Ashurst Legal Outlook Podcast
Episodes
Bridge or Breach: unpacking TradFi/ DeFi collaboration risk
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the second instalment in in a two-part series. In episode 1, we discuss current examples of collaborations between traditional finance (TradFi...
Caught in the Crosswinds: Early development strategies that keep wind projects moving
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode of Ashurst’s Caught in the Crosswinds podcast series, disputes partner Michael Weatherley is joined by Siemens Gamesa&rsqu...
Data centres – here today, here tomorrow: Water’s Evolving Role in Australia’s Data Centre Strategy
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Ashurst’s Legal Outlook series on data centres,, real estate partner Alexandra Peace speaks with Planning, Access and Environ...
From Banks to Blocks: exploring TradFi/ DeFi collaboration
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ashurst’s Simon Williams is joined by Thomas Hyun, Director of Cryptocurrency Compliance at Forensic Risk, to examine how collaborations be...
Women in Tech: AI on the In-House Agenda
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI on the In-House Agenda Rhiannon Webster is joined by Rebecca Seaman and Abby Kay, who are Legal Counsel in the Product and Technology Legal team at...
Season 3, Episode 1: Women in Tech
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI on the In-House Agenda Rhiannon Webster is joined by Rebecca Seaman and Abby Kay, who are Legal Counsel in the Product and Technology Legal team at...
Industrious Conversations - What employers need to know about flexible work requests
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode for 2025 in our Industrious Conversations series, Employment partners Talia Firth and Jane Harvey break down the wave of recent F...
World@Work: AI in the Workplace: some practical challenges
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We are pleased to share our latest World@Work global employment podcast on some practical challenges relating to the rapid rise of AI in the workplace...
Data centres – here today, here tomorrow: France’s billion dollar bet on AI
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
France has ambitions to become Europe’s AI superpower, leveraging its highly decarbonised electricity grid and government backing to attract bil...
Takeover Talks: Should I Stay or Should I Go
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After a run of firm offers in early Summer, the UK public M&A market softened in Q3. Alongside this there was a noticeable increase in lapsed or w...
Ashurst Data Bytes 6: The ICO's new investigatory remit under the UK Data (Use and Access) Act
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wrapping up this season of Data Bytes, we examine the expanded powers given to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and what this means f...
Industrious Conversations: Managing employee social media influencers
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we lift the lid on a fascinating and fast-changing employment issue: the rise of online creators and social media influencers within ...
Ashurst Data Bytes 5: How the UK's Data (Use and Access) Act Digital ID provisions could revolutionise our lives
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the penultimate episode of this season of Data Bytes, we look at how digital identity provisions will reshape the world as we know it. Physical ID ...
Industrious Conversations: Managing redundancy processes in Australia in 2025
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Quantum leaps in technology, as well as rising cost pressures, are prompting many leaders to take a fresh look at how their organisations are structur...
Data centres – here today, here tomorrow: India outlook
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our globetrotting podcast mini-series pays a visit to India, to take in the data centre landscape there. In less than 25 minutes, we highlight the mar...
Ashurst Data Bytes 4: How the UK's Data (Use and Access) Act will change marketing practices, cookie use and the PECR fining regime
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explain how the Data (Use and Access) Act changes marketing practices and the use of cookies in the UK. Host Rhiannon Webster is j...
Ashurst Data Bytes 3: AI Implications in the UK's Data (Use and Access) Act
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we delve further into the UK’s Data (Use and Access) Act – this time exploring how the Act will impact organisations devel...
Industrious Conversations: Supporting neurodivergent employees in workplace investigations
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode in our Industrious Conversations series, Partner Tamara Lutvey is joined by Mackenzie Small, Relationship Manager at the Australi...
Ashurst Data Bytes 2: How UK's Data (Use and Access) Act and the EU Data Act are approaching smart data schemes
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we take a closer look at how the UK’s new Data (Use and Access) Act will regulate non-personal data, in particular through the f...
