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The new Consumer Duty: Episode 15 - Implementation planning

18 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In our second podcast episode released since the publication of the UK Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) final rules, Naomi Seward and Claire Carrol...

What's next for hybrid working? Risks and opportunities for employers

12 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast from the Eversheds Sutherland employment team, Simon Rice-Birchall and Emma Humphreys highlight some key employment law considerations...

Buy now, Pay later: The journey to regulation in the UK - Episode 3 - Credit Reporting

09 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We are delighted to be joined by Stuart Holland, Director of External Affairs at Equifax in episode three of our Buy Now, Pay Later podcast series to ...

Tax Sound Bytes: The Superfund Tax is back

04 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the fifth episode of Tax Sound Bytes, a podcast series from the Tax Practice Group covering issues affecting international and taxation of the dig...

Con-versations episode 2: Building Safety Act 2022 – widening the classification of liable

29 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

With effect from June 28, 2022 third parties, who perhaps had no direct involvement in the development or who thought their liabilities had long since...

The new Consumer Duty: Episode 14 - Publication of the final rules

29 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On July 27, 2022 the Financial Conduct Authority published its final rules on the much anticipated Consumer Duty. In this episode, retail finance and ...

Sustainable Finance: Sustainable finance loans – evolution of the documentation process with HSBC

28 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 14 of our Sustainable Finance podcast, Alison Barry and Tom Rivers from HSBC join Alex Smith to discuss the evolution of the documentation ...

Barker's Dozen: Pensions litigation and section 72 notices

26 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In our latest pensions podcast, Emma King, Claire Carroll and Jen Miles discuss the dreaded section 72 notice: the Pensions Regulator's powers, steps ...

The new Consumer Duty: Episode 13 - Claims management companies

26 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Consumer Duty will impact claims management companies (CMCs), given that they are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority with retail custome...

Discussing the FCA's regulatory hosting consultation with IQ-EQ

25 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In our latest Financial Services podcast, Partners Ronald Paterson and Stefanie Sahla-Jones are delighted to be joined by IQ-EQ's Chair of Regulatory ...

The new Consumer Duty: Episode 12 - Personal pensions

20 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How will the Consumer Duty impact personal pension schemes and personal pension providers? In this episode Jen Green, Principal Associate in our pensi...

Immigration law podcast: Skilled worker considerations in relation to corporate transactions

18 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this bite-size podcast from the Eversheds Sutherland immigration law team, we discuss often-missed issues on corporate transactions that will impac...

Trends in Reorganizations: Common themes in reorganizations projects over the last 12 months

14 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

International Corporate Reorganization projects have many key drivers that will be similar among different clients and their businesses. In this podca...

Buy now, Pay later: The journey to regulation in the UK - Episode 2 - HM Treasury's Consultation Response -

05 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the second episode of our Buy Now, Pay Later podcast series, we explore the Treasury's response to the previous consultation on the regulation of B...

The new Consumer Duty: Episode 11 - Complaints handling

04 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Busby, UK Head of our Financial Disputes and Investigations Group, joins Claire Carroll to consider how the Consumer Duty will change complaints...

Tax Sound Bytes: Honing in on the hot topic of cryptocurrency

30 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the fourth episode of Tax Sound Bytes, a podcast series from the Tax Practice Group covering issues affecting international and taxation of the di...

Con-versations episode 1: The Building Safety Act 2022 – limitation periods

29 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

With effect from June 28 2022, the Building Safety Act amends the limitation periods for certain types of claim, and introduces new rights of action w...

Digitalization soundbites: Episode 3 - Risk, Disputes and Tech Product Safety

27 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ask any senior business leader about their most important priorities and it's likely that digitalization will be mentioned. Put simply, this means usi...

The Labor Exchange – June 2022

27 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In our latest UK labor law podcast, we provide a news round-up and consider the impact of inflationary pressures on employee relations, including prac...

