Laura Devine talks to We Are The City about how wellbeing has been built into the working day
Laura Devine talks to We Are The City about how wellbeing has been built into the working day
22 February 2019
Laura Devine founded LDS in 2003 driven to offer a workplace where staff are at the centre of the firm’s ethos and the values of the firm are nurtured to ensure a positive and enriching employee and client experience.
As the business has grown, a comprehensive programme has developed into a wellbeing movement. Laura talks to We Are The City about how wellbeing has been built into the firm’s working day.
Read the full article here.
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Laura Devine features in the Law Society Gazette ‘What we know about a ‘plan B’ Brexit’
Laura Devine features in the Law Society Gazette ‘What we know about a ‘plan B’ Brexit’
18 February 2019
Brexit remains an enigma. Over recent weeks, the draft withdrawal agreement was overwhelmingly rejected by the House of Commons; Theresa May survived a vote of no confidence; and the government’s Brexit plan B (which looked very similar to Plan A) was amended by parliament, thus setting the stage to send the prime minister back to an unreceptive Brussels cap in hand. In an article for the Law Society Gazette Managing Partner, Laura Devine, addresses what we know regarding the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS), future withdrawal agreement negotiations and what a no-deal Brexit might look like.
Read the full article here.
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Zeena Luchowa speaks on BBC London about Brexit and EU citizen’s rights
Zeena Luchowa speaks on BBC London about Brexit and EU citizen’s rights
14 February 2019
Senior Solicitor Zeena Luchowa took part on the Brexit Q&A session explaining EU citizen’s rights on BBC London’s Vanessa Feltz breakfast show.
Listen to the discussion on the BBC website. Skip to 2.22 minutes for Zeena’s comments.
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Sophie Barrett-Brown speaks to BBC5 Live on rights of EU and UK citizens post-Brexit
Sophie Barrett-Brown speaks to BBC5 Live on rights of EU and UK citizens post-Brexit
26 November 2018
Senior Partner and Head of the UK Practice of Laura Devine Solicitors (LDS) in London, Sophie Barrett-Brown, discusses the rights of EU citizens living in the UK, and British citizens living in the EU post-Brexit with BBC5 Live.
Listen to the discussion on the BBC Website. Skip to 1:06 minutes for Sophie’s comments.
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Hope and Homes Charity Event
Hope and Homes Charity Event
On Tuesday 26 June 2018, Laura Devine Solicitors hosted a Brexit debate with the Right Honourable Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon GCMG KBE CH, member of the House of Lords and former Liberal Democrat leader.
Thanks to the generosity of those who attended, we raised a total of £1,300 for Hope and Homes.
Hope and Homes for Children is working alongside governments and civil society organisations in over 30 countries to dismantle orphanage-based care systems. Our transformation model is driving reform and laying the foundations for long-lasting change.
Find out more about Hope and Homes and their work here.
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Parkinson’s Charity Book Event
Parkinson’s Charity Book Event
On Thursday 21 June 2018, Laura Devine Solicitors hosted a book event with Louise Jensen, Global No.1 bestselling author of The Sister, The Gift and The Surrogate.
Louise Jensen gave a reading from her most recent book, The Date. A psychological thriller centred around Ali who suffers from Prosopagnosia, face blindness.
Thanks to the generosity of those who attended, we raised a total of £500 for the Northampton Branch of the Parkinson’s Charity.
The Northampton Branch of the Parkinson’s Charity offers information, friendship and support to local people with Parkinson’s, their families and carers.
Find out more about Parkinson’s Charity and their work here.
Read Louise Jensen’s blog on this event here.
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Beanstalk Charity Book Event
Beanstalk Charity Book Event
On Wednesday 16 June 2018, Laura Devine Solicitors hosted a book event with William Sitwell, one of Britain’s foremost food writers and an editor, critic, TV and radio presenter who has won multiple awards.
William Sitwell gave a reading from his most recent book Eggs or Anarchy, which tells the remarkable tale of how Minister of Food Lord Woolton fed Britain in World War II.
Thanks to the generosity of those who attended, we raised a total of £500 for Beanstalk.
Beanstalk recruits, trains and supports volunteers to provide one-to-one literacy support to primary school children.
Find out more about Beanstalk and their work here.
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English PEN Charity Book Event
English PEN Charity Book Event
On Wednesday 29 June 2016, Laura Devine Solicitors hosted a book event with award winning novelist and writer Jonathan Coe.
Thanks to the generosity of those who attended, we raised a total of £520 for English PEN.
English PEN campaign to defend writers and readers in the UK and around the world whose human right to freedom of expression is at risk.
Find out more about English PEN and their work here.
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Street Child United Charity Terrace BBQ
Street Child United Charity Terrace BBQ
On Thursday 12 May 2016, Laura Devine Solicitors hosted a terrace BBQ event with guest speakers David Garrido, Sky Sports presenter, and John Wroe, CEO and founder of Street Child United.
Thanks to the generosity of those who attended, we raised a total of £1,020 for Street Child United.
Street Child United work with a global community of grassroots organisations to protect and support street children. This is primarily achieved through the organisation of international sports events for street children.
Find out more about Street Child United and their work here.
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Free Word Centre Charity Book Event
Free Word Centre Charity Book Event
On Thursday 3 March 2016, Laura Devine Solicitors hosted a book reading event with Elif Shafak, Turkey’s most read woman writer and an award winning novelist.
Elif gave a reading from her highly acclaimed novel ‘The Architect’s Apprentice’.
Thanks to the generosity of those who attended, we raised a total of £600 for Free Word Centre.
Elif is an author for Free Word Centre, an international charity dedicated to literature, literacy and free expression.
Find out more about the Free Word Centre and their work here.