Takeover Talks: Another One Bites the Dust
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this second episode of the series, Ashurst colleagues James Fletcher, Harry Thimont and Jade Jack review the year to date and the ongoing impact th...
Governance & Compliance episode 5: The launch of PISCES
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The UK government has launched three consultations to shape its new sustainability reporting framework, while a new private share trading platform 'PI...
Ashurst Data Bytes 1: The UK's new Data (Use and Access) Act – The data privacy changes
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The UK’s Data (Use and Access) Act is now law, and it brings targeted but important shifts in data protection, enforcement and digital regulatio...
Data centres – here today, here tomorrow: Middle East outlook
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From Riyadh and Abu Dhabi to Dubai and Jeddah, the Middle East has emerged as a global hotspot for data centre development. In this episode, we assess...
Industrious Conversations: What employers need to know about new privacy law
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Ashurst Legal Outlook, Employment partner Jennie Mansfield, is joined by Digital Economy partner Geoff McGrath, to unpack the intro...
Governance & Compliance episode 4: Risks escalate for corporate criminal liability
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The past 18 months have seen major changes to the corporate criminal landscape in the UK and, with enforcement ramping up, companies need to act. In t...
Tapas and Tax Breaks, part 1: Spain’s carried interest regime
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With its new carried interest regime offering a 50% tax rebate, Spain is making a bold play for private equity talent. Clearer rules, competitive rate...
Governance & Compliance, episode 3: UK Cyber Governance Code of Practice
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Many companies are adapting their governance and reporting processes in response to the UK’s new Cyber Governance Code of Practice. In this epis...
Industrious Conversations: A Second Labor Term and Industrial Relations in Australia
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Industrious Conversations, Ashurst Employment partners, Kathy Srdanovic and Jon Lovell, discuss the implications of the recent fede...
World@Work: Workplace sexual harassment and whistleblower investigations
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of our World@Work series, we discuss several nations’ contrasting approaches to workplace investigations relating to whist...
Data centres – here today, here tomorrow: Financing data centres in Spain’s booming market
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With investor interest rising by the day, our latest podcast explores the data centre market in Spain. This wide-ranging discussion covers everything ...
Governance & Compliance, episode 2: Internal controls and Provision 29 of the UK Corporate Governance Code
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the wake of corporate scandals, Provision 29 of the UK Corporate Governance Code has been revamped with implications for risk management and intern...
Takeover Talks: What A Difference A Day Makes
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode of the series, Ashurst colleagues Tom Mercer, Harry Thimont and Jade Jack endeavour to unpick the year ...
Data centres - here today, here tomorrow: Investing & financing, part 2
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ashurst recently brought together key stakeholders from across the data centre ecosystem to explore the many opportunities and challenges in the indus...
Data centres - here today, here tomorrow: Bringing the entire data centre ecosystem together part 1
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Players from across the data centre ecosystem gathered recently to debate everything from planning and power to investment and financing. In this epis...
What Australian employers can learn from the recent withdrawal of a psychosocial risk prosecution in NSW
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode marks the first in a new Ashurst series on Employment and Safety law developments in Australia. After collaborating on a landmark ps...
Italy and Australia offer glimpse of what to expect from new UK consumer laws
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we report on the changes to the UK’s consumer law regime (made by the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (the ...
CMA investigations underway in UK digital markets shake-up
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has begun SMS investigations under its new digital markets regime – with tech giants like...
Governance & Compliance 1: EU Omnibus impacts UK sustainability reporting
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An expert panel explains how the corporate sustainability landscape is shifting and what directives in the first EU Omnibus package mean for non-EU bu...
Season 2 episode 6: Leading Enforcement: A deep dive with regulatory insider Miles Bake
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our special guest is Miles Bake, the former Head of Enforcement at the Bank of England and the Director of Governance at the FCA. In ...
Season 2 episode 5: How should you respond to an FCA intervention?
