Accessible legal advice on law in England & Wales, from Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors
Episodes
Monday Apr 15, 2024
Monday Apr 15, 2024
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 you'll hear Claire and Edward discuss the differences between mirror wills and mutually irrevocable wills. They strongly oppose the use of mutually irrevocable wills as they are unable to be altered after the first person dies. Mirror wills, however, allow for updates and amendments, which better reflects how lives can change.
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 Apr 08, 2024
Monday Apr 08, 2024
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.
Solicitors Edward Rees and Aimee Johnson discuss the role of trustees in a trust. They offer some practical advice, discuss the various types of trusts and point out what you'd potentially be responsible for as a trustee.
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 Apr 01, 2024
Monday Apr 01, 2024
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 Edward Rees and Claire Vale talk about the role of an Attorney. Attorneys manage the estate of a donor whilst they're still alive and Claire is seeing an increase in financial abuse which comes to light after a donor has died.
The episode referenced with Neil and Edward is this one: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/why-it-pays-to-take-proper-legal-advice-the-darker/id1582449235?i=1000559277253
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 Mar 25, 2024
Monday Mar 25, 2024
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 Emma and Sioned, who are looking at the structure of Wills. People often contact us saying "I just need a simple will!", but during the course of the initial meeting it sometimes becomes clear that their estate is more complex than they thought, and a "simple will" would not offer them or their family the best solution.
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 Mar 18, 2024
Monday Mar 18, 2024
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 Laura Weir is joined by Kayleigh Griffiths to discuss the need for safer maternity care in the UK. Following the avoidable death of their baby daughter, Kayleigh and her husband Colin joined forces with Rhiannon Davies and Richard Stanton and together they were the founding parents of the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust inquiry led by Donna Ockenden.
Please sign the petition here: https://www.change.org/p/national-maternity-inquiry
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 Mar 11, 2024
Monday Mar 11, 2024
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.
Solicitors Sophie Bridges and Martin Hood talk about hydrotherapy for patients with spinal cord, brain or orthopaedic injuries. They discuss the benefits of hydrotherapy, the challenges that claimants face in obtaining it in the community and the evidence required when seeking damages for a hydrotherapy pool to be built at home.
They also touch on the wider issues around funding therapies with interim payments and the fundamental importance of good legal and treating teams.
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 Mar 04, 2024
Monday Mar 04, 2024
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, solicitor Emma Farrington talks to Alicia Johns, a legal executive, about the changes in clinical negligence in connection with recoverable costs. The changes hope to speed up the process and to ensure the correct procedure is followed. Emma and Alicia discuss the potential pitfalls of these changes along with the positives. Lanyon Bowdler will continue to help those affected by medical negligence seek justice.
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 Feb 26, 2024
Monday Feb 26, 2024
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.
Anna was starved of oxygen at birth, and in this episode she chats with clinical negligence solicitor, Lucy Small about the challenges she faced during school. Anna draws portraits using a lightbox, street dances and has ambitions of becoming an actor in a soap.
She highlights hidden disabilities and how many people struggle with special needs. Anna would like to see people have more patience, and be less judgemental.
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 Feb 19, 2024
Monday Feb 19, 2024
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, private client solicitors Edward Rees and Aimee Johnson discuss all things wills, including the end of legislation, (brought in during the COVID pandemic), which allowed people to execute a will via video.
They talk about the storage of wills and how to locate a will when someone passes away. "Update your Will Week" runs from March 4th-10th this year to encourage people to make wills to ensure that their wishes are carried out and to minimise disputes.
What is Private Client Law? (The episode Edward mentioned in this episode): https://thelegallounge.podbean.com/e/private-client-david-pugh-and-edward-rees/
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 Feb 12, 2024
Monday Feb 12, 2024
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, solicitor Natasha Gibbons chats with legal assistant Bryn Auger about how to make a complaint against a healthcare professional in England and Wales, and the process that's followed. They explain what to expect, what the various terms mean and stress the importance of seeking legal advice if you've received a financial offer.
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/