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Archive for the ‘law’ Category

An employer’s responsibilities and your employees’ rights (Series 5 – Show 3)

Sunday, December 13th, 2009

Business is about people. Creating the right relationships with customers, suppliers and, most importantly, employees. But with those employees comes legislation… Today’s experts talk about An employer’s responsibilities and your employees’ rights.

Julie’s guests this week:

  • Rebecca Thornley-Gibson is partner and divisional director of ASB Law. She has spent her professional life with ASB, qualifying in 1992 and becoming a partner in 1999. Rebecca is recommended by Legal 500 and is a recognised industry commentator. She contributes to a variety of business publications and regularly speaks at industry events organised by CIPD, ACCA and the HR Leaders’ Forum.
  • Matt Penfold has worked for ACAS for seven years, four of which were in central London, conciliating disputes between employers and trade unions. Matt is now the senior adviser and collective conciliator for South Kent, East Sussex and Brighton & Hove. He advises employers on employment relations issues, delivers training events in most areas related to employment, and conciliates collective disputes wherever required.
From left: Matt Penfold, Paul McCarthy (executive producer) and Rebecca Thorney-Gibson

From left: Matt Penfold, Paul McCarthy (executive producer) and Rebecca Thornley-Gibson

Business as Usual is produced in the studio by Louise Micklewright and the executive producer is Paul McCarthy.

 
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For more about Julie go to the Our Vision page, or read Julie’s blog

Your intellectual property (Series 4 – Show 8)

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

If you watch BBC’s ‘Dragon’s Den’, you’ll have seen the hopeful entrepreneurs being asked whether they own the rights or have the patent for their product or invention. What is exactly is a patent or trademark, and how do you Protect your intellectual property? (Note: Some of the laws mentioned in this show may apply to the United Kingdom only.)

Julie’s guests again this week:

  • Matthew Searle is a business lawyer and partner at Sussex solicitors, Adams & Remers. He has over 20 years’ experience of intellectual property law and regularly advises, writes and lecturs on the subject.
  • Penina Shepherd is the founder and MD of Acumen Business Law, an award-winning and creative business law firm. She has over 10 years’ experience both as a solicitor in England, and as a barrister abroad. She regularly advises clients on company, commercial and business law matters and sits on a number of voluntary boards.
  • Philip Towler is a partner at the Brighton office of Frank B Dehn & Co. He has more than 20 years’ experience of practice as a trademark attorney, and as a patent attorney specialising in chemical and pharmaceutical inventions.

Business as Usual is produced in the studio by Louise Micklewright and the executive producer is Paul McCarthy.

 
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For more about Julie go to the Our Vision page, or read Julie’s blog

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