The Linklaters Podcast

Episode 1: Magenta on Air Voice is a topic which is set to grow in relevance as we further embed remote working and online connectivity. Our Magenta on Air radio show offered many valuable insights and we will continue to explore the power of voice and the incredible role it can play in shaping and influencing our daily lives and decisions. We are all exposed to ’screen overload’ and audio gives u...

Episode 5: Beyond 2020: The post-pandemic workplace In many workplaces, video calls have become the main method of communication but how well are these suited to handling sensitive employee relations issues? We will look at the practical difficulties employers face when investigating complaints and carrying our disciplinary procedures remotely and will consider how to handle issues such as investi...

Episode 4: Beyond 2020: The post-pandemic workplace In a remote working environment, interactions between colleagues are less open to observation. Spotting harassment, bullying and other forms of misconduct is more challenging than ever.  We will explore how employers can identify hidden behaviours and what steps they should take to address the risks, including the need to make whistleblowing poli...

Episode 3: Beyond 2020: The post-pandemic workplace Has the pandemic changed the conversation about board diversity and fair pay? In this podcast, we focus on whether Covid-19 has stalled diversity at the top of organisations, how existing pay inequities may be impacted and amplified by the pandemic, and how decisions made about remuneration against the backdrop of the pandemic can lead to content...

Episode 2: Beyond 2020: The post-pandemic workplace In this episode we will look at the pandemic through the lens of diversity and consider the effect that the pandemic itself, and the business response to it, have had on particular groups of workers.  We will look at the data, assess the impact on particular groups and suggest ways in which businesses might reinforce their diversity agenda to pro...

Episode 1: Beyond 2020: The post-pandemic workplace Is agile working here to stay? We consider how employment policies and management practices need to evolve to be compatible with agile and remote working. Policies should reflect what is right for business in the long term and we will explore how to meet legal and regulatory requirements, while staying true to cultural values.

Episode 1 In SportingLinks’ first podcast, Linklaters’ finance and dispute resolution experts and Thomas Horton of 3 Hare Court discuss the financial fair play regulations of UEFA club competitions and the English Football League. We take a look at how these regulations apply to clubs, recent changes to such regulations, their impact on how football clubs finance themselves and what the future hol...

Episode 7: Redundancy - Covid-19 and Employment Our Redundancy Podcast series looks at when collective consultation is triggered, practical issues when conducting collective consultation with a furloughed workforce, fairness and selection in the collective consultation process and issuing notice and making termination payments.

Episode 6: Redundancy - Covid-19 and Employment Our Redundancy Podcast series looks at when collective consultation is triggered, practical issues when conducting collective consultation with a furloughed workforce, fairness and selection in the collective consultation process and issuing notice and making termination payments.

Episode 5: Redundancy - Covid-19 and Employment Our Redundancy Podcast series looks at when collective consultation is triggered, practical issues when conducting collective consultation with a furloughed workforce, fairness and selection in the collective consultation process and issuing notice and making termination payments.

Episode 4: Redundancy - Covid-19 and Employment Our Redundancy Podcast series looks at when collective consultation is triggered, practical issues when conducting collective consultation with a furloughed workforce, fairness and selection in the collective consultation process and issuing notice and making termination payments.

Episode 3: Covid-19 and Employment In the latest episode of our Covid-19 podcast series, Nicola Rabson and Nick Marshall discuss the winding down of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and what employers need to consider next, including the recently-announced plans for the Job Retention Bonus Scheme.

Episode 2: Covid-19 and Employment For many employers, thoughts are turning to how their business will transition out of lockdown and how best to ensure a safe return to the workplace for their employees. This is a fast moving topic.  As we await further guidance from the government, our latest podcast looks at some of the key issues employers are considering at this stage.

Episode 1: Covid-19 and Employment In this episode we explore the key issues for employers, Nicola Rabson and Nick Marshall discuss the duties of employers during the ongoing pandemic. In particular, Nicola and Nick discuss some of the knotty issues around the duties that employers owe to their employees, including whether they can require employees to go into the workplace, what to do if an emplo...

Episode 18: Payments Monthly Social changes are benefitting a new generation of payment providers. In our final episode on insolvency in the payments sector,  Richard Hay  and  Simon Treacy  discuss the potential systemic role of these providers and how the Bank of England might respond to emerging risks.

Episode 4: ESG Soundbite Series In this podcast Rachel Barrett and Aileen Buchanan discuss the importance of remedy in a project financing context. Drawing upon what they have seen in practice they explore: options for remedy when issues arise; how remedy is dealt with in transaction documents; and how a proactive approach to remedy can help avoid defaults.

Episode 8: Human Rights - What does it mean for business? For many organisations, an effective approach to managing their human rights impacts will involve integrating human rights due diligence into ‘business as usual’. In fact when they look, many organisations find they are already doing more than they realise in this area. In this next episode of our business and human rights podcast series  R...

Episode 7: Human Rights - What does it mean for business? In this episode of our business and human rights podcast series,  Thierry L’Homme , Elisa Sourmelis and  Guillaume Croisant  shed light on the European Union’s sustainable corporate governance initiative, whose adoption is planned for Q2 2021. The initiative envisages among others, to impose on companies operating in the EU to undertake man...

Episode 6: Human Rights - What does it mean for business? In recent years we have seen a number of initiatives and developments that aim at expanding the scope of arbitration to include human rights issues. In this episode of our business and human rights podcast series  Gerard Meijer ,  Juan Manuel Sanchez Pueyo  and  Suleyman Wellings-Longmore  discuss two of those initiatives: The Hague Rules o...

Episode 5: Human Rights - What does it mean for business? Le tematiche connesse alla due diligence sui diritti umani e alla responsabilità delle società capogruppo rappresentano temi ampiamente dibattuti a livello europeo.  Paolo Bertolini  ci parla di come tali tematiche siano percepite a livello italiano. (Human rights due diligence and parent company exposure are topics much debated at European...

Episode 4: Human Rights - What does it mean for business? Business and human rights due diligence legislation is much more developed in Switzerland, the Netherlands and France than other parts of the EU.  Julia Grothaus ,  Gerard Meijer ,  Bo Ra Hoebeke  and  Jean-Charles Jaïs , joined by  Dr Laurenz Uhl  take stock of the current legal frameworks and share their insights.

Episode 3: Human Rights - What does it mean for business? Remedy is a topic that often poses particular challenges in a business and human rights context.  Rachel Barrett ,  Xavier Taton ,  Guillaume Croisant  and  James Marlow  explore what we mean by remedy, how businesses can approach it and how they can prevent recurrence and manage future human rights risks and impacts.

Episode 2: Human Rights - What does it mean for business? Vanessa Havard-Williams  and  Rachel Barrett  are joined by  Henry Smith  and  Maria Knapp  from  Control Risks  to discuss the practical aspects of human rights due diligence in the context of M&A transactions. How do you do it, what should you look out for, and what are your options when it comes to dealing with due diligence findings...

Episode 1: Human Rights - What does it mean for business? The spotlight has been cast on business and human rights with companies realising how very real human rights risks are. Setting the backdrop for this podcast series,  Rachel Barrett ,  Julia Grothaus  and  Vanessa Havard-Williams  provide an overview of the current landscape and look at where we are going in terms of the law and the legal i...

Episode 17: Payments Monthly In the second of three episodes on insolvency in the payments sector,  Jean Price ,  Paul Harris  and  Simon Treacy  discuss the Premier FX case and what it means for the FCA’s approach to safeguarding.