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a bid to root out harm before it occurs, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is stepping up its use of intervention tools as an alternative to fo...
Season 2 episode 4: Doing the right thing: Consumer Duty enforcement risk
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How effective have new Consumer Duty protections been since being introduced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in 2023? How have financial serv...
Revealed: The issues that could make or break UK construction businesses in 2025
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we pinpoint the business trends and legal issues that will shape the UK’s construction landscape in 2025. From challenges and r...
Financial Services Regulatory Enforcement mini-series, season 2, episode 3: The FCA Strikes Back
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last year, financial services firms were left reeling by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)'s transparency proposals (aka "naming and shaming" firm...
The legal shifts reshaping the UK’s real estate disputes landscape
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Explore the pivotal legal challenges and anticipate risk areas that are set to define the UK real estate disputes in 2025, from sustainability mandate...
Season 2 episode 2: How do you solve a problem like the Financial Ombudsman Service?
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our expert panel weighs up potential changes to the way that the UK's Financial Ombudsman Service resolves customer complaints, with ...
These legal forces will shape the UK’s real estate landscape in 2025
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the wake of the government’s recent infrastructure announcements, we pinpoint the legal issues to watch out for in real estate. The coming ye...
Season 2, episode 1: What's on the horizon for FCA and PRA Enforcement in 2025?
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Season 2 of our regulatory enforcement mini-series kicks off by considering what the 2025 priorities are (and should be) for the UK's Financial Conduc...
Industrious Conversations: The rebalancing of Australia's industrial relations system under Closing the Loopholes
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the seventh and final episode for 2024 of our Industrious Conversations series, Ashurst’s Ian Humphreys and Peter McNulty explain how Closing the...
World @ Work: What UK employers can learn about trade union dynamics from Australia and Asia
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we hear from employment lawyers in Australia, Singapore, Indonesia and the UK. Together they describe and compare the industrial rela...
Industrious Conversations: Implications of the expansion of multi-employer bargaining
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ashurst Employment partners Stephen Woodbury and Tamara Lutvey discuss the expanded single-interest employer authorisation bargaining stream, also k...
Industrious Conversations: How Closing the Loopholes affects contractors
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the fifth episode of our Industrious Conversations series, Ashurst’s Jane Harvey and Elissa Speight explain how Closing The Loophole changes are ...
UK class actions: What’s new, what’s changing and what’s coming next
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Following Ashurst’s recent conference, three experts regroup to pick out the most pressing trends and risks stemming from class actions in the UK. J...
Industrious Conversations: Closing the Loophole changes from a corporate transactions lens
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this, the fourth instalment of Industrious Conversations, Ashurst’s Jennie Mansfield and Jon Lovell detail the impact of Australia’s "Closing t...
Industrious Conversations: Navigating changes to casual employment
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the third episode of Industrious Conversations, Ashurst's Talia Firth and Scarlet Reid explain some notable changes to casual employment that stem ...
Exploring Hydrogen Markets, Episode 2 - Brazil & Morocco
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ashurst’s Yann Alix is joined by Moroccan lawyer Gahlia Mokhtari and Brazilian lawyer Ana Carolina Calil to discuss the evolving hydrogen strategies...
Industrious Conversations: Key changes and practical tips on protected action ballot orders
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of Industrious Conversations, Employment Partners Julia Sutherland and James Hall discuss strategies for managing protected acti...
Episode 3: Discover Italy: from travel brochures to tax advice
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine living in a country that offers you stunning landscapes, rich culture, delicious cuisine, and a generous tax regime. Sounds too good to be tru...
Industrious Conversations: Closing the loopholes on same job, same pay
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"We're all learning... new acronyms, new exceptions, how to apply these laws," remarks Employment Partner, Trent Sebbens in this debut episode of the ...
Episode 2: Corporate Crime update: shedding light on workplace investigations
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the frequency and complexity of workplace investigations rises, how can employers enhance their processes to mitigate investigation risk and safegu...
