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Lawyers from international law firm Pinsent Masons discuss the latest news in the world of business law. We analyse rulings, laws, news events and trends to help organisations navigate a complicated and fast-moving world of business law and regulations.
Every fortnight in these 20 minute episodes we give expert guidance to keep you ahead of your competition and to help you meet the challenges ahead.
Listen and subscribe for the latest news and analysis on legal and regulatory issues from expert voices at a leading firm.
Every fortnight in these 20 minute episodes we give expert guidance to keep you ahead of your competition and to help you meet the challenges ahead.
Listen and subscribe for the latest news and analysis on legal and regulatory issues from expert voices at a leading firm.
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The COP30 climate conference has just finished and it managed some achievements despite the absence of leaders from the world’s biggest economies says Michael Watson, while Natalie Harris explains the impact of renter-friendly English law changes.
A court in London couldn’t rule on the most important AI training copyright question but still made an important decision, says Gill Dennis. And Rebecca Dickson and Emma Lutwyche outline a new culture standard required in Australian construction.
As new figures show that UK cyber attacks are getting more serious Simon Colvin explains how to deal with the vulnerabilities in your supply chain, while David Halliwell applies some Nobel-winning counter-intuition to the economics of legal services.
A change in regulatory approach could lead to a flood of new, cheap biosimilars antibody treatments, says Tracey Roberts, while Trevor Watkins talks us through English football’s radical new approach to regulation.
The UK is making major changes to rules governing workers from abroad and more is to come. Shara Pledger guides us through. While Paul White considers the chances of success for a third EU attempt to harmonise business laws.
A new UK law has come into force putting new anti-corruption obligations on companies and managers, and David Lister thinks it should prompt a culture rethink at organisations; and a UK Supreme Court ruling should change how companies deal with intra-group contracts.
The UK government has taken big steps in the last week to reform financial services regulation and pensions policy. Liz Budd and Simon Laight assess whether the new approaches will achieve the government’s aim of boosting investment.
The UK’s Data (Use and Access) Bill (DUAB) could transform companies’ use of data and prompt an AI and data revolution according to Anna Flanagan. And Lucia Doran guides us through some recent pitfalls in the use of AI in litigation.
Litigation has so far been a fruitful avenue for climate activists seeking to change the behaviour of companies and governments, but decisions in two recent cases have not gone their way, and we set the scene for a major culture vs AI courtroom stand off.
We hear why a new commercial court in Germany is using English to woo companies away from arbitration. And we investigate whether an Australian ban on foreigners buying property will work.
The UK scored a political coup by being the first country to come to a tariff-mitigating trade agreement with the US, but does it cause more problems than it solves?
The UK’s has announced plans to support the sharing of health data but will it try to outpace Europe? Louise Fullwood fills us in, while Wouter Seinen explains how the EU is changing AI regulation in response to China’s advances.
Companies in the UK and Europe are entitled to a surprising range of human rights protections for everything from freedom of speech to privacy. David Thorneloe explains how firms can turn the rights to their advantage.
We hear from Nils Rauer on why most AI output should not attract copyright protection; and from Lucy Townley on new rights in the UK for unions to access physical or even digital workplaces.
The carbon emitted when things are built could be a major source of claims in the future. Anne-Marie Friel has ideas about what the industry can do now to head off that risk. And examining the latest ideas to help Ireland become an AI hub with Maureen Daly.
Retailers must improve their data quality if they are to benefit from AI says Edwina Dunn, the retail data science expert who launched market-changing mass customisation scheme, the Clubcard. And Florian Traub advises on how best to manage that data.
Companies are beginning to report climate and social impacts under new EU rules, but sustainability reporting expert James Hay hears that some are now worried about exposing themselves to legal risk through over disclosure.
Recommended listening: our recent Brain Food For General Counsel podcast on climate legal risk.
0:58 News summary
UK PLANNING REFORM
3:41 Introduction
4:20 The problem the UK is trying to solve
6:03 The plans
7:30 The skills that will be needed in the public sector
9:20 The balance between local and national interest
10:48 How planning could work better for major infrastructure projects
PFAS AND MASS LITIGATION
12:02 Introduction
13:05 The litigation picture internationally
14:48 The types of litigation taking place
16:50 The UK environment for mass claims
18:11 How companies can navigate the risk
The UK has clarified how it will try to become a global AI hub, but will it work? Technology expert Sarah Cameron weighs in. And pensions expert Katie Ivens wonders if an overhaul of pensions will really revitalise investment in the UK economy.
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Companies have focused on the environmental element of ESG activity, but the social element is just as important, says responsible business expert Mike Harvey; and Veronica Scott picks out the measure to watch in Australia’s new cybersecurity law
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