Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Podcasts

In conversation with Dana Grey, Director of Legal Compliance and Ethics at the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).This is the first in our new series on diversity in pensions in which we will explore different aspects of diversity in the pensions industry. In this episode, Samantha Brown, Head of Employment, Pensions and Incentives at Herbert Smith Freehills, is joined by Dana Grey from the PPF who sha...

The “dos” and “don’ts” for experts in construction disputes Construction Law Masters Podcast Series: EP6 - Asia Series Construction Law Masters Podcast Series in Asia: Goh Han Lee, General Counsel - Legal Engineering & Project Delivery, PETRONAS Peter Godwin interviews Goh Han Lee, a highly experienced construction lawyer who is presently General Counsel - Legal Engineering & Project Deliv...

Effective cost management in dispute resolution Construction Law Masters Podcast Series: EP6 - Asia Series Construction Law Masters Podcast Series in Asia: Goh Han Lee, General Counsel - Legal Engineering & Project Delivery, PETRONAS Peter Godwin interviews Goh Han Lee, a highly experienced construction lawyer who is presently General Counsel - Legal Engineering & Project Delivery at PETRO...

Challenges and lessons learnt from Project RAPID, one of the world’s largest petrochemical projects Construction Law Masters Podcast Series in Asia: Goh Han Lee, General Counsel - Legal Engineering & Project Delivery, PETRONAS Peter Godwin interviews Goh Han Lee, a highly experienced construction lawyer who is presently General Counsel - Legal Engineering & Project Delivery at PETRONAS. Wi...

The evolving role and value of in-house legal function in Malaysian companies Construction Law Masters Podcast Series in Asia: Goh Han Lee, General Counsel - Legal Engineering & Project Delivery, PETRONAS Peter Godwin interviews Goh Han Lee, a highly experienced construction lawyer who is presently General Counsel - Legal Engineering & Project Delivery at PETRONAS. With over 20 years’ expe...

In this podcast, we thought it would be useful for our listeners, to think about some of the key themes and risks that we expect to emerge in 2021 such as: the Regulator's new powers in the Pensions Schemes Bill the impact of Covid-19, Brexit and the economy on schemes and sponsors an increased focus on environmental, social and governance considerations developments in the de-risking space,...

Construction Law Masters Podcast Series in Asia: Goh Han Lee, General Counsel - Legal Engineering & Project Delivery, PETRONAS Peter Godwin interviews Goh Han Lee, a highly experienced construction lawyer who is presently General Counsel - Legal Engineering & Project Delivery at PETRONAS. With over 20 years’ experience in law, Goh has been involved in some of the largest and highest profil...

How he came to specialise in construction law and the impact of mentorship on his career Construction Law Masters Podcast Series in Asia: Goh Han Lee, General Counsel - Legal Engineering & Project Delivery, PETRONAS Peter Godwin interviews Goh Han Lee, a highly experienced construction lawyer who is presently General Counsel - Legal Engineering & Project Delivery at PETRONAS. With over 20...

In this podcast, we thought it would be useful for our listeners, to think about some of the key themes and risks that we expect to emerge in 2021 such as:- the Regulator's new powers in the Pensions Schemes Bill- the impact of Covid-19, Brexit and the economy on schemes and sponsors- an increased focus on environmental, social and governance considerations- developments in the de-risking spa...

在国家市场监督管理总局发布的《关于平台经济领域的反垄断指南（征求意见稿）》中，针对经营者通过用算法分析数据对消费者实施价格歧视的问题。这亦就是通过俗称的“大数据杀熟”去达到“千人千价”：当中既涉及反垄断问题，亦涉及数据问题。本期的反垄断百【科】，科伟律师事务所的合伙人徐明妍Frances Xu将联通史密夫斐尔北京办公室的龚钰律师James Gong及香港办公室的陈孝廉律师Howard Chan一起聊一聊“大数据杀熟”的问题。

Tokyo senior associate Joel Rheuben and EMEA Head of Competition Kyriakos Fountoukakos outline the Regulation on the Screening of Foreign Direct Investment, which became fully operational in October 2020.  They provide an overview of the relationship between the screening framework established under the Regulation, and the potential impact for Asian companies investing into sensitive sectors in th...

Head of Competition Asia, Adelaide Luke , and London partner Mark Jephcott discuss the UK competition law system, and how it will apply to Asian companies after the expiry of the UK EU Withdrawal Agreement on 31 December 2020. Asian companies with operations in both the UK and EU should be aware that, from 2021, the two competition regimes will operate in parallel, and should note key differences.

