Ashurst Legal Outlook Podcast
Episodes
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...
Season 2, Episode 2: Women in Tech
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Technology x Finance This is the second episode in our second Women in Tech mini-series. In this mini-series, we share inspiring stories of women work...
Corporate Crime and Investigations: Sanctions, Investigations and Enforcement
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, the topic reviewed is Sanctions, Investigations and Enforcement. Tom Cummins, a partner in Ashurst's dispute resolution practice, is ...
Season 2, Episode 1: Women in Tech
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Technology x Health x Data: Empowering Women This is the first podcast in our second Women in Tech mini-series. In this mini-series, we share inspirin...
Corporate Crime and Investigations - Whistleblowing: Global trends and developments
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ruby Hamid, partner and co-lead of Ashurst's Global Corporate Crime team is joined by Nathan Willmott, a partner in Ashurst's dispute resolution team ...
Corporate Crime and Investigations: Anti-Money Laundering and Compliance
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Neil Donovan, senior associate in Ashurst's global corporate crime team, is joined by Adam Jamieson, a partner in Ashurst's dispute resolution practic...
Episode 3, Corporate Crime and Investigations: Investigations trends in 2023
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ruby Hamid, co-lead in Ashurst's global corporate crime team is joined by Richard Bulmore, a partner in Ashurst's restructuring and insolvency practic...