Listen Up - a Legal Podcast from Gowling WLG

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are in the top 10 countries worldwide to be facing 'extremely high water stress' - meaning 80% or more of all available surface and groundwater in an average year being consumed. This reality presents a need and opportunity for growth within the region's water infrastructure.  In this podcast, our head of sectors and projects partner Andrew Newbery is in di...

How can you avoid liability disputes? In this podcast on commercial contracts, we look closely into the High Court case relating to an IT contract, Drax Energy Solutions Limited v Wipro Limited . David Lowe, head of commercial contracts, and Andrew Smith, partner in our Dispute Reolution team, explore the case background, the court's analysis of the liability cap and key insights.  A more detailed...

Does silence really speak volumes? In this podcast, our Commercial Litigation team explores the issues of implied terms and unjust enrichment  Party A agrees to pay Party B a large fee if B introduces a purchaser who buys A's property for £6.5 million. If B introduces a purchaser who pays less, is B entitled to a fee?  Commercial contract lawyers David Lowe and Andrew Smith explore the Supreme Cou...

The Build to Rent (BTR) sector has grown year on year and is forecast to see its value swell to over £100 billion by 2028.  In our latest podcast, real estate partner and co-head of BTR sector, Nick Mumby, chats with Andrew Screen, the head of Residential Capital Markets at BNP Paribas Real Estate. Together they take a look back at what happened in the BTR markets in 2022 and try and make some pre...

The death of the high street has been forewarned for the last 20 years, but a reinvigorated planning framework and renewed investor interest in mixed use schemes could create a platform to reshape the high street and revitalise communities and local economies. In this latest podcast real estate partner Ed Colreavy chats with Jonathan Murphy, CEO of UK real estate investment trust Assura, about the...

A recent decision of the Commercial Court has provided a useful example of both the perils of termination and the effect of a well-drafted "sole and exclusive remedy" clause. In the case of James Kemball Limited v K Line (Europe) Limited, the claimant brought proceedings against the defendant for damages following termination of a transport agreement between the parties. Commercial lawyers David L...

Join us as we discuss the latest updates to the Building Safety Act and related issues in the next episode in our How We Live… Safely podcast series. In this episode, construction partner Sue Ryan is joined by principal associate Gemma Whittaker and senior associate Sean Garbutt – who are all part of the Building Safety team here at Gowling WLG – to summarise the latest updates with regard to the...

In our Language of Leadership podcast series, we explore the lessons business can take from sport when it comes to leadership. We have analysed the language used by elite individuals in sports and business, and developed six lessons for business leaders to take from sports leaders. In this series, we'll be discussing one lesson per episode with a leading figure in sport. In the final episode of th...

In our Language of Leadership podcast series, we explore the lessons business can take from sport when it comes to leadership. We have analysed the language used by elite individuals in sports and business, and developed six lessons for business leaders to take from sports leaders. In this series, we'll be discussing one lesson per episode with a leading figure in sport. In this episode, Ebony Rai...

In our Language of Leadership podcast series, we explore the lessons business can take from sport when it comes to leadership. We have analysed the language used by elite individuals in sports and business, and developed six lessons for business leaders to take from sports leaders. In this series, we'll be discussing one lesson per episode with a leading figure in sport. This episode looks at 'cre...

In our Language of Leadership podcast series, we explore the lessons business can take from sport when it comes to leadership. We have analysed the language used by elite individuals in sports and business, and developed six lessons for business leaders to take from sports leaders. In this series, we'll be discussing one lesson per episode with a leading figure in sport. In this episode, broadcast...

In our Language of Leadership podcast series, we explore the lessons business can take from sport when it comes to leadership. We have analysed the language used by elite individuals in sports and business, and developed six lessons for business leaders to take from sports leaders. In this series, we'll be discussing one lesson per episode with a leading figure in sport. This episode discusses 'ch...

Join us for the first episode in our Language of Leadership podcast series, exploring the lessons business can take from sport when it comes to leadership. We have analysed the language used by elite individuals in sports and business, and developed six lessons for business leaders to take from sports leaders. In this series, we'll be discussing one lesson per episode with a leading figure in spor...

