The Pinsent Masons Podcast

Pinsent Masons

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.

22 Episodes

22: The dangers of forgetting the S in ESG; and Australia’s new cyber security law
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19:14
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
21: UK makes fundamental changes to corporate fraud law, and how in house lawyers can retain legal privilege for documents
11/26/2024
21:16
Many more companies can be criminally liable for corporate fraud than before, and the scope of the law is expanding still further says Tom Stocker, while Emilie Jones reviews the ways in which in house lawyers can keep documents out of litigation opponents’ hands.
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20: What a Trump presidency means for trade, climate policy, tech law and more
11/12/2024
26:09
Donald Trump’s business policies are radical and in some cases untested. Our experts analyse the impact on world trade, climate policy and other areas where Trump’s ideas will have a significant impact.
19: Inside ‘the biggest change to employment law in a generation’ – what employers in the UK need to know
10/22/2024
16:02
Organisations need to start preparing now for an overhaul of employment law by the UK’s new Labour government. Stuart Neilson outlines how. Never miss a story, sign up for business law updates.
18: How a Dutch tennis club ruling could hinder AI system training, and English courts get power to force litigants into ADR
10/8/2024
20:46
A ruling from Europe’s top court could threaten the way companies use huge data sets to train AI systems according to Wouter Seinen. Meanwhile, the English courts have got new powers to force companies into alternative dispute resolution, says Emilie Jones. Never miss a story, sign up for business law updates.
17: Unpicking the EU's new policy agenda, and South Africa's long awaited electricity reform
9/24/2024
19:38
With a new parliament, Commission president and set of proposed commissioners, the European Union is ready to implement a whole new policy agenda. Mark Ferguson tells us how businesses can prepare for it; and Emma Roberts tells us why South Africa's electricity reform might take a while to take full effect. Never miss a story, sign up for business law updates.
16: The huge changes ahead for UK construction industry following Grenfell Inquiry findings, and an unusual fine for a data processor
9/10/2024
21:08
The Grenfell Inquiry into a London tower block fire found failings in regulation, government and industry, so what changes in how their activity is controlled should UK construction companies expect? And we investigate why a data processor, rather than a controller, has been fined for the first time following a huge data leak. Never miss a story, sign up for business law updates.
15: Australia’s electricity infrastructure challenge, and a carbon credit tax conundrum
7/23/2024
20:18
Against the ticking clock of ageing coal power infrastructure, Australia grapples with the challenges of building a new power network to distribute clean energy says Leanne Olden; and Eloise Walker tells us about the surprise tax liabilities buried in the carbon credit system. Never miss a story, sign up for business law updates.
14: New government immediately lifts England's onshore wind ban, and £18m court ruling might mean earlier UK insolvencies
7/9/2024
22:32
The new UK government has removed conditions that made it effectively impossible to build new onshore wind capacity in England, but there won't be an immediate goldrush says Gary McGovern. And directors of struggling companies in the UK might have to trigger insolvency earlier than previously thought after an £18m ruling, says Charles Maunder. Never miss a story, sign up for business law updates.
13: The UPC’s first year, and how Germany’s court digitisation could cause rise in mass claims
6/25/2024
19:19
One year into the new system governing patents in Europe, Judith Krens tells us that the UPC has been a success in unusual and unpredictable ways, and Alessandro Capone says that companies in Germany can expect to face more mass actions because of court digitisation plans. Never miss a story, sign up for business law updates.

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22 Episodes

22: The dangers of forgetting the S in ESG; and Australia’s new cyber security law

21: UK makes fundamental changes to corporate fraud law, and how in house lawyers can retain legal privilege for documents

20: What a Trump presidency means for trade, climate policy, tech law and more

19: Inside ‘the biggest change to employment law in a generation’ – what employers in the UK need to know

18: How a Dutch tennis club ruling could hinder AI system training, and English courts get power to force litigants into ADR

17: Unpicking the EU's new policy agenda, and South Africa's long awaited electricity reform

16: The huge changes ahead for UK construction industry following Grenfell Inquiry findings, and an unusual fine for a data processor

15: Australia’s electricity infrastructure challenge, and a carbon credit tax conundrum

14: New government immediately lifts England's onshore wind ban, and £18m court ruling might mean earlier UK insolvencies

13: The UPC’s first year, and how Germany’s court digitisation could cause rise in mass claims