certain levels of risks are applied to different sports. They discuss a case relating to someone who ...
Sep 30, 2024•15 min•Ep. 99
Welcome to The Legal Lounge, where you'll hear from Amanda and her team of lawyers from Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors talking about many aspects of law in England and Wales. During the series you'll hear from special guests, industry experts and local charities. Emma Harrison - learning and development manager at Lanyon Bowdler and Jo Plimmer from WATT Coaching talk about chronic stress and burnout. Jo's work mirrors our values at L.B, which are caring, approachable, professional, expert and support...
Sep 23, 2024•40 min•Ep. 98
Welcome to The Legal Lounge, where you'll hear from Amanda and her team of lawyers from Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors talking about many aspects of law in England and Wales. During the series you'll hear from special guests, industry experts and local charities. During this episode Aimee Johnson speaks with Bev Bradley, who's the Legacy Fundraising Officer from Hope House & Ty Gobaith. The charity provides valuable respite, counselling and support for children with life threatening illnesses. Th...
Sep 16, 2024•24 min•Ep. 97
Welcome to The Legal Lounge, where you'll hear from Amanda and her team of lawyers from Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors talking about many aspects of law in England and Wales. During the series you'll hear from special guests, industry experts and local charities. Clinical negligence lawyers Natasha Gibbons and Amy Bills discuss why they do the job they do, how clinical negligence lawyers are misrepresented in the media and how they absolutely don't hate the NHS, they just want to see medical professi...
Sep 09, 2024•25 min•Ep. 96
Welcome to The Legal Lounge, where you'll hear from Amanda and her team of lawyers from Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors talking about many aspects of law in England and Wales. During the series you'll hear from special guests, industry experts and local charities. In this episode, you'll hear from Brian Evans and Andy Pegg, who discuss the mediation process. Brian is a Mediator, and Andy has been representing clients in mediations for over 15 years. They talk about the pros and the cons of online medi...
Sep 02, 2024•40 min•Ep. 16
