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Listen to the introduction to What's Happening in Pensions - Issue 111.

Listen to our podcast LGBT+ equality and inclusion in law. Thanks to Jonathan Fritz, Laura L. Chapman – Partner, Sheppard Mullin, Ignacio Corbera Dale – Partner, Garrigues and Dr. Martin Viciano Gofferje – Partner, Gleiss Lutz for their participation in this podcast.

To mark South Asian Heritage Month, colleagues from across the firm have recorded a podcast to share their personal stories of culture, language, food and family from across South Asia.   

Listen to the introduction to What's Happening in Pensions - Issue 110.

In this episode, Partners James Longster from our Technology & Commercial Transactions team and Samuel Brewer from our Financial Services & Markets team explore how AI is being used in the financial sector, the key financial services regulatory considerations for firms, and some practical regulatory points that firms using AI should be addressing now. For more information on some of the to...

In this episode, Partners James Longster , from our Technology & Commercial Transactions team and Ingrid Hodgskiss , from our Competition team, discuss the evolving landscape of the application of competition law to AI. They cover the UK Competition and Markets Authority's recent activity in the AI space, as well as other hot topics like the application of merger control regimes to AI partners...

In this podcast, corporate, employment and tax lawyers discuss some of the ESG policies featured in the manifestos of the political parties.

In this episode, Partner James Longster and Senior Associate Andy Maxwell from our Technology & Commercial Transactions team discuss the ways in which AI can give rise to liability, the difficulties that arise in relation to attributing responsibility for losses linked to AI, and the measures that are being taken to regulate this area.

In this episode, Partner, James Longster, from our Technology & Commercial Transactions team and Senior Associate, Naomi Pollock, from our Employment team discuss the transformative role that AI can play in the workplace in areas such as recruitment, management and performance review.  They highlight legal pitfalls employers must avoid - risks such as discriminati...

In this episode, Partner James Longster and Senior Associate Rosie Westley from our Technology & Commercial Transactions team discuss how AI interacts with Intellectual Property laws in the UK. They note two main concerns for businesses: the extent of IP protection for AI systems and their outputs, and the risk of existing IP rights holders challenging usage of training data and outputs. Throu...

James Longster, a partner in our Technology and Commercial Transactions team, gives a 3 minute primer on six key issues to consider when looking to deploy artificial intelligence as part of an outsourcing transaction.  This is the third in a series of short videos on different aspects of outsourcing.

In this second episode, Partner James Longster and Senior Associate Sarah Robinson discuss the extent to which the UK and EU data protection regimes apply to artificial intelligence (AI). The pair underscore the importance of GDPR compliance when utilising AI, including transparency, purpose limitation, and data minimisation principles, despite the unique challenges posed by AI's substantial and v...

In this first episode, Partners James Longster and Louisa Chambers from our Technology & Commercial Transactions team discuss the current legal landscape in the UK and the EU for the regulation of AI technology and how this is expected to develop. The pair also share their thoughts on what businesses can do to ensure that they are on top of their existing legal obligations and ready for new re...

Louisa Chambers, a partner in our Technology and Commercial Transactions team, gives a 3 minute primer on recent developments in data protection and their implications for outsourcing transactions – including UK data protection reform, overseas transfers and artificial intelligence.  This is the second in a series of short videos on different aspects of outsourcing.

In the first of a series of videos on outsourcing, Head of Technology & Commercial Transactions  Dan Reavill  gives a three minute primer on the different approaches to dealing with inflation in an outsourcing transaction.

In this podcast, produced for the Association of Real Estate Funds, Travers Smith Partner Sarah Walker , CMS Partner Marc Armstrong and Travers Smith Senior Associate Kirsty Emery discuss what a landlord might be able to do if one of its tenants stops paying its rent or goes into an insolvency process.

Travers Smith's Nick White, Knowledge Lawyer and Pensions Partner, David James summarise the upcoming 'What's Happening in Pensions - Issue 101'.

In this four-part "in conversation" series, EY-Parthenon partners Karina Brooks and Eimear Kelly and Travers Smith partners Dan Naylor and Joseph Wren discuss pension scheme surpluses, drawing out some important topics for consideration by trustees and sponsors. Key themes from the discussion include the advantages of advance planning, the need for schemes and sponsors to respond to dynamic circum...

In this four-part "in conversation" series, EY-Parthenon partners Karina Brooks and Eimear Kelly and Travers Smith partners Dan Naylor and Joseph Wren discuss pension scheme surpluses, drawing out some important topics for consideration by trustees and sponsors. Key themes from the discussion include the advantages of advance planning, the need for schemes and sponsors to respond to dynamic circum...

In this four-part "in conversation" series, EY-Parthenon partners Karina Brooks and Eimear Kelly and Travers Smith partners Dan Naylor and Joseph Wren discuss pension scheme surpluses, drawing out some important topics for consideration by trustees and sponsors. Key themes from the discussion include the advantages of advance planning, the need for schemes and sponsors to respond to dynamic circum...

In this four-part "in conversation" series, EY-Parthenon partners Karina Brooks and Eimear Kelly and Travers Smith partners Dan Naylor and Joseph Wren discuss pension scheme surpluses, drawing out some important topics for consideration by trustees and sponsors. Key themes from the discussion include the advantages of advance planning, the need for schemes and sponsors to respond to dynamic circum...

"What’s Happening in Pensions", our regular news briefing covering topical pensions law developments. In this episode, we focus on recent developments affecting DC pension benefits.

Welcome to our Mitigating a data breach – insider threats podcast series. In this series, Technology & Commercial Transactions Partner James Longster , Employment Partner Adam Wyman and Dispute Resolution Senior Counsel Rachel Wilson , take a look at what happens in the aftermath of a data breach and what organisations can do to mitigate their impact. In the final episode of this series, James...

Welcome to the second episode of our Mitigating a Data Breach: Insider Threats podcast series. In this series of 3 podcasts, members of the Travers Smith Cybersecurity team, Technology & Commercial Transactions Partner, James Longster , Employment Partner, Adam Wyman and Dispute Resolution Senior Counsel, Rachel Wilson , take a look at what happens in the aftermath of a data breach. They...

In the first episode of the "Mitigating a Data Breach: Insider Threats" short series members of the Travers Smith Cybersecurity team, Technology & Commercial Transactions Partner James Longster , Employment Partner Adam Wyman , and Dispute Resolution Senior Counsel Rachel Wilson look at why it's important not to allow internal threats to fall under the radar, and what preparation can help your...