Disputes in Perspective

There are two new corporate offences under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023: the senior manager offence and the failure to prevent fraud offence. London-based Global Regulatory Enforcement partners Rosanne Kay and Patrick Rappo are joined by London senior associate Emma Shafton to discuss the new offences and their relevance to disputes lawyers. ----more---- Transcript: Intro...

In the U.S. and UK, issues relating to ESG risks are expanding and evolving rapidly and continually for commercial entities. Organizations have a part to play in promoting good ESG conduct, but this comes with the responsibility of managing potential liability and litigation. In this podcast, Tom Webley , partner in our Global Commercial Disputes Group in London, Mark Goldstein , partner in our La...

Parties have always been encouraged to explore ways to resolve their disputes outside litigation. There has been a significant shift in how litigation is pursued in England and Wales, with the move to integrate alternative dispute resolution (ADR) into the process to help facilitate resolution at the earliest opportunity. In this podcast, Oliver Rawkins , Catherine Lewis and George Pissarro discus...

Brad Funari , Mark Goldstein , and Michelle Mantine discuss the Federal Trade Commission’s recent proposed rule that would ban employers from imposing non-compete agreements on their workers and what that could mean for worker mobility, wages, and the way future compensation agreements are structured.

Over 18 months has now passed since the introduction of a major reform to the process for preparing trial witness statements in the English Business and Property Courts. Counsel Oliver Rawkins and Knowledge Management lawyer Daniel Newbound explore the key themes emerging now that the reforms have been put into practice, such as: compliance levels by litigants; what sanctions the court will impose...

Michael Galibois ,  Natsayi Mawere , and  Ginevra Ventre describe the importance of biometric data and provide an overview of relevant state and federal regulations, including the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. They go on to discuss recent litigation in this ever-evolving space.

Reed Smith’s Michael Galibois , Natsayi Mawere , and Ginevra Ventre discuss the ever-evolving landscape of biometric data, including what biometric data is, how it’s used, the data’s advantages and disadvantages, and trending topics.

Reed Smith represented Channel Rescue in a claim for judicial review of the UK government’s policy to push refugees and other migrants seeking to cross the English Channel in small boats back to France. Reed Smith’s lead lawyers in this case, Michael Skrein , Richard Gunn and Ellie Ruiz outline how the firm used its public and maritime law expertise to bring this important challenge to court, resu...

Reed Smith’s Oliver Rawkins and Daniel Newbound discuss the future of class actions in England & Wales following the UK Supreme Court decision in Lloyd v. Google.

Reed Smith's Waseem Khokhar and Adela Mues outline critical changes in the UAE's foreign ownership laws and how they might trigger potential disputes. For more information, please visit Reed Smith's  Litigation & Dispute Resolution page .

Following the landmark decision handed down by the criminal division of the French Supreme Court (Cour de Cassation) in November 2020, Daniel Kadar and Pierre-Céols Fischer discuss the ground-breaking way the Court treated the transfer of criminal liability between legal entities in a merger-absorption transaction. For more information, please visit Reed Smith's  Litigation & Dispute Resolution pa...

Labor & employment partner David Ashmore and special counsel Peter Ferrigno, specializing in taxation, discuss the legal implications and risks of employees working abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information, please visit Reed Smith's  Litigation & Dispute Resolution page .

In this episode, we illustrate some interesting contrasts between litigation proceedings in England and Germany. Gautam Bhattacharyya and Christina Nitsche draw on their experiences to highlight key differences between the English common law system and German civil law system, in relation to procedure, documentary disclosure, privilege, security for costs, and more. For more information, please vi...