The new Consumer Duty: Episode 10 – Customer communications

22 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tom Black and Claire Carroll, both Partners in our Financial Services Disputes & Investigations team, discuss the Financial Conduct Authority's expect...

Negotiating a Pension Risk Transfer Deal - What's the Process

17 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Pensions Education Podcast: Multi-Academy Trusts and the potential consolidation of participation arrangements in the LGPS

17 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Multi-Academy Trusts that operate academy schools in England often participate in multiple LGPS Pension Funds where their academy schools are located ...

Digitalization soundbites: Episode 2 - Employment

16 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ask any senior business leader about their most important priorities and its likely that digitalization will be mentioned. Put simply, this means usin...

The new Consumer Duty: Episode 9 - Asset management

16 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Julian Brown, a Partner in our financial services team, joins Claire Carroll to examine how each of the Consumer Duty outcomes will impact the asset m...

The new Consumer Duty: Episode 8 - Outsourcing

07 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Technology Partner Craig Rogers joins Claire Carroll to talk about the effect of the Consumer Duty on outsourcing arrangements. They discuss practical...

Digitalization soundbites: Episode 1 - Corporate digital responsibility

31 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ask any senior business leader about their most important priorities and its likely that digitalization will be mentioned. Put simply, this means usin...

Barker's Dozen: Public sector pensions update

31 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In our latest pensions podcast, Gary Delderfield, Cat Ellis and Alec Bennett take a look at three areas of public sector pensions law: the employer fl...

Immigration law podcast: spotting skilled worker issues before they arise

31 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this bite-size podcast from our immigration law team, we discuss the common issues for employers to consider when undertaking skilled worker applic...

Buy now, Pay later: The journey to regulation in the UK - Episode 1 - Background and the current position of BNPL

26 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the first episode of our Buy Now, Pay later podcast series, our Retail Finance Partners Joanne Owens and Naomi Seward discuss the background to BNP...

The new Consumer Duty: Episode 7 - Insurance

26 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Paula Gaddum, a Partner in our Insurance & Reinsurance team, joins Claire Carroll to examine how the Consumer Duty will impact the insurance sector. T...

Sustainable Finance: Hong Kong Perspectives

26 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 13, Annie Lam, Of Counsel in our Hong Kong office, joins Alex Smith to discuss the sustainable finance market in Hong Kong. The episode cov...

Tax Sound Bytes: Breaking down Boechler - to toll or not to toll

20 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the third episode of Tax Sound Bytes, a podcast series from the Tax Practice Group covering issues affecting international and taxation of the dig...

The new Consumer Duty: Episode 6 - Motor finance

19 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In our sixth episode in our Consumer Duty podcast series, Claire Carroll and Jo Owens, a Partner in our Retail Financial Services team, discuss how th...

The Tax Talk: Episode 2 - ATAD 3

12 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Tax Talk, our global tax team (Ben Jones, Jens Binding, Ferielle Habili, Myrto Archontaki) focus on ATAD 3, its purpose, and th...

The Tax Talk: Episode 1 - German license barrier rule

12 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The Tax Talk, our partner colleagues Simon Weppner and Lars Haverkamp discuss the recent clarifications by the German tax autho...

The new Consumer Duty: Episode 5 - Disputes

12 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Claire Carroll and Gareth Vowles, both Partners in our Financial Services Disputes & Investigations team, discuss how the Consumer Duty will impact di...

Tax Sound Bytes: The ABCs of FTCs

05 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the second episode of Tax Sound Bytes, a new podcast series from the Tax Practice Group covering issues affecting the taxation of the digital econo...

The new Consumer Duty: Episode 4 - SM&CR and individual accountability

05 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Claire Carroll speaks with Simon Collins, Managing Director - Financial Services at Konexo, about how the Consumer Duty will impact the Senior Manager...

LitCast S2: Episode 4 - Without Prejudice Privilege

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join Jennifer Miles and Helen Eastwood in our latest and final episode of the series as they discuss, Without Prejudice Privilege, what it is and ...

