Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Podcasts

Singapore's Public & Private Sector push for Digital Transformation and Impact of Digitalisation in Singapore. In part 2 of this podcast series on digital transformation, Kenneth Lo and Harry Evans from Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) Singapore office (members of HSF's Digital Law Group) discuss Singapore's public and private sector push for digital transformation. They further di...

Part 1 - The key considerations and common issues that arise. In Part 1 of this podcast series on Digital Transformation, Yosuke Homma from Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) Tokyo office (a member of HSF's Digital Law Group) hosts Natasha Blycha (Global Head of Digital Law) and Susannah Wilkinson (Digital Law Lead APAC) to discuss the common issues that arise in the digital transformation journey...

In the latest episode of our Public Law Podcast, Andrew Lidbetter and Nusrat Zar are once again joined by Vikram Sachdeva QC of 39 Essex. They consider the implications of the Judicial Review and Courts Bill introduced into Parliament in July. This podcast follows on from our episode earlier this year which covered the Government's consultation on judicial review, in particular from HSF'...

Organisations across the globe are trying to motivate as many employees as possible to get the vaccine. Many are offering incentives while some are starting to mandate vaccines where many feel public health orders have stopped short – but at what cost? In this podcast our panel of experts discussed the key issues that arise with this complex topic. What do employers need to consider in developing...

The recent year has seen the world undergo unprecedented change with its impact on how and where we work, and the use of Artificial Intelligence and remote working environments continuing to evolve. According to the recent Australian Human Rights Commission on the launch of its Report on Technology, 50% of Australian companies are already using AI to aid decision making. To help successfully respo...

In this corporate governance podcast, we discuss the FRC Financial Reporting Lab's recent report on stakeholders, decisions and Section 172 statements with Phil Fitzgerald, Director of the Financial Reporting Lab, and Marie Claire Tabone, Project Manager of the Financial Reporting Lab. The report sets out investors’ expectations in relation to disclosures on stakeholders, the impact of decisi...

In this session Danielle Kelly, our Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion at Herbert Smith Freehills joins leading expert on Dementia Dr Jason Karlawish for an important and enlightening conversation on dementia and Alzheimers. During this session Dr Karlawish breaks the disease down for us by exploring the types of Dementia, the role of a caregiver, the early signs of Dementia, the typical sta...

In episode 3 of our Tech Disputes podcast series Revolution or evolution?, we take a look at software audit disputes and data licensing disputes. Compliance with software and data licences, which can be at times vague and/or onerous, has long been a problem for legal and compliance departments, and as more and more companies engage in digital transformation, the reliance on third party software an...

In this episode, Jonathan Cross, Brittany Crosby-Banyai and Dan Hudson discuss the history of the Iran sanctions program under the Iranian nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (“JCPOA”). They also analyze the mechanisms by which sanctions were re-imposed when the US left the agreement. These considerations offer insight as to the categories of sanctions against Iran that t...

This month, Dana Kim has invited Kum Sun Kim, corporate attorney at Microsoft Korea who shares her views on diversity in the technology industry and how women can utilize the power of technology to progress in their career. Watch the video version here: https://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/latest-thinking/women-in-tech

Don't you know that you're toxic? How to spot a toxic culture in the workplaceWe are introducing a new mini-series within our Employment Espresso pods looking at how to respond to and how to prevent sexual harassment and sexual abuse in the workplace. In our first episode we look at toxic culture in the workplace. How to spot it and what are the consequences of ignoring it? Speakers: Ann...

We explore the class action risks emerging for consumer-facing businesses in what has been an unprecedented 12 months in the Australian class actions landscape. Moderated by Jason Betts, Commercial Litigation Partner & Global Co-Head Of Class Actions, Herbert Smith Freehills. Panellists include representatives from key stakeholder groups, including:- Julian Schimmel, Principal, Maurice Blackbu...

In session 2 of our Corporate Governance Symposium We look at the increased interest in the overlap between data/privacy and disclosure from an ACCC perspective, as demonstrated by the Google case and other recent activity and enforcement patterns. Moderated by Aoife Xuereb, Disputes Senior Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills. Panellists wereLiza Carver, Competition Partner and Head of Competition,...

