Eversheds Sutherland - Legal Insights

In the third episode of Tax Sound Bytes, a podcast series from the Tax Practice Group covering issues affecting international and taxation of the digital economy, host and Eversheds Sutherland Associate Mary Kate Nicholson is joined by Partner Mary Monahan and Associate Daniel Strickland to dig into the recent Supreme Court decision in Boechler PC v. Commissioner . They provide background on the c...

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 the Consumer Duty will impact motor finance. Find out about the impact on lenders and dealers in the distribution chain, tips on clear customer communications, and how the new requirements interact with the consumer credit regime.  

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 the latest updates with regards to substance regulations across Germany, France and Luxembourg. 

In this episode of The Tax Talk, our partner colleagues Simon Weppner and Lars Haverkamp discuss the recent clarifications by the German tax authorities on the application of the German license barrier rule on intra-group royalty payments, and the effect on multinational enterprises with subsidiaries in Germany.

Claire Carroll and Gareth Vowles, both Partners in our Financial Services Disputes & Investigations team, discuss how the Consumer Duty will impact disputes. They cover the Financial Conduct Authority's decision not to grant a private right of action, the likely impact of the Consumer Duty on other causes of action and whether material created as a consequence of monitoring and governance requirem...

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 economy, host and Eversheds Sutherland Associate Mary Kate Nicholson welcomes Associate Hasnain Valika for a discussion about foreign tax credits (FTCs). During their conversation, they cover what exactly a FTC is, including its inclusion in specific tax...

Claire Carroll speaks with Simon Collins, Managing Director - Financial Services at Konexo, about how the Consumer Duty will impact the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR) and individual accountability. In this episode, they discuss practical tips for Senior Managers on how to execute the requirements, how firms with both retail and non-retail businesses should approach implementation...

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 how you can ensure you benefit from it.

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 from it. 

Join Jennifer Miles and Helen Eastwood in our latest episode of the series as they discuss Legal Advice Privilege, what it protects and provide some useful tips on how to maintain it!

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 and what you need to know about it should you become involved in a dispute, from a UK law perspective. We want you to better understand how Legal Privilege may impact on any dispute you are handling and how you can use it to your advantage. 

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 transferring trustees, employers, providers and the receiving master Trust trustees. They share their experiences advising the different parties and in particular the roles each party plays in the process and managing competing interests.

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 explore what value for members actually means and the shift over the last few years in the way value is assessed with trustees looking to move away from cost and charges towards developing a more holistic framework.

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 governance is important. They consider the ways it has evolved over the last five years and share their thoughts on how it will continue to do so as schemes become more commercial and professionalized.

Tax Sound Bytes is a new a podcast series from the Eversheds Sutherland Tax Practice Group, covering issues affecting the taxation of the digital economy. In the first episode, host and Eversheds Sutherland Associate Mary Kate Nicholson interviews Partner Randy Buchanan , and together they delve into President Biden's Fiscal Year 2023 Budget and the US Treasury's Green Book . Randy and Mary Kate e...

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 Consumer Duty. In this episode, they cover what should firms be doing now to prepare for implementation? the role of data in effective programme planning and management and how to establish a programme plan.

In this episode, Claire Carroll speaks with Naomi Seward, Partner and Head of Retail Finance, about how the Consumer Duty will impact products and services. They discuss where organizations should start with their change programme, the scale of products and services change required and top tips for implementation

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 Eversheds Sutherland, and Alex Smith discuss approaches to supporting the sustainability journey. The episode covers: how to effectively assess and address ESG issues within your business setting sustainability goals and frameworks the sustainability stra...

Following recent World events, and the Chancellor's Spring Statement last week, in our latest pensions podcast, David Gray, Charlotte Cartwright and Rosamund Wood explore what is on the horizon for restructurings and insolvencies, and what are the pensions options if a scheme's sponsor is in distress.

In episode 11, Chris Williams, Partner in our Banking & Finance team, speaks with Alex Smith about the guidance on reporting requirements for green, social and sustainability-linked loans issued by the joint working group of the Loan Market Association (LMA), Loan Syndications & Trading Association (LSTA) and Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA). The episode covers: an overview of the sust...

In the first episode of this new series, Claire Carroll talks with Gareth Vowles, both Partners in our Financial Services Disputes and Investigations team, about the new Consumer Duty. In this episode they explore what is the new Consumer Duty and how does it differ from current regulation? what retail financial services firms need to think about next and why is the Consumer Duty causing such cons...

Piaras Power, head of Banking and Finance in our Dublin office talks about the role of the sustainability coordinator on sustainability-linked transactions with Robert King, Head of Sustainability, and Olivia Le Hunte, Associate Director in the Sustainable Finance team, both at HSBC.

Fourth annual review of developments in energy contracting.

In our latest pensions podcast, Emma King, Charlotte Cartwright, Freya Stuart and Daniel Jackson discuss the new transfer regulations that have resulted in a change to the way transfers are processed and how the risk has been transferred onto trustee boards.

In this short immigration podcast, Audrey Elliott, Simon Kenny and Corrine Bentham discuss issues raised in a recent Business Visitor Masterclass at Eversheds Sutherland and offer suggestions about how to manage travel across the European Economic Area.