The final Catalyst Podcast of 2020 focuses on:• managing employment and IR issues in our new flexible working environment (Drew Pearson, Partner, Employment, IR and Safety);• the disruption to class actions in Australia in the last 12 months (Christine Tran, Partner, Disputes);• geopolitics and impacts on Australia (Rebecca Maslen-Stannage, Partner, Corporate) and• optimism driven by record govern...

Australian EIRS Podcast EP13: Australian IR Reforms: Our Analysis Of The Workplace Relations Reform by Herbert Smith Freehills Podcasts

The new, state-of-the-art Japan International Dispute Resolution Centre (JIDRC), officially launched in October 2020. Following the opening of the JIDRC Osaka two years ago, the launch of their new Tokyo facilities highlights Japan's continued ambitions to become a leading seat for international arbitration. David Gilmore, Craig Shepherd and James Allsop from our international arbitration pra...

Greg Mulley, corporate partner in our London office, speaks to Sir Lynton Crosby of C|T Group on the outlook for politics and policy as 2020 draws to a close. Discussion includes:•lessons and implications from the US elections for the rest of the world in terms of voting patterns and behaviour;•prospects for Biden's build back better green agenda and its impact globally;•the enduring impact o...

In the last of our "Back to basics" podcast series on the development consent regime, Lisa Bazalo and Alistair Paul of the Herbert Smith Freehills London Planning Team discuss the decision stage of the DCO application. Each episode in this series focuses on a different stage in the development consent process.  Previous episodes have covered the pre-application, preparation, submission a...

In the fourth of our "Back to basics" podcast series on the development consent regime, Julia McKeown and Lisa Bazalo of the Herbert Smith Freehills London Planning Team discuss the examination stage of the DCO application. Each episode in this series focuses on a different stage in the development consent process.  Previous episodes have covered the pre-application, preparation, submiss...

Take or pay, but at what price and when? Speakers: Rachel Lidgate (Partner) and James Robson (Senior Associate)

In the CHRISTMAS SPECIAL edition of our monthly update podcast, we look at key recent judgments likely to be of interest to financial institutions, combined with some festive cheer and a few surprises. This episode is hosted by John Corrie, a partner in our banking litigation team, who is joined by Ceri Morgan, Mark Tanner and some very special guests. You can find links to our blog posts on the c...

Samantha Brown and Antonia Pegden, who lead the HSF team which has been advising the Banks in connection with the GMP equalisation litigation, discuss the judgment in the second Lloyds hearing (on the need to equalise historic transfers) and consider:- the implications for DB schemes and existing GMP equalisation projects- what the decision means for both transferring and receiving schemes- the ju...

最近我国反垄断执法机构——市场监督管理总局，发布了《企业境外反垄断合规指南》（征求意见稿），示意中国企业在海外面临的反垄断风险以及充分规划反垄断合规的重要性，也响应了广大中企希望就防范海外反垄断风险得到指引的迫切需要。那到底中国企业应该如何规划反垄断合规呢？在科伟史密夫斐尔首期的反垄断百「科」播客，科伟史密夫斐尔律师事务所合伙人徐明妍及两位律师陈孝廉及许慧中将与各位从实际性的角度探讨这个问题

2020年11月10日，国家市场监督管理总局发布了《关于平台经济领域的反垄断指南（征求意见稿）》（《指南草案》）。社会普遍认为《指南草案》将开启中国互联网反垄断监管的新篇章。《指南草案》对二选一、大数据杀熟、相关市场界定等进行了提示。其中，“二选一”是重点议题之一，《指南草案》首次明确了“二选一”可能属于滥用市场支配地位行为。什么是“二选一”？ “二选一”这个统称是否有利于分析“二选一”下各种不同形式的行为或安排？...

In this episode, Damian Grave, Elizabeth Poulos, Ante Golem and Leah Watterson discuss the rise of state-based class action regimes and highlight some of the key issues that have arisen to date.

In October 2020, Indonesia’s Parliament passed the widely heralded, but controversial, Omnibus Law, which is intended to remove a plethora of complexities and red tape across a range of existing laws that are seen to hinder business efficiency in Indonesia. The Omnibus Law is anticipated to impact foreign investment in Indonesia, particularly if the complex rules around foreign ownership in the so...