Eversheds Sutherland - Legal Insights

Given the increase in dawn raids and competition law investigations, now is a good time to familiarize yourself with the UK Competition and Market Authority's new and extended powers of investigation that are being introduced by the Digital Markets Competition and Consumers Bill. This includes the power to access premises, conduct interviews and impose new civil penalties against both individuals...

Designed to help you look beyond the headlines and hype cycle, this podcast series will help you make the most of the significant opportunity which AI brings, but on an informed basis taking account of the rapidly evolving legal, regulatory and risk and control frameworks in which your business operates.   In this third episode we are joined by Washington DC partner Mary Jane Wilson-Bilik, for a d...

Designed to help you look beyond the headlines and hype cycle, this podcast series will help you make the most of the significant opportunity which AI brings, but on an informed basis taking account of the rapidly evolving legal, regulatory and risk and control frameworks in which your business operates. In this second episode we are joined by London partner Tim Fosh for a discussion on the regula...

Listen to the latest episode in our Data as an Asset podcast series for an overview of the competition and disputes issues relating to data. Philip James, Daniel von Brevern, Matthew Howse, James Hyde and Aisling O'Hare discuss EU and UK data and competition regulations that businesses need to be aware of, including the EU Digital Markets Act, contractual disputes, and trends in data privacy litig...

Listen to the latest episode in our Data as an Asset podcast series for an overview of the competition and disputes issues relating to data. Philip James, Daniel von Brevern, Matthew Howse, James Hyde and Aisling O'Hare discuss EU and UK data and competition regulations that businesses need to be aware of, including the EU Digital Markets Act, contractual disputes, and trends in data privacy litig...

Listen to the latest episode in our Data as an Asset podcast series for an overview of the competition and disputes issues relating to data. Philip James, Daniel von Brevern, Matthew Howse, James Hyde and Aisling O'Hare discuss EU and UK data and competition regulations that businesses need to be aware of, including the EU Digital Markets Act, contractual disputes, and trends in data privacy litig...

We are pleased to announce the launch of our new financial services podcast series, Decoding AI. Designed to help you look beyond the headlines and hype cycle, this series will help you make the most of the significant opportunity AI brings on an informed basis, taking into account the rapidly evolving legal, regulatory and risk and control frameworks in which the financial services industry opera...

In the third episode of our podcast series focused on the upcoming UK General Election, Nicolette Sanders is joined by Matthew Niblett from Independent Transport Commission (ITC) who shares an insight into some of the transport challenges that the next Parliament will face. They discuss travel trends pre and post pandemic and the implications these have for transport policy; how new and emerging t...

The EU Data Act introduces new rules for businesses providing connected products, including enabling customers to switch cloud providers and access Internet of Things data. In this episode of our Data as an Asset podcast series, Philip James, Nils Muller, Olaf van Haperen and Annabel Borg share tips on how to comply with these new data sharing obligations and how they fit with the EU's strategy fo...

In this podcast, Elizabeth Coleman (Partner) and Richard Bacon (Principal Associate) provide an introduction to competition collective actions in the UK, discussing how claims can be brought, the current landscape and areas to watch moving forward. This is an area of risk for all corporates with activities in England and Wales.

In this latest edition of Barker's Dozen, Claire Carroll, Richard Bacon and Amanda Rowley provide us an update on the world of Pensions Disputes, including data breaches in relation to Farley v Paymaster.

The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCC) Bill brings consumer law compliance high on the risk agenda for UK businesses. It introduces greater enforcement powers for the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and changes to subscription contracts. In the latest episode of our new podcast series, Eve England, Julia Woodward-Carlton and Zoe Haden discuss what these changes look like in...

Listen to the latest episode of our Data as an Asset podcast series for tips on how to develop and implement a commercial data strategy. Partners Philip James, Rhys McWhirter, Nils Müller, Emmanuel Ronco, and our guest speaker, Simon Hay, an investor and board advisor to AI and technology start-ups, discuss how to measure and monetize data, as well as legal and regulatory challenges in the UK, EU,...

In the first episode of our new podcast series, Julia Woodward-Carlton, Elizabeth Coleman and Eve England discuss the competition and consumer law changes that businesses should be aware of, when it will come into force, and what you should do to prepare.

In the third episode of our PROPcast series, Gareth Planck and Fiona Linklater, hosted by Caroline Andresier discuss essential commercial landlord & tenant differences across England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

In the second episode of our podcast series focused on the upcoming UK General Election, Nicolette Sanders is joined by John Dickie from Business LDN who shares an insight into the London Mayoral election process.  They discuss the pre-election period by giving an overview of current scope and breadth of the Mayor's powers, key areas of policy divergence between the main parties and also some key...

In this podcast, Charlie Stodell, Anisha Polson and Rebekka Sandwell discuss changes to the UK's Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) which will take effect from 6 April 2024, including a new regulation that will exclude many landlord to tenant payments from the scope of the CIS.

In this episode, Claire Carroll and Simon Collins discuss a recent update by the FCA regarding firms' implementation of the Consumer Duty, which includes examples of good practice and areas for improvement. They discuss what the FCA is doing to raise visibility of the Consumer Duty, what good practice looks like and what firms are doing well and what they could be doing better

In this episode, Claire Carroll and Sumitra Subramanian look at the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) focus on fair value in the context of the Consumer Duty. They discuss the FCA's latest commentary about fair value, why fair value is receiving more attention than the other Consumer Duty outcomes and what firms should be doing to ensure they're meeting the FCA's expectations around fair value

In this episode, Claire Carroll and Naomi Seward discuss the findings of the FCA's retail banking Consumer Duty multi-firm work, which were published last month. They discuss what the review looked at, what the FCA found in terms of frameworks and methodologies used by firms and what's next for firms implementing the Consumer Duty 

In this episode of Barker's Dozen, Stuart Earle, Jen Green and Tim Smith discuss the pensions lifetime allowance, which is due to be abolished on 6 April 2024, and explain what this means for pension schemes and employers.

In this podcast, the first of two episodes on tax risk insurance, Ben Jones, Helen Mackey, Lars Haverkamp, Todd Betor and Rebekka Sandwell provide a general introduction to tax risk insurance from UK perspective, as well as discussing insights from Germany and the US.

We continue our China hot topics in Financial Services podcast with a discussion of China's regulation of private equity. Matthew Allen, Global Head Financial Services Sector, is joined by King & Wood Mallesons (China) Partner Han Yue in the latest episode of our series designed to help financial institutions navigate the complexities of doing business in China.

In our latest quarterly labor law podcast, Tom Player and Clare Ward discuss this year's collective pay negotiations, including employer planning and strategy, against the backdrop of ongoing cost of living challenges.

Listen to the first episode of our Data as an Asset podcast series where we discuss the EU Data Act, a significant new regulation designed to make data more accessible for all. We delve into the conflicts between statutory open data legislation and intellectual property protection across the UK, EU and US.