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 Commercial Interior Design, who helped transform our office into a fully flexible workspace. Their insight on the transformation, the challenges and the game-changing benefits of going agile (together with some cracking top tips) will really help if you’re looking to take your organisation on a similar journey.

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, employees and contracts when considering how to restart right.

In this episode, recorded on Thursday 4 June 2020, as part of an online roundtable webinar series, our team are joined by Sarah Glendinning, Regional Director of the CBI, to discuss the issues facing the North East economy as businesses plan to return to normality.

We explore the steps already being taken by businesses, the issues which are likely to arise and how you can prepare your people, and your business through consultation to avoid disputes and ensure a robust supply chain is in place.

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 businesses do with employee health data? How will the much talked about ‘test and trace’ system work and what is the impact on data protection?

In our latest podcast, we discuss these questions with our data protection gurus - Alex Craig, a partner and tech legal specialist, and solicitor Sam Roberts, who has spent much of the past two years advising businesses on GDPR among other technology related legal issues.