Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Podcasts

Herbert Smith Freehills and Global Counsel have joined forces to explore the key issues affecting foreign direct investment from a legal and political perspective. Each podcast looks at how specific regimes across the world shape wider global trends, covering what transacting parties should be aware of. In this, the second episode, Veronica Roberts, an anti-trust partner in Herbert Smith Freehills...

According to The National Autistic Society, only 16% of autistic adults are in full-time employment – a figure unchanged for ten years. Autistic graduates are also twice as likely to be unemployed as non-autistic graduates. With 60% of employers worried they may not be able to provide appropriate support, the firm, together with Autism Forward, aims to continue building a supportive and inclusive...

This podcast series features HSF practitioners discussing transactional trends through a legal lens. In this episode, we discuss recent legal developments and market activity in the world of cannabis.

Herbert Smith Freehills and Global Counsel have joined forces to explore the key issues affecting foreign direct investment from a legal and political perspective. Each podcast looks at how specific regimes across the world shape wider global trends, covering what transacting parties should be aware of. In this, the first episode, Veronica Roberts, an anti-trust partner in Herbert Smith Freehills&...

This podcast series features HSF practitioners discussing transactional trends through a legal lens. In this episode, we reflect on the end of 2018 and Q1 2019 and make some predictions for the rest of 2019.

Pitfalls of suspending or terminating a construction contract. Jake Reynolds (Associate) and Noe Minamikata (Professional Support Lawyer) discuss the pitfalls of suspending or terminating a construction contract.

In this edition of the banking litigation podcast we look at several recent judgments including ACL Netherlands v Lynch, Elite v Barclays Bank, Bates v Post Office and Lehman Brothers Finance v Klaus Tschira. You can find our e-bulletins on some of the cases covered in this episode here:ACL Netherlands v Lynchhttps://hsfnotes.com/litigation/2019/03/19/high-court-refuses-permission-for-collateral-u...

In this *SPECIAL EDITION* of the banking litigation podcast, we look at the types of litigation which may arise following the discontinuation of LIBOR in 2021.See our banking litigation e-bulletin here: https://sites-herbertsmithfreehills.vuturevx.com/34/19294/compose-email/libor-is-being-overtaken--will-it-be-a-car-crash-.aspSee our article in the Journal of International Banking Law and Regulati...

In this edition of the banking litigation podcast we look at several recent judgments including Medsted v Canaccord, Marme v Natwest and Perry v Raleys Solicitors. You can find our e-bulletins on some of the cases covered in this episode here:Medsted Associates v Canaccord:https://sites-herbertsmithfreehills.vuturevx.com/34/19501/march-2019/court-of-appeal-gives-guidance-on-scope-of-fiduciary-duty...

With no clear winner during the first round of indicative votes at the UK Parliament on 27 March 2019 and the Prime Minister's offer to resign if her deal goes through, Daniel Finkelstein, Associate Editor, Columnist and Leader Writer at the The Times joins Paul Butcher, Herbert Smith Freehills' Brexit Director, to share his thoughts on the possible outcomes ahead, including change in th...

As part of HSF’s series on the employment and industrial relations reforms leading up to the Australian federal election, this inaugural podcast focuses on the Australian Labor Party’s policy platform. It’s essential listening for HR professionals to assist understanding of the new employment landscape, which is being heavily influenced by the ACTU’s ‘Change the Rules’ campaign. The podcast is mod...

Our Tokyo cybersecurity specialists discuss steps in which businesses can prepare for cyber-risk, and what to do when falling victim to a cyber incident, from the perspectives of Japan/Asia.

Philip Parrott (senior associate) and Noe Minamikata (professional support lawyer) discuss the key practical and legal points arising from variations to and under construction contracts.

In this final episode of the series, Caroline Rae and Frédéric Bouvet focus on the disruption caused by investors and the key role they now play in M&A.

Paul Butcher, our Brexit Director, is joined by Alex Dawson from Global Counsel and former senior adviser to Prime Minister Theresa May to discuss the latest debates in Westminster and comment on the possibility of Article 50 extension, securing a deal or holding a second referendum. The podcast was recorded on 26 February 2019 and takes account of the events as of this date.

In this edition of the banking litigation podcast we look at several recent judgments including Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton , Omers v Tesco and a number of recent procedural developments most likely to impact the sector.

In this episode, Rebecca Maslen-Stannage and Graeme Preston discuss how retaining key individuals is increasingly becoming an essential part of the M&A process and can be critical to the success of a deal.

In this episode, Markus Lauer and Veronica Roberts discuss the impact of a growing number of merger control regimes around the world as well as more active enforcement by the regulators on cross-border M&A deals. Find out more:https://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/latest-thinking/global-ma-trends-2019-podcast-series

In this edition of the banking litigation podcast we look at several recent judgments including WH Holding and Bank of New York Mellon v Essar Steel. 

This podcast series accompanies our latest global M&A report, M&A in 2019: Succeeding in a Climate of Disruption, which you can download from our website. https://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/latest-thinking/ma-in-2019-succeeding-in-a-climate-of-disruptionIn this introduction, Gavin Davies and Caroline Rae look back on M&A in 2018 and give an overview of the key M&A disruptors we...

This podcast series accompanies our latest global M&A report, M&A in 2019: Succeeding in a Climate of Disruption, which you can download on our website. In this episode, Veronica Roberts and Alex Kay discuss one of the key M&A disruptors we expect to see more of in 2019 – the rise of political intervention and the tightening of foreign investment regimes.

BPF director of strategy and external affairs, Ghislaine Halpenny, sits down with Matthew White, head of the planning team in London and partner at Herbert Smith Freehills, to discuss planning, its ever-changing nature and the direction it is taking. As published on the BPF soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/user-276842253/the-future-of-planning-in-coversation-with-matthew-white

Perspectives from Asia (Part 7)In this episode Christopher Hunt (Partner) and Michael McErlaine (Senior Associate) from our Tokyo office discuss recent political developments in the UK, and what this might mean for the possibility of a no-deal Brexit for Asian and other international investors.

Brexit and the UK real estate marketWill the UK's real estate market be frustrated by Brexit? Herbert Smith Freehills' Matthew Bonye shares his views and debates the issue with HSF partner and advocate Tom Leech QC

Robert Nicholson (Partner) and Ben Landau (Executive Counsel) discuss key Australian M&A themes and transactions of 2018.