The Linklaters Podcast

Episode 2: IBOR Soundbites In this podcast, our Partners Nathalie Hobbs and Christopher Bradley discuss the Asia perspective on LIBOR transition in the loan markets.

Episode 1: IBOR Soundbites In this podcast, our Partner Benedict James and Managing Associate Bobby Butcher explore the impact of lending in the new compounded risk-free rate world.

Episode 5: Global Business Crime Outlook In our fifth episode Alison Saunders, Tom Cassels, Doug Tween and Jonas Koponen will be discussing recent cartel developments and horizon scanning for future risk and legislative and enforcement changes.

Episode 1: R&I Soundbites As from 30 April, recent legislative reforms mean that an administrator must not make a substantial disposal to connected persons within the first 8 weeks of an administration, unless either the company’s creditors have approved the transaction or, more likely, the buyer has obtained a qualifying report from an evaluator. While not aimed solely at pre-packs, it’s clear th...

Episode 8: ESG Soundbite Series Green and sustainability linked loans have become established loan market products, but they are still evolving as industry sectors seek to address wide-ranging ESG pressures. At the same time, regulators recognise that the financial sector is a key part of the transition to a more sustainable economy. In this podcast  Christopher Williams  explores the features of...

Episode 7: ESG Soundbite Series Green and sustainability linked loans have become established loan market products, but they are still evolving as industry sectors seek to address wide-ranging ESG pressures. At the same time, regulators recognise that the financial sector is a key part of the transition to a more sustainable economy. In this episode, Olga Petrovic and Caroline Courtney explore ESG...

Episode 6: ESG Soundbite Series Green and sustainability linked loans have become established loan market products, but they are still evolving as industry sectors seek to address wide-ranging ESG pressures. At the same time, regulators recognise that the financial sector is a key part of the transition to a more sustainable economy. In this latest podcast, our Banking team, Edward Chan and Bobby...

Episode 5: ESG Soundbite Series A key part in developing and implementing any climate transition plan is data and reporting. In this short podcast Iyesogie Igiehon and Claire Rogers give a quick overview of the current greenhouse gas reporting landscape in the UK, looking at the main regimes, challenges and the direction of travel, including the SECR and TCFD regimes and reporting on Scope 3 emiss...

Episode 2: Non-financial misconduct and whistleblowing In this podcast Dispute Resolution partner Gavin Lewis and Financial Regulation counsel Sara Cody examine the approach of global financial regulators to non-financial misconduct and whistleblowing.  We look at some of the reasons why some regulators have begun to focus on non-financial misconduct as part of their assessment of individuals' sui...

Episode 1: Non-financial misconduct and whistleblowing In this podcast counsel Sara Cody and managing associate Duncan Campbell discuss the most important UK financial services enforcement developments in 2020, together with some of the key areas we believe will drive the nature and direction of enforcement activity by the UK financial regulators during 2021.

Episode 1: Magenta on Air Voice is a topic which is set to grow in relevance as we further embed remote working and online connectivity. Our Magenta on Air radio show offered many valuable insights and we will continue to explore the power of voice and the incredible role it can play in shaping and influencing our daily lives and decisions. We are all exposed to ’screen overload’ and audio gives u...

Episode 5: Beyond 2020: The post-pandemic workplace In many workplaces, video calls have become the main method of communication but how well are these suited to handling sensitive employee relations issues? We will look at the practical difficulties employers face when investigating complaints and carrying our disciplinary procedures remotely and will consider how to handle issues such as investi...

Episode 4: Beyond 2020: The post-pandemic workplace In a remote working environment, interactions between colleagues are less open to observation. Spotting harassment, bullying and other forms of misconduct is more challenging than ever.  We will explore how employers can identify hidden behaviours and what steps they should take to address the risks, including the need to make whistleblowing poli...

Episode 3: Beyond 2020: The post-pandemic workplace Has the pandemic changed the conversation about board diversity and fair pay? In this podcast, we focus on whether Covid-19 has stalled diversity at the top of organisations, how existing pay inequities may be impacted and amplified by the pandemic, and how decisions made about remuneration against the backdrop of the pandemic can lead to content...

Episode 2: Beyond 2020: The post-pandemic workplace In this episode we will look at the pandemic through the lens of diversity and consider the effect that the pandemic itself, and the business response to it, have had on particular groups of workers.  We will look at the data, assess the impact on particular groups and suggest ways in which businesses might reinforce their diversity agenda to pro...

Episode 1: Beyond 2020: The post-pandemic workplace Is agile working here to stay? We consider how employment policies and management practices need to evolve to be compatible with agile and remote working. Policies should reflect what is right for business in the long term and we will explore how to meet legal and regulatory requirements, while staying true to cultural values.

Episode 1 In SportingLinks’ first podcast, Linklaters’ finance and dispute resolution experts and Thomas Horton of 3 Hare Court discuss the financial fair play regulations of UEFA club competitions and the English Football League. We take a look at how these regulations apply to clubs, recent changes to such regulations, their impact on how football clubs finance themselves and what the future hol...

Episode 7: Redundancy - Covid-19 and Employment Our Redundancy Podcast series looks at when collective consultation is triggered, practical issues when conducting collective consultation with a furloughed workforce, fairness and selection in the collective consultation process and issuing notice and making termination payments.

Episode 6: Redundancy - Covid-19 and Employment Our Redundancy Podcast series looks at when collective consultation is triggered, practical issues when conducting collective consultation with a furloughed workforce, fairness and selection in the collective consultation process and issuing notice and making termination payments.

Episode 5: Redundancy - Covid-19 and Employment Our Redundancy Podcast series looks at when collective consultation is triggered, practical issues when conducting collective consultation with a furloughed workforce, fairness and selection in the collective consultation process and issuing notice and making termination payments.

Episode 4: Redundancy - Covid-19 and Employment Our Redundancy Podcast series looks at when collective consultation is triggered, practical issues when conducting collective consultation with a furloughed workforce, fairness and selection in the collective consultation process and issuing notice and making termination payments.

Episode 3: Covid-19 and Employment In the latest episode of our Covid-19 podcast series, Nicola Rabson and Nick Marshall discuss the winding down of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and what employers need to consider next, including the recently-announced plans for the Job Retention Bonus Scheme.

Episode 2: Covid-19 and Employment For many employers, thoughts are turning to how their business will transition out of lockdown and how best to ensure a safe return to the workplace for their employees. This is a fast moving topic.  As we await further guidance from the government, our latest podcast looks at some of the key issues employers are considering at this stage.

Episode 1: Covid-19 and Employment In this episode we explore the key issues for employers, Nicola Rabson and Nick Marshall discuss the duties of employers during the ongoing pandemic. In particular, Nicola and Nick discuss some of the knotty issues around the duties that employers owe to their employees, including whether they can require employees to go into the workplace, what to do if an emplo...

Episode 18: Payments Monthly Social changes are benefitting a new generation of payment providers. In our final episode on insolvency in the payments sector,  Richard Hay  and  Simon Treacy  discuss the potential systemic role of these providers and how the Bank of England might respond to emerging risks.