Pictured above: (l-r) John Buchanan (employment law
solicitor, Rothera Dowson), Nik Hewitt (social media consultant,
Conversify), Anton Balkitis (transport and motoring solicitor,
Rothera Dowson), Daniel Harley (commercial litigation solicitor,
Rothera Dowson)
A seminar designed to highlight both the legal implications and
benefits of social media for businesses has raised £300 for
charity.
'SMall Talk: Social Media and the Legal Landscape' was hosted by
Nottingham law firm Rothera Dowson at the city's Curry Lounge
restaurant and attracted an audience of over 50 delegates from the
local business community.
Those attending were asked to pay a charitable donation on
arrival, which will now be handed over to Nottingham's Emmanuel
House Day Centre, Rothera Dowson's chosen charity for 2011.
The audience heard from four speakers, who all examined the use
of social media from different viewpoints.
Anton Balkitis, Rothera Dowson's motoring law specialist, opened
the event by sharing his positive experience of using Twitter and
blogs to highlight his team's expertise and personally engage with
potential clients.
He was followed by employment law expert John Buchanan who
pointed out the legal risks of social media from an employer's
perspective, and commercial litigation solicitor Daniel Harley,
with a presentation on handling defamatory comments made on social
media channels.
The final speaker was Nik Hewitt from Conversify, one of the
world's most renowned social media consultancies. Nik discussed the
etiquette of social media and also spoke about the procedure for
online crisis management.
Commenting on the seminar, Rothera Dowson's managing partner
Amanda Redgate said:
"We were pleased to see such a high number of people from a
variety of different sectors attending the event and learning from
our speakers, while raising vital funds for Emmanuel House at the
same time.
"Judging by the number of thank you tweets that we received via
our Rothera Dowson Twitter account afterwards, it certainly seems
that the audience engaged with the content of the seminar and are
now putting best practice into action when it comes to social media
for business."