Episode 1: Corporate Crime update: responding to cyber threats and investigations
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With cyber threats and investigations more prevalent than ever, our expert panel considers how companies can bolster defences, meet regulations, and r...
Standing out in the Trainee Application and Interview Process with Khadija and Nick
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the final episode of our new podcast mini-series, where Ashurst's trainees and junior associates share the influences and factors that have...
Comparing EU and UK approaches to regulating big tech
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Digital companies operate globally which means they need to carefully navigate the new EU and UK digital markets regimes. In this episode, we highligh...
The power of commercial awareness with Saba
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the third episode of our podcast mini-series, where Ashurst's trainees and junior associates share the influences and factors that have gui...
Trainee secondments with Divya and Aoife
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the next episode in our trainee mini-series, where Ashurst's trainees and junior associates share the influences and factors that have guid...
Digital markets, competition and consumer law – from legislation to enforcement
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act recently received Royal Assent. So what should businesses be doing to stay informed of the Act’s ...
The Trainee Experience with Tom Segev
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our brand-new podcast mini-series where Ashurst's trainees and junior associates share the influences and factors that have guided them on ...
Episode 2: Inside UK Labour’s tax manifesto
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ashurst tax experts explore Labour’s new tax landscape following their recent UK election victory. In the aftermath of Labour’s historic UK electi...
Regulatory enforcement mini-series part 6: What would you change about the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR)?
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The latest episode of our mini-series on regulatory enforcement weighs up the pros and cons of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime – and pi...
Episode 1: Untangling the complexity of Pillar Two for investment funds
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode answers many of the most pressing Pillar Two questions that investment fund managers are asking. As investment fund managers grapple with...
Regulatory enforcement mini-series: what difference will the FCA's anti-greenwashing rules make?
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The latest episode of our mini-series on regulatory enforcement considers the impact of the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s new rules that seek t...
Regulatory enforcement mini-series: should firms be concerned about FOS complaints?
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our continuing mini-series on regulatory enforcement of financial services firms, we pick out the issues and tackle the trends to watch - with this...
Regulatory enforcement mini-series part 3: FCA Enforcement strategy under the new "Bad Cop, Bad Cop" double act
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of our mini-series on regulatory enforcement, we reflect on how the Financial Conduct Authority is progressing under the stewardship o...
Developments in managing and responding to sexual harassment in the workplace
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A snapshot of how employers are managing and responding to cases of workplace sexual harassment in Singapore, Indonesia, France, Spain, Germany, the U...
Regulatory enforcement mini-series part 2: Pros and cons of the PRA's new Early Account Scheme
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the second part of our mini-series on regulatory enforcement, we explain how the PRA’s Early Account Scheme works, and the factors firms should c...
Regulatory enforcement mini-series part 1: Will the FCA change its mind on its proposal to 'name and shame' firms?
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of a new mini-series on regulatory enforcement, we tackle an issue that is prompting much debate in the UK financial services industry: t...
Insolvency in construction, part 3: Adjudication and resolving disputes
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Insolvency adds an extra layer of complexity to disputes between construction companies and contractors. In this episode, we discuss how these may (or...
Construction Insolvency - Episode 2: Downstream insolvency
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for the second episode of our series focusing on insolvency issues in the construction sector. Tom Duncan, partner in Ashurst's construction d...
Insolvency in construction, part 1: Challenges for UK contractors supplying services to companies that enter insolvency
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss the legal risks and commercial difficulties for construction contractors who supply services to a company that enters inso...
The greatest enforcement threats of 2023 and the emerging risks of 2024
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the last episode of this mini-series, the team discuss what the greatest enforcement threats have been across the globe over the past 12 months and...
Real estate disputes: what to watch out for in 2024
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ashurst colleagues Joe Perry-Courtade, Kim Clifford and Alison Hardy provide a snapshot of the trends that will shape the world of real estate dispute...