This session featured McKinsey Associate Partner Thomas Rüdiger Smith as keynote speaker. Moderated by Kristin Stammer, Corporate Partner & Consumer Sector Global Co-Lead, Thomas was joined by Peter Jones, Technology Partner and Malika Chandrasegaran, M&A Partner as they delved into the current corporate landscape, exploring the risks and opportunities that exist within the business to con...

In our monthly update podcast, we look at key recent judgments likely to be of interest to financial institutions. This episode is hosted by John Corrie , a partner in our banking litigation team, who is joined by Ceri Morgan and special guest Amel Fenghour . You can find links to our blog posts on the cases covered in this podcast below: Supreme Court clarifies proper approach to SAAMCO and to de...

第4集: 又一重锤！医药企业应当如何做好反垄断合规？ 最近中国的反垄断执法相当活跃，中国国家市场监督管理总局对一些重大案件做出了处罚决定, 包括公布对扬子江药业集团有限公司实施垄断协议行为作出行政处罚的决定书。国家市场监督管理总局同时强调将持续加强医药领域反垄断执法，有效预防和制止垄断行为，切实保护市场公平竞争及维护消费者合法权益和社会公共利益。本期的反垄断百「科」， 我们会重点讨论在中国政府对国内各行...

从反垄断法学理论来说，反垄断法作为规范市场竞争秩序的法律，具有明显的公法性质。但根据各国司法实践，公法性质并不是一个不可突破的障碍。近些年来，在欧美一些国家的立法与司法实践中，部分国家已明确将反垄断争议纳入仲裁事项的范畴。但在中国，反垄断的公共政策性仍然是我国考量可仲裁性的重要因素。那么到底哪些垄断纠纷可以仲裁，哪些类型的又不可仲裁呢？可仲裁性的区分标准又是否是一成不变的呢？本期的反垄断百「科」，...

In this episode, Jonathan Cross , Susannah Cogman and Alex Hokenson discuss secondary sanctions, a type of sanctions frequently used by the US in recent years.  Jonathan explains what secondary sanctions are and how the US has used secondary sanctions to compel non-US companies to stop dealing with the targets of US sanctions.  Susannah explains how the EU and UK have responded to US secondary san...

In the latest episode in our public M&A podcast series, we once again turn to the topic of shareholders on public M&A transactions and in particular discuss the Spire takeover where shareholders have voted down the scheme to effect the takeover.

In this ninth episode of our series of commercial litigation update podcasts, we give a brief update on developments relating to Brexit, and discuss some recent cases on factual witness and expert evidence. We also look at a recent Civil Justice Council report on compulsory ADR and finally we discuss an important Supreme Court decision on the scope of a defendant's duty of care in a professio...

In May 2021 the Federal, State and Territory Ministers met and voted to amend the model Work Health and Safety Regulations which will see the inclusion of specific provisions on psychosocial risks in the Regulations. In this briefing, our national panel of safety experts including Steve Bell (Melbourne), Anna Creegan (Perth), Aaron Anderson (Brisbane) and special counsel Nerida Jessup (Sydney) dis...

In episode 6, Rebekah and Emma are joined by Andrew Wells from Herbert Smith Freehills’ London office to take a look at a recent report from the European Patent Office and the International Energy Agency, which uses data relating to patent filings to map some fascinating trends in innovation in the clean energy space.

In episode 2 of our Tech Disputes podcast series Revolution or evolution?   we take a look at trade secrets Disputes – protecting your key business information. Innovation needs to happen at a rapid pace. IP rights are key to locking in the investment made in innovation but in the short term, trade secrets can play a very significant role. The increasing number of questions we have been getting fr...

In this latest podcast in our Pensions and ESG series, Professor Iain Clacher, Professor of Pensions & Finance at Leeds University Business School and Lead Researcher for Pensions and Asset Management for the new Centre for Greening Finance and Investment, joins Michael Aherne, Pensions Partner, to discuss the plans for the Centre. During the discussion Professor Clacher outlines: the aims of...

This month Yana Ivanova has invited one of the prominent figures in the Russian technology sector – Anna Serebryanikova President of the Russian Big Data Association to discuss her opinions on what challenges women face, the opportunities provided, and how women manage complexity in the tech industry today especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.