Wednesday Webinars

A practical guide for charity trustees

This event was led by Senior Associate Solicitor and head of Birkett Long's charity team, Tim Field , and Partner, Ben Parmenter . Tim and Ben provided an overview of the role and main responsibilities charity trustees have. They also looked...

School governors' liabilities

This event was led by Thomas Emmett , a solicitor and head of the education team at Birkett Long. Thomas provided an overview of the issues involved in being a school governor. Visit our main event page to book a place future events, including our...

WFH!? How does the Job Support Scheme work?

This event was led by Julie Temple , partner and head of the BLHR and employment team. Julie provided an overview of the new Job Support Scheme and the announcement that, where possible, people should work from home. She considered the impact on...

Sustainability & cost saving, Directors' responsibilities

This event was led by David Rayner, partner and head of the Environment & Energy team and Tim Field, a senior associate solicitor in the Commercial & Corporate Finance team at Birkett Long. David, Birkett Long's resident Jolly Green Giant,...

Bite-sized employment law

This event was led by Julie Temple , Head of BLHR and Employment at Birkett Long. Julie provided an update on employment law focusing on the furlough scheme and the challenges businesses may face in relation to their staff.   Julie then...

Managing employment tribunal claims; Protecting your family

This event was led by Julie Temple , partner and head of the BLHR and employment team and Tim Ogle , partner in the Wills, Trusts & Probate team at Birkett Long. Julie provided an overview of the issues involved in managing tribunal claims. Tim...

Court of Protection: contested applications, gifts and other matters

This event was led by Lisa Cox , solicitor in the Court of Protection & Inheritance Disputes team at Birkett Long. Following on from our earlier webinar on deputies , Lisa provided an overview of contested applications. Lisa also talked about...

Bite-sized employment law - refusing to return to work and furlough

This event was led by Julie Temple , partner and head of the BLHR and employment team.  Julie provided an overview of the issues businesses have been faced with in relation to their staff as a result of COVID-19, in particular issues around...

Directors' duties & the twilight zone - avoiding pitfalls of claims

This event was led by Kevin Sullivan , insolvency law expert at Birkett Long. Kevin talked about what directors should – and should not – be doing when a company is in financial distress (entering the so-called ‘twilight zone’)...

Managing a loved-one's affairs & those of someone with dementia

This event was led by Claire Read , a wills, trusts and probate partner, and Amanda Smallcombe , head of contested trusts and inheritance disputes at Birkett Long. Claire and Amanda provided tips on how to manage a loved-one's affairs when...
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