One of the biggest changes to not only real estate, but our society as a whole, is the Building Safety Act which received Royal Assent on 28 April 2022.  In this 'How We Live...Safely' episode, we discuss what the Royal Assent means for the Act, the new obligations that will need to be complied with and what companies impacted by this should be looking out for going forward. Construction partner S...

The "How We Live... Sustainably" podcast series sets out to investigate how companies operating within the Living sectors are working towards achieving their net zero goals. In the final episode of our How We Live…Sustainably podcast series, David Hill, Chairman at Environment Bank, joins Nath Curtis, head of our UK infrastructure finance team. Throughout the podcast, we discuss how the recent Env...

Our "How We Live... Sustainably" podcast series sees us find out how developers, operators and investors across the Living sectors are rising to the sustainability challenge. In this episode, Daniel Leather, co-head of our Living sector team, is joined by Josie Thornewill, sustainability director at Thakeham Homes. During the episode we discuss the three commitments Thakeham Homes are making towar...

Our "How We Live... Sustainably" podcast series sees us find out how developers, operators and investors across the Living sectors are rising to the sustainability challenge. In the next episode, Jacqueline Knox, head of affordable housing, is joined by Donna Williams, Group Director - Sustainability and Climate Change at Sanctuary. The social housing group currently invests around £1.4 million a...

Join us in our "How We Live... Sustainably" podcast series to find out how developers, operators and investors across the Living sectors are rising to the sustainability challenge. In our first episode our head of senior living, Dominic Morris, is joined by Jamie Bunce, CEO of Inspired Villages. They talk about how delivering a net zero product and securing investment go hand in hand, how Inspired...

In this podcast, we join leading global infrastructure and renewables market analysts Inspiratia to discuss innovation in the UK power purchase agreement (PPA) market, and whether the prices we see today are transitionary and if so, how PPAs can make such prices sustainable and meet the ever-changing needs of both offtakers and sellers.  The podcast was moderated by Omolola Coker, Head of Research...

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated numerous consumer trends, notably an increased focus on buying locally and the concept of a 15-minute city, where everything you need is just 15 minutes away. What challenges does this present for retailers, both in terms of their online offering and brick and mortar stores? In this podcast, our head of retail, Chris Hunt, talks to cosmetics company Lush's cus...

COP26 saw two weeks of debate and discussion in Glasgow on how to tackle climate change across the globe. In this podcast moderated by Inspiratia, partner Ben Stansfield and Foresight Group's sustainability lead, Lily Crompton, discuss whether expectations were met and their thoughts on the draft agreement, the UK's Net Zero Strategy, how investors can incorporate more sustainable assets into thei...

There is fast growing recognition of the important role retirement communities have to play in meeting the housing and wellbeing needs of our ageing population. In this latest podcast from our senior living team, Dominic Morris is joined by Tom Lord, Chief Operating Officer at Inspired Villages Group. We discuss what life has been like in Inspired's villages during the pandemic, what being a respo...

The housing with care market has grown considerably over the last decade, and with an increasingly elderly population in the UK, demand for senior living provision continues to rise. In this latest podcast from our senior living team, Dominic Morris is joined by Anthony Oldfield, director in the Healthcare Capital Markets team at JLL, to talk about the findings of the latest JLL Housing With Care...

Getting the design of retirement housing and care homes right is crucial to ensure a new development is equipped to meet the needs of the residents and becomes an integrated part of its local community.  In this latest podcast from our senior living team, Dominic Morris is joined by Jenny Buterchi, partner and later living expert at architectural firm PRP . We discuss the 15-minute neighbourhood,...

The benefits of housing with care have really been highlighted during the pandemic, and interest in the sector from potential residents, developers, operators, funders and investors has accelerated.   In this latest podcast from our senior living team, Dominic Morris is joined by Sally Ireland, barrister and head of regulation and compliance at ARCO . We discuss the need for a housing with care go...