Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Podcasts

Hosted by Herbert Smith Freehills Partner Kristin Stammer, John Laing, leading Consumer Sector Associate Partner at McKinsey discusses the learnings from the continuing impact of COVID-19 to prevent further supply chain shock and build resilient supply chains of the future, followed by environment and social governance issues and perspectives from China with Tim Stutt, Australian ESG Lead and Nand...

In this episode, Christine Tran, Aoife Xuereb and Maxwell Herman discuss US and Australian class actions and shine a spotlight on products and securities litigation in both jurisdictions.

In this podcast briefing, our Safety team reviewed the key developments in health and safety during 2020. During this session they shared our health and safety insights from 2020, including in relation to Australia’s industrial manslaughter laws and the latest prosecutions, Covid-19 and working from home and return to work WHS considerations, the recent draft WHS Code of Practice, and other key ca...

Impact on multinational businesses operating in ChinaSpeakers: Nanda Lau, Partner and Damien Roberts, Partner

In this podcast, David Andrews, Senior Associate at the Technology, Media and Telecommunications team at Herbert Smith Freehills, considers some of the key implications of the end of the transition period for the technology sector and telecommunications, including the impact on roaming sur-charges for UK customers, some of the main propositions in the EU-UK draft FTAs and the implementation of the...

Brexit is likely to place a number of stresses on the media and entertainment industry with the potential loss of the current favourable regulatory regime and the wider issues of loss of access to talent/funding. Hayley Brady, Head of Media and Digital at Herbert Smith Freehills, explores the impact of Brexit on the regulated media and entertainment sector, particularly given the new Audio-Visual...

In support of the National Breast Cancer Foundation, our Catalyst Webinar was taken over by our virtual Pink Ribbon event where we heard from three remarkable guests who work in the medical innovation and wellness spaces. Our guest speakers were:Prof Sarah Hosking - CEO of the National Breast Cancer Foundation. In continuing our tradition of our Pink Ribbon event, Prof Hosking updated us on NBCF’s...

Paula Hodges QC (Partner, Global Head of International Arbitration, London), Nicholas Peacock (Partner, London) and Nihal Joseph (Associate, London) discuss how the New York Convention actually works and what the latest state of play is as regards signatories.

In episode 1 of our Future Cities podcast, Matthew White and Nicholas Carney, partners of Herbert Smith Freehills, are joined by special guests Amy Brown from the New South Wales Department of Premier and Cabinet and Alex Williams from Transport for London to bring you real life perspectives on how two of our global cities, London and Sydney, are responding to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Exploring Opportunities: M&A: Merger Control, Foreign Investment Controls and the Regulators - Ten ConsiderationsNote: This is an audio recording of a live webinar in our Catalyst series of webinars. As markets move from response to recovery, our focus is shifting too. We understand that navigating the pace of change, and defining your new normal can be overwhelming, so we are continuing to de...

We discuss the key takeaways and changes following the release of the ICC’s 2021 Arbitration Rules in draft as a “soft launch” prior to their formal release in December and them coming into force on 1 January 2021Speakers: Craig Tevendale (Partner, UK Head of International Arbitration), Thierry Tomasi (Partner, International Arbitration) and Vanessa Naish (Professional Support Consultant)

The Covid-19 pandemic has hit a huge number of businesses and they will be exploring various options to repair their balance sheet or protect their business. Those options might include seeking a full takeover or finding a cornerstone investor for the company. In each case, if the company is governed by the UK Takeover Code, the Code might be engaged and have an impact on the transaction. In this...

Head of our Disputes Practice in Perth Elizabeth Macknay speaks with Mark Rigotti, as he steps into his new role as a Partner and Senior Adviser with the Firm. As the immediate past Global CEO of Herbert Smith Freehills, Mark gives us his insights on some of the trends he is seeing across the Australian market, and will also reflect on the recent Federal Budget announcement and its impact, with a...

James Doe and Olivia Liang interview – Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC, Head of Atkin Chambers. She joins us to discuss: The current state of play in dispute resolution Her practice and views on the future Recent trends and developments Impact of COVID-19 on engineering and construction projects Her role as Chair of the Bar of England and Wales Her role as Head of Atkin Chambers Minority representation...

The current state of play in dispute resolution Speakers: James Doe (Partner, UK Head of Construction & Infrastructure Disputes), Olivia Liang (Associate, Construction & Infrastructure Disputes), Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC (Atkin Chambers)

Views on the future Speakers: James Doe (Partner, UK Head of Construction & Infrastructure Disputes), Olivia Liang (Associate, Construction & Infrastructure Disputes), Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC (Atkin Chambers)

Recent trends and developments Speakers: James Doe (Partner, UK Head of Construction & Infrastructure Disputes), Olivia Liang (Associate, Construction & Infrastructure Disputes), Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC (Atkin Chambers)

Impact of COVID-19 on engineering and construction projects Speakers: James Doe (Partner, UK Head of Construction & Infrastructure Disputes), Olivia Liang (Associate, Construction & Infrastructure Disputes), Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC (Atkin Chambers)

Role as Chair of the Bar of England and Wales Speakers: James Doe (Partner, UK Head of Construction & Infrastructure Disputes), Olivia Liang (Associate, Construction & Infrastructure Disputes), Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC (Atkin Chambers)

Minority representation in the profession Speakers: James Doe (Partner, UK Head of Construction & Infrastructure Disputes), Olivia Liang (Associate, Construction & Infrastructure Disputes), Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC (Atkin Chambers)

Role as Head of Atkin Chambers Speakers: James Doe (Partner, UK Head of Construction & Infrastructure Disputes), Olivia Liang (Associate, Construction & Infrastructure Disputes), Chantal-Aimée Doerries QC (Atkin Chambers)

In this fourth episode of our series of commercial litigation update podcasts, we look at a variety of cases and developments, including an update on the disclosure pilot and proposals in relation to witness statements. We also look at recent cases on privilege, witness evidence, access to court documents, claim notices and freezing injunctions. This episode is hosted by Anna Pertoldi, a partner i...

Supply chains in times of disruption: market reactions and the way forwardSpeakers: Craig Shepherd (Partner), Emma Schaafsma (Partner), Karan Talwar (Associate)

In this podcast, Ashley Hamilton-Claxton, Head of Responsible Investment at Royal London Asset Management, shares her: views on how pension schemes and asset managers are responding to recent legal and regulatory changes relating to pensions and ESG insights on how attitudes to ESG risks are being affected by Covid-19 tips on how trustees should go about preparing their new investment implementati...

Note: This is an audio recording of a live webinar in our Catalyst series of webinars. As markets move from response to recovery, our focus is shifting too. We understand that navigating the pace of change, and defining your new normal can be overwhelming, so we are continuing to develop insights to help you recover, rebuild and reform. To watch the webinar on demand and access the resource materi...