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Finally to wrap up mental health awareness week and aligning with this year’s theme “Movement: Moving more for our mental health”, we hear from some of our champions on physical activity and how this benefits them mentally. Today we hear from: 👉 Marketing & Business Development Operations Manager, Connor Adams  👉 Senior Digital Executive, Kirsty Daniel We’d love to hear what you do to move your body to help your mind – tell us in the comments below. 👇 P.S. Next week we will be sharing one of our internal resources, a new podcast “Sip by sip: unpacking the impact of alcohol”. Keep an eye on our socials to ensure you don’t miss it. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek 

Continuing with mental health awareness week, today we hear from wellbeing champions Sophie Devlin and Adam Wolstenholme on why they wanted to be a part of the wellbeing champion programme, which aims to support and promote wellbeing in the workplace.   #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #wellbeing #wellbeingatwork

We're incredibly proud to have supported UK Finance with its major report on preventing economic and financial abuse, “From Control to Financial Freedom”, which was published today.    Statistics estimate that 1 in 5 UK adults have experienced economic abuse by a current or former partner. This report sets out a number of recommendations needed to help victim-survivors of domestic abuse to regain control of their finances. We're pleased to have played our part in this report by advising UK Finance on the financial services regulatory aspects. Find out more and read the report now: https://lnkd.in/eQNGbcgT

Next up, as part of mental health awareness week, we hear from one of the wellbeing champion programme sponsors. Each champion must have a sponsor who supported them to become a wellbeing champion. Today we hear from sponsor and partner Jeroen Bos. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek 

We are thrilled to announce the winners of our GreenTech Fund for 2024! These innovative companies are using technology to combat the environmental impact of human activity, and we couldn't be prouder to support their efforts. 🎉 Congratulations to: - minimass which pioneers low-carbon 3D printed concrete beams. - Mykor which produces bio-tech powered insulation from industrial residues. - Rare Earth Global which is creating a decarbonised hemp supply chain platform. - Electron, which offers marketplace software for distributed electricity. Each of these companies is making strides in their respective fields, and we look forward to sharing more about their groundbreaking work soon. Stay tuned for more details on each company. 🌱 Read more on our GreenTech Fund: https://lnkd.in/dbKn_3ym #GreenTechFund #Innovation #Sustainability #ESG

As mental health awareness week continues, we’re proud to highlight our newest wellbeing initiative, our wellbeing champions. Our champions are the bridge between the firm's wellbeing strategy and our people. They help to connect people to the various initiatives and resources that are available to us, bringing our wellbeing strategy to life – moving from words to actions. Our aim is to embed wellbeing as part of our everyday working practice – underpinning our high performance culture, where we can openly talk about our challenges, celebrate our achievements, and support each other as a team.  To prepare our champions for their new roles, we worked closely with doctors and psychologists from Smart About Health. Dr Laura David from Smart About Health tells us more. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek 

We are excited to announce that Camilla de Silva, Global Head of Investigations & Head of our Corporate Crime Practice will be speaking at CityForum's 2024 Economic Crime Summit, which is being hosted at our Citypoint office.    The theme of this year's forum is identity, fraud and security, and the agenda looks at safety through technology and through human resourcefulness. Visit the CityForum website to book your place: https://lnkd.in/dYDr_T54

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week. At Simmons, the mental health and wellbeing of our employees is paramount. Our aim is to build a workplace that puts the mental, physical and economic wellbeing of our people first. To achieve this, we have multiple initiatives in place: 💰 An annual wellbeing fund for our employees to spend on anything that supports their wellbeing such as a gym membership or a new hobby  📞 24/7 access to the Employee Assistance Helpline  📄 Events, webinars and other resources providing education on physical, mental, emotional and economical wellbeing  👨👩👧👦 And last but not least, our wellbeing champions programme which we will tell you more about through the course of this week. First up, hear from our Head of Wellbeing Caroline Turner-Inskip and Learning and Development Manager Beatrice Guard, Assoc CIPD. Stay tuned to learn more. It’s ok not to be ok. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek 

We're pleased to announce Dr. Christian Bornhorst, LL.M. as the new Head of our Corporate M&A practice group in Germany, effective May 1st. Christian, currently a Private Equity Partner in Düsseldorf and Co-Head of our international Private Equity Cross-Border Group, will take on this role while maintaining his existing responsibilities. He succeeds Stephan Ulrich, who has driven significant growth as group leader since 2018 and will continue as head of our Düsseldorf office. In his new role, Christian will guide business strategy, personnel development, and budget planning, while expanding the group's core topics. He is eager to strengthen Simmons & Simmons' market position and deliver innovative solutions to our clients.   We thank Stephan for his contributions and wish Christian the best in his new role.

The First Tier Property Tribunal has issued its first judgment in which the UK Government (via the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) has succeeded in obtaining a Remediation Order against a landlord under Building Safety Act 2022.   This judgment involves an order which requires the landlord to take steps to complete (currently ongoing) remedial works by a certain date; but will be of interest as it raises issues about the nature of Remediation Orders (which are a no-fault based remedy) in the context of direct Government action; building safety funding; and other issues. Join us for a flash call where experts Emily Monastiriotis, Steven Kaye, Oli Macrae and Sharlmaine Willetts will cover the key areas of the judgment and its potential impact on the fire and building safety landscape. Register now: https://lnkd.in/e6BM4muK