How to avoid a sanctions investigation (and prepare for the regulation of tomorrow)
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of this mini-series, we tackle sanctions risk – including the robust systems and controls that firms require, recent enforceme...
Corporate crime and investigations: How leaders can prepare for changes to criminal liability laws
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With the UK set to introduce the most significant changes to corporate criminal liability laws for a generation, how can companies prepare? Fraud is a...
Anti-trust and collective actions: 2023 in review
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ashurst colleagues Anna Morfey, Tim West and Max Strasberg look back on a significant year in the world of anti-trust and collective actions, includin...
Exploring Hydrogen Markets – Kenya & Uzbekistan
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores the developing legal frameworks in two emerging hydrogen markets, unveiling some of the issues and opportunities investors shoul...
A crystal ball gaze at the real estate landscape in 2024
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ashurst colleagues Alison Murrin and Richard Vernon pinpoint the legal trends and issues to watch out for in the UK’s real estate sector in 2024. ...
Digital markets, competition and consumer law – What's changed so far?
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On Tuesday 5 December 2023, the UK's Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill will be read in the House of Lords for a second time. In this pod...
Navigating the complex landscape of debt portfolio sales and trading
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you and your team prepared for the shifting dynamics of debt portfolio sales and trading? As the specialty finance team at Ashurst has observed, t...
EU & UK Horizontals: Sustainability agreements and competition law
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the third episode of this mini-series, we discuss how EU and UK regulators are seeking to strike a balance between competition law and sustainabili...
Spotlight on Class Actions: Fallout from the Supreme Court decision on litigation funding in PACCAR
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode looks beyond the hyperbole to explain how litigation funding is (and isn’t) likely to be impacted by the recent PACCAR Supreme Court ju...
The latest class action trends from Down Under
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tim West and Jon Gale from Ashurst in London are joined Nick Mavrakis from Ashurst in Sydney, to discuss emerging trends and issues in Australia’s c...
A spanner in the works for litigation funding
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the aftermath of the UK Supreme Court’s PACCAR judgement, Ashurst’s Matt Pentecost and Anna Morfey explain what this means for litigation fundi...
In class actions, communication is vital inside – and outside – the courtroom
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ashurst’s Tim West and Jon Gale are joined by crisis communications expert Simon Pugh, to discuss the PR risks of classes actions. “Oh, I have los...
The growing risk of ESG class actions (and what to do about it) - Episode 2
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ashurst’s Tim West, Tom Cummins and Martin Eimer discuss how companies can mitigate the risk of environmental, social and governance (ESG) class act...
EU and UK Horizontal Guidelines – Information Exchange
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are delighted to welcome you to this EU and UK Horizontal Guidelines podcast episode.Ashurst's Fiona Garside, a senior expertise lawyer in Ashurst'...
New class actions mini-series reveals burning issues and hot topics
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of this mini-series on class actions, Ashurst’s Tim West, Jon Gale, and Anna Morfey set the scene by highlighting emerging tren...
UK and EU Horizontal Guidelines - Episode 1: Anti-competitive agreements
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first episode in our brand new miniseries on the new EU and UK horizontal guidelines. Senior Expertise Lawyer in Ashurst's Antitrust, Regu...
Season 2, Episode 5: Women in Tech
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rolling the dice This is the fifth episode in our second Women in Tech mini-series. In this mini-series, we share inspiring stories of women working a...
World@Work: Post-employment restraints
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Post-employment restraints, also known as 'restraints of trade', are clauses often contained in an employment contract that seek to prevent former emp...
Season 2, Episode 4: Women in Tech
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One step at a time: The path that led me to tech This is the fourth podcast in our second Women in Tech mini-series. In this mini-series, we share ins...
Season 2, Episode 3: Women in Tech
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Female lawyers on pursuing growth, trailblazers and celebrating the small wins This is the third episode in our second Women in Tech mini-series. In t...