LitCast S2: Episode 3 - Litigation Privilege

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join Jennifer Miles and Helen Eastwood our latest episode of the series as they discuss Litigation privilege, what it is and how you can benefit f...

LitCast S2: Episode 2 - Legal Advice privilege

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join Jennifer Miles and Helen Eastwood in our latest episode of the series as they discuss Legal Advice Privilege, what it protects and provide so...

LitCast S2: Episode 1 - Introduction to Legal Privilege

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join Jennifer Miles and Helen Eastwood in episode 1 of our latest series as they discuss Legal Privilege including an introduction of what it is a...

Defined Conversation: Master trust onboarding

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the last of our DC podcast series, Michael Jones, Amanda Small and Amanda Cooke discuss master trust onboarding from the view point of the transfer...

Defined Conversation: Value for members

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the second of our DC podcast 3-part series, Michael Jones, Amanda Small and Amanda Cooke discuss the topical issue of value for members. They explo...

Defined Conversation: Evolving DC governance

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the first of our DC podcast 3-part series, Michael Jones, Amanda Small and Amanda Cooke discuss the evolving nature of DC governance and why good g...

Tax Sound Bytes: Breaking down the international tax provisions in Biden's FY 2023 Budget

20 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tax Sound Bytes is a new a podcast series from the Eversheds Sutherland Tax Practice Group, covering issues affecting the taxation of the digital econ...

The new Consumer Duty: Episode 3 - Monitoring, data and MI

19 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Claire Carroll is joined by Ian Stott, Head of Financial Services at Konexo, to discuss the monitoring, data and MI reporting requirements set by the ...

The new Consumer Duty: Episode 2 - Products and services

06 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Claire Carroll speaks with Naomi Seward, Partner and Head of Retail Finance, about how the Consumer Duty will impact products and ser...

Sustainable Finance: Supporting the sustainability journey

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 12, Marc Finer, Director in the Debt Finance team and Sustainable Finance lead at KPMG, Ian Tetsill, Head of Debt Finance Strategy at Evers...

Barker's Dozen: restructuring and insolvency

30 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Following recent World events, and the Chancellor's Spring Statement last week, in our latest pensions podcast, David Gray, Charlotte Cartwright and R...

Sustainable Finance: Unpacking the guidance on External Reporting for Sustainable Finance

30 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 11, Chris Williams, Partner in our Banking & Finance team, speaks with Alex Smith about the guidance on reporting requirements for green, s...

The new Consumer Duty: Episode 1 - An Introduction

30 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the first episode of this new series, Claire Carroll talks with Gareth Vowles, both Partners in our Financial Services Disputes and Investigations ...

Sustainable finance: The role of the sustainability coordinator

14 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Piaras Power, head of Banking and Finance in our Dublin office talks about the role of the sustainability coordinator on sustainability-linked transac...

Fourth annual review of developments in energy contracting

11 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Fourth annual review of developments in energy contracting.

Barker's Dozen – the new transfer regulations

24 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In our latest pensions podcast, Emma King, Charlotte Cartwright, Freya Stuart and Daniel Jackson discuss the new transfer regulations that have result...

Current Immigration Issues for Business Travellers

11 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this short immigration podcast, Audrey Elliott, Simon Kenny and Corrine Bentham discuss issues raised in a recent Business Visitor Masterclass at E...

Sustainable finance: Mobilizing Finance for sustainable infrastructure

08 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Head of Infrastructure at Eversheds Sutherland, Mark Dennison, speaks with Arash Mojabi, UK Sustainable Finance Lead within Infrastructure at ING, abo...

FAQs for UK firms providing cross-border financial services in the EU post-Brexit

03 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join our European Financial Services team as they discuss typical issues for UK firms providing cross-border services in the EU post-Brexit using exam...

The Electronic Communications Code: Supreme Court appeal

28 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ahead of Tuesday's Supreme Court appeal, Thekla Fellas and Karen Mitchell provide a summary of three key cases: Cornerstone v Compton Beauchamp, Arqiv...

