Episodes

4 days ago
4 days ago
Mark Evans chats with Karen Clarke from our personal injury team about what motivated him to start Legal Runner, which now has members worldwide. In the legal world, there is a known problem regarding mental health and well-being. LawCare is a charity for the legal sector and Mark wanted to draw attention to the charity. Starting with his first marathon in 2020, he's now completed two more as well as an ultra. He's busy training for the London 2026 marathon
The Official Legal Runner website: https://legalrunner.co.uk/
This is 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.
For all the resources and reference material from the episodes, and to request a discussion about a particular scenario, or aspect of law, please visit: https://www.lblaw.co.uk/knowledge/
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Monday Dec 15, 2025
Monday Dec 15, 2025
In this episode, Anna Redding and Kathy Chilton explore what a deputy does by putting questions to Court of Protection solicitor Lucy Speed.
This is 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.
For all the resources and reference material from the episodes, and to request a discussion about a particular scenario, or aspect of law, please visit: https://www.lblaw.co.uk/knowledge/

Monday Dec 08, 2025
Companies House ID Checks : Jemma Groves
Monday Dec 08, 2025
Monday Dec 08, 2025
In this episode, Jemma Groves from the Corporate and Commercial team explains how directors, persons of significant control, or relevant legal entities of UK companies now need to verify their identity at Companies House.
This is 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.
For all the resources and reference material from the episodes, and to request a discussion about a particular scenario, or aspect of law, please visit: https://www.lblaw.co.uk/knowledge/

Monday Dec 01, 2025
Monday Dec 01, 2025
In this episode, Private Client Solicitor Sophie Burgoyne chats with NFU county advisor for Herefordshire, Ali Parker, about her day-to-day role in supporting the local farming community. They discuss current campaigns and schemes and what the relationship is between the NFU and the legal panel firms that support members.
This is 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.
For all the resources and reference material from the episodes, and to request a discussion about a particular scenario, or aspect of law, please visit: https://www.lblaw.co.uk/knowledge/

Monday Nov 24, 2025
The Trainee Solicitor Interview Process at Lanyon Bowdler
Monday Nov 24, 2025
Monday Nov 24, 2025
In this episode, Brian Evans chats with Harvey Wright and Matte Brasenell about the interview process they went through in order to secure their training contracts. The trainee solicitor interview process at Lanyon Bowdler has recently changed, so this episode talks about these updates.
This is 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.
For all the resources and reference material from the episodes, and to request a discussion about a particular scenario, or aspect of law, please visit: https://www.lblaw.co.uk/knowledge/

Thursday Nov 20, 2025
Her Legal Story : Toni Reeves
Thursday Nov 20, 2025
Thursday Nov 20, 2025
Welcome to our mini series, usually hosted by Laura Weir - today Brian Evans is taking the reins.
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 the host knows very little about their guest's career stories.
Today Toni Reeves is in the hot seat. Toni is a solicitor in the Court of Protection Team based in the Shrewsbury office. See her LB profile here: https://www.lblaw.co.uk/about-us/our-people/toni-reeves/
Listen out for more "Her Legal Story" episodes, released on Thursdays.
For all the resources and reference material from the episodes, and to request a discussion about a particular scenario, or aspect of law, please visit: https://www.lblaw.co.uk/knowledge/

Monday Nov 17, 2025
Monday Nov 17, 2025
In this episode Katie Baker, Toby Williams and Alys Jones look at various scenarios in relation to residential tenancies in Wales. These include your obligations if you're considering becoming a landlord and advice on things you should be aware of if you're thinking about renting a property.
This is 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.
For all the resources and reference material from the episodes, and to request a discussion about a particular scenario, or aspect of law, please visit: https://www.lblaw.co.uk/knowledge/

Monday Nov 10, 2025
Social Media Dangers : Debbie Humphries and Karen Clarke
Monday Nov 10, 2025
Monday Nov 10, 2025
In this episode, personal injury lawyers Debbie Humphries and Karen Clarke talk about social media. They highlight the good and the bad, in particular how posts can jeopardise a claim. Debbie and Karen also highlight the safety issues in using social media for those who are vulnerable. The team work with Cyber Spider in order to protect those who need it.
Cyber Spider make the internet a safer place for children and adults at risk: https://cyber-spider.co.uk/
Find out more about the Innovation After Injury Event here: https://www.lblaw.co.uk/innovation-after-injury-event/
This is 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.
For all the resources and reference material from the episodes, and to request a discussion about a particular scenario, or aspect of law, please visit: https://www.lblaw.co.uk/knowledge/

Thursday Nov 06, 2025
Thursday Nov 06, 2025
So What Do You Do? is a brand new mini-series, designed to give you a behind-the-scenes look at different areas of law and the professionals who practice them.
Each episode pairs two legal experts from different departments within Lanyon Bowdler. They explain what their work involves—in plain, friendly terms, all within the time limit of 10 minutes ⌛
This first chat is between Alex Spanner (Personal Injury Lawyer) and David Hughes (a Costs Lawyer)
See their lblaw.co.uk profiles here:
Alexander Spanner: https://www.lblaw.co.uk/about-us/our-people/alexander-spanner/
David Hughes: https://www.lblaw.co.uk/about-us/our-people/david-hughes/
This is 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.
For all the resources and reference material from the episodes, and to request a discussion about a particular scenario, or aspect of law, please visit: https://www.lblaw.co.uk/knowledge/

Monday Nov 03, 2025
Challenging the Family Farm Tax with Scott Pepe from NFU
Monday Nov 03, 2025
Monday Nov 03, 2025
In this episode, Edward Rees talks with Scott Pepe, the External Affairs Manager with the NFU. Scott explains how the NFU are at the forefront of lobbying the government in relation to farming and talks us through all the work that he and his colleagues are doing behind the scenes. The autumn budget in 2024 announced proposed seismic changes in relation to APR and BPR, also known as a family farm tax. Scott now urges farmers to write to their Labour MPs to raise concerns over the Chancellor's proposed changes.
For more about the Family Farm Tax: https://www.nfuonline.com/
This is 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.
For all the resources and reference material from the episodes, and to request a discussion about a particular scenario, or aspect of law, please visit: https://www.lblaw.co.uk/knowledge/

