Eversheds Sutherland - Legal Insights

Jo Owens and Alexandra Byard provide a weekly wrap of current awareness across the UK consumer finance area. They discuss some of the key initiatives outlined in the Financial Conduct Authority's regulatory initiatives grid published last week.

Tune into 'Legal Frequencies - What is Telecoms?'. Our newest podcast series kicking off the 2023 holiday countdown. In this series, our telecoms team provides insightful commentary on the basics of telecoms in the UK. Join Vishal Babu as he dissects the meaning of ECA in our fourth episode.

In the third episode of our ESG solutions for the financial services sector podcast series Matthew Allen, Global Head of the Financial Services Sector, is joined by Clifford Kirsch in New York and Michaela Walker in London to discuss trends and hot topics in financial product disclosures as well as predictions for the next 12 months.

Emma King and James Ellis are joined by special guests Alan Pickering of BESTrustees and Chair of the Trustee of the Clara Pension Trust, along with Hattie Clover, General Counsel for Clara Pensions. In this episode, they'll discuss the recent news of Clara becoming the UK's first DB consolidator to transact and what lies ahead for Clara.

In this episode, Emma King, Mark Latimour and Vanessa Wells look at the latest topical pensions issues and hot topics including surpluses within DB schemes and the abolition of the lifetime allowance coming into effect Spring next year.

Tune into 'Legal Frequencies - What is Telecoms?'. Our newest podcast series kicking off the 2023 holiday countdown. In this series, our telecoms team provides insightful commentary on the basics of telecoms in the UK. Join Sanya Azam in the third episode as she shares insightful commentary on the fundamental question, 'What is a Code right?'

Tune into 'Legal Frequencies - What is Telecoms?'. Our newest podcast series kicking off the 2023 holiday countdown. In this series, our telecoms team provides insightful commentary on the basics of telecoms in the UK. Join Alex Terry as he dissects the meaning of a telecoms operator in our second episode.

Join us for 'Legal Frequencies - What is Telecoms?'. Our newest podcast series kicking off the 2023 holiday countdown. In this series, our telecoms team provides insightful commentary on the basics of telecoms in the UK. Charlotte Mavor leads the way in our first episode as she initiates the discussion with the fundamental question, 'what is the code?'.

Tune into our latest podcast series, Legal Frequencies. In this series, our telecoms team provides insightful commentary on the recent decisions and developments in the telecoms law, served in bite-size portions.  The first episode features Thekla Fellas and Karen Mitchell dissecting the decision of the First Tier Tribunal in October in the case of On Tower UK Limited v Gravesham Borough Council.

Sutherland attorneys Cynthia Krus, Lisa Morgan, and Terri Jordan, present the first session in their BDC Directors Training Series. The call will include: What is expected of a BDC director? What should BDC directors expect of their management teams? What should BDC directors expect in the new regulatory environment?

In the second episode of our ESG solutions for the Financial Services Sector podcast series Matthew Allen, Global Head of the Financial Services Sector, is joined by Kari Mccormick in London and Ronald Zdrojeski in New York to discuss trends in ESG litigation and regulatory enforcement

Jo Owens and Alexandra Byard provide a weekly wrap of current awareness across the UK consumer finance area. They discuss the Financial Conduct Authority's approach to Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) and the Consumer Duty, the EU Consumer Credit Directive (CCDII), and more.

To coincide with COP28 we are pleased to be sharing a short podcast series between now and the end of the year focussing on hot topics in ESG for the financial services industry. In this first episode Matthew Allen, Global Head of the Financial Services Sector, is joined by Sophie White and Thomas Player to discuss social responsibility and governance including the importance of diversity and incl...

Listen to our Tech Talks podcast series exploring the latest trends and topics shaping the technology sector. In this episode, Marie McGinley at Eversheds Sutherland, Jeremy Rollison, and Florian Pennings from Microsoft discuss cybersecurity as a key focus for organizations, especially as AI becomes more prevalent. They also explore the importance of policymakers remaining responsive to rapidly ev...

In our first episode of Conversations in Credit, Jo Owens and Alexandra Byard provide a weekly wrap of current awareness across the UK consumer finance area. They discuss the Financial Conduct Authority's initial findings on the closure of bank accounts because of customers' political views, diversity and inclusion in the financial sector, regulating crypto assets, and more.

In this episode Claire Carroll and Jen Green talk about closed-book Consumer Duty implications for pensions. They discuss what type of pension schemes fall in to the closed-product remit, the challenges you may face in relation to closed pension products and t he FCA's expectations regarding closed pension products.

In this episode Claire Carroll and Tom Black talk about Consumer Duty implications for closed-book mortgages. They discuss what a closed product is in a mortgage context, the four outcomes firms should look at when considering what obligations Consumer Duty will impose in relation to closed products and ask, will Consumer Duty require mortgage lenders to conduct retrospective assessments for consu...

In this episode Claire Carroll and Naomi Seward talk about the impacts of the Consumer Duty on closed products and services. They discuss    what closed products and services are, the issues with categorizing closed products , how firms may find achieving compliance with the closed book and practical actions firms can take.

In the latest episode of Tax Sound Bytes, a podcast series from the Tax Practice Group covering issues affecting federal and international tax, Eversheds Sutherland Partners David Blair and Xenia Garofalo explore the Inflation Reduction Act's proposed regulations regarding prevailing wage and registered apprenticeship requirements with Associate  Benje Selan .  David and Xenia provide an overview...

Listen to the inaugural episode of our metaverse podcast series, where Paul Verrico, Sarah Valentine, and Philip Crosbie discuss how energy companies can use the metaverse to meet their health, safety, and environmental needs. They also explore the legal ramifications of the metaverse and how clients are using it to improve their systems.

In our quarterly labor law podcast, Clare Ward and Leonie McQuaide review the latest hot topics concerning trade union and workforce engagement, including contingency planning and the use of agency workers during strikes, news this month from the Labour Party on potential changes to collective labor law, should they win the next election, reflections on the Government's new Minimum Service Levels...

In the second episode of our EU AI Act legal insights podcast Lorna Doggett, data privacy and cyber expert is joined by Jannick Thonemann, AI and IT specialist as well as Mary Jane Wilson-Bilik, the head of our US AI practice to discuss how our colleagues across the pond are grappling with the regulation of AI.

We are pleased to announce the launch of our EU AI Act legal insights podcast, a new series where we look closely at the EU AI Act. We'll discuss the implications for clients in both the financial services and technology industry of its implementation, and how it compares to the UK and US approach. In this inaugural episode we introduce the EU AI Act, what it is and what it covers.

In this podcast, we will explore the multifaceted ESG issues businesses face in the global supply chain, an increasingly fraught and complex landscape that holds both risks and opportunities for businesses. Navigating these challenges across differing jurisdictions using an ESG strategy, as well as harnessing the power of the rising trend, can help companies anticipate, adapt to, and bounce back f...