Sustainable finance: Consumer finance

25 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Naomi Seward is joined by Lloyd Cochrane from Natwest and Emma Harvey from the Green Finance Institute to discuss green finance in the retail banking ...

Global webinar series - Session 6

19 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Barker's Dozen: A Pensions Christmas Carol

13 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In our latest 13 minute pensions podcast, our host, François Barker, channels his inner Scrooge. Will visits from the spirits of pensions past, prese...

Evolution of work: Significant changes to UAE Labour laws

09 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As part of the latest materials in our Evolution of Work series, Elizabeth Graves and Geraldine Ahern at Eversheds Sutherland discuss the UAE's eagerl...

Sustainable Finance: Private Capital

09 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In the next in our series of sustainable finance podcasts Paul Pugh, Corporate Partner and co-lead of Financial Services M&A is joined by Alison Colli...

Legal issues and developments relating to COVID-19 in the UK Health & Social Care sector

07 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join Elizabeth Graves - Global Co-Head Health & Life Science and Louise Bland (Corporate Claims) as they ask: Can there be any civil liability on the ...

Legal issues and developments relating to COVID-19 in the UK Health and Social Care sector

07 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join Elizabeth Graves - Global Co-Head Health & Life Science, Sasha Willmott (Employment) and Ellie Brown (Employment) as they discuss employment risk...

Sustainable Finance: ESG linked finance arrangements

07 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In the next in our series of sustainable finance podcasts we are joined by Ruby Fowler at Joules PLC and Jim Quantrill and Marco DeBenedictis at Barcl...

The Labor Exchange - December 2021

29 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In our quarterly podcast we consider the UK Supreme Court judgment in Kostal Ltd v Dunkley, a significant decision concerning collective bargaining wi...

Sustainable Finance: Debt Capital Markets - Part 2

26 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In the next in our series of podcasts, Jonathan Malim and Herbert Short continue their discussion on the role of Debt Capital Markets within the move ...

Sustainable Finance: Debt Capital Markets - Part 1

26 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In the next in our series of Sustainable Finance podcasts, Jonathan Malim and Herbert Short discuss the role of Debt Capital Markets within the move t...

Sustainable Finance: Why Sustainable Credit is good credit - Part 2

26 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest of our series of Sustainable Finance podcasts, we continue our discussion on why sustainable credit is good credit.

Sustainable Finance: Sustainability Links Loans revisited

26 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of our Sustainable Finance podcast, we explore sustainable finance in conversation with Coralie De Maesschalck - Head of ESG, Kartesia...

Business and human rights due diligence podcast: Managing supply chain risks

19 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this short ESG podcast, Thomas Player, Kelly Holmes and Lee O'Connell discuss the approach to human rights due diligence both in own organizations ...

Legal status of cannabis-derived products in Germany and Poland

10 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As cannabis-derived products are becoming more and more popular in Europe, in many countries it remains unclear, what types of goods and under what ci...

Barker's Dozen - all you need to know about collective defined contribution (CDC) in 13 minutes

09 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In our latest pensions podcast, Sarah Swift, Michael Jones and Freya Stuart give a flavour of CDC, how it will work, and why it's an important develop...

Leadership Stories: A Financial Services Fireside Chat

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Pensions Regulator's Single Code of Practice Podcast - Stewardship

04 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The third podcast in the series focuses on the obligations on trustees in relation to investment monitoring and stewardship and considers whether curr...

The Pensions Regulator's Single Code of Practice Podcast - Investment Governance

04 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The second podcast in the series highlights the Regulator's expectations on trustees when it comes to investment governance, investment decision makin...

The Pensions Regulator's Single Code of Practice Podcast - Climate Change

04 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The first podcast in the series looks at the background to the Single Code of Practice and the new obligations on trustees in relation to climate chan...

What is COP26?

26 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What is COP26? Phil Spyropoulos, Partner in the Financial Services team at Eversheds Sutherland, looks at the upcoming UK hosted UN Climate Summit (CO...

First Aid Kit in Employment - Episode 1 - Return to Work

22 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this short podcast, Celine Wauters and Isabelle Gerzat discuss how the return to work in Belgium will be affected by Covid-19 and answer important ...

Business and Human Rights Due Diligence

21 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this short podcast, Thomas Player, Tamsin Wallace, Carlo van Haasteren and Bernd Pirpamer discuss the move from voluntary to mandatory human rights...

Let's Talk Carbon: Carbon Markets

19 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to our first episode as host Susan Lafferty is joined by David McCullough and Alex Holtan to provide insight in the US carbon markets — decip...

Hydrogen based energy storage

12 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to the latest podcast in our Hydrogen series. In this episode, we sit down with Keith Mcgrane of Corre Energy to discuss some of the key is...

Barker's Dozen: A brisk look at pension de-risking

11 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In our latest 13-minute podcast, Mark Latimour, Simon Daniel and Ros Wood discuss some of the trickier issues that Trustees should be aware of ahead o...

UK immigration podcast: Right to work checks - three months on

04 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this short podcast, partners Audrey Elliott and Jessie Uppal discuss the impact of Brexit on right to right to work processes and the changes broug...

Evolution of work: Workers in Italy required to have a "green pass" to enter the workplace

01 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As part of the latest materials in our Evolution of Work series, Elizabeth Graves and Antonio Santini at Eversheds Sutherland discuss the recent devel...

A Cliff Notes Edition of Rev. Proc. 2021-34 to Assist Taxpayers in Considering Income Recognition Method Changes

24 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this webcast, the presenters discuss the latest procedural guidance released by the IRS to assist taxpayers in considering and implementing the Fin...

Total Recall? How the events of 2021 have impacted the California tax landscape so far

17 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In a world and state already riddled with uncertainty, California holds a recall election. Through it all, however, taxes remain a constant. Join us f...

Why sustainable credit is good credit

17 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In the first in our series of podcasts, Alex Smith, Senior Associate at Eversheds Sutherland is joined by Emma Harvey, Programme Director at the Gr...

Road to compliance: China's new data privacy regime – Episode 1

17 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mainland China recently introduced two brand new pieces of data protection laws, which will have a profound impact on how organisations should process...

The labor exchange staff shortages, recruitment and retention

16 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This UK labor law podcast provides an update on new and emerging matters, followed by a look at staff shortages, recruitment and retention issues acro...

Marketplace Insights from Bloomberg Tax's 2021 Survey of the States

13 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This webcast will discuss state tax department responses to marketplace issues from Bloomberg Tax's 2021 Survey of the States. As part of this survey,...

Electronic delivery service in court proceedings in Poland and Germany

10 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In Poland, electronic delivery service is something completely new. It was introduced on July 3, 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In Germany, on the...

Barker's Dozen: Back to school - upcoming pensions deadlines for trustees and sponsors

03 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In our latest 13 minute pensions podcast, François Barker, Charmian Johnson and Helen Tabiner discuss the key deadlines for trustees and sponsors ove...

Transferring personal data, the UK way – the International Data Transfer Agreement

13 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join Gayle McFarlane as she discusses the recent publication of the ICO consultation on the future of international transfers of personal data from th...

Dos & Don'ts in negotiations between Polish and German Companies - Part 2

06 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Listen as Maciej Jóźwiak (Partner heading our Dispute Resolution team in Poland) and Stefan Saerbeck (Principal Associate on the Dispute Resolution ...

Cyber thieves are targeting you. Are you prepared?

28 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Barker's Dozen: Pensions dashboards – data ducks in a row

27 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

François Barker introduces this 13 minute pensions podcast, as Stuart Earle, Laura Brook and Andy Wright discuss pensions dashboards: what do we alre...

Covid-19 Self-tests for laymen in Poland and Germany – Q&A

23 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Self-testing has become popular in the last months due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Self-tests for laymen are intended to be used by everyone, also thos...