The Linklaters Podcast

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.

Episode 16: Payments Monthly No one wants to contemplate the failure of their business. But incoming changes to the insolvency regime for payment and e-money institutions have forced those firms to engage with that possibility. In this episode, Rory Conway, Harry Eddis and Simon Treacy discuss some of the features of the new special administration regime for payments firms.

Episode 15: Payments Monthly In the second of two episodes comparing payments trends in the UK and Australia, Frances Hodgkins and Jonny Ford discuss the consumer data right / open banking, operational resilience and competition with Nicola Greenberg, Elyse Adams, Kerensa Snyed and Rob Walker from Allens, Melbourne.

Episode 14: Payments Monthly Australia is at the forefront of buy-now pay-later. In the first of two episodes looking at payments trends in Australia, Frances Hodgkins talks to Nicola Greenberg, Kerensa Snyed and Rob Walker from Allens, Melbourne, about the latest in the BNPL market and what happens next.

Episode 13: Payments Monthly Fraudsters trick you into transferring money to them. Should your bank reimburse you? This month Jean Price, Paul Harris, Harry Eddis and Simon Treacy look at the latest suggestions for tackling authorised push payment fraud, as well as whether consumers need more protection when using Faster Payments.

Episode 12: Payments Monthly As more of us shop online, more ways to pay are emerging. In this month’s payments podcast we take a closer look at one of these new payment options known as buy-now pay-later. Harry Eddis, Jean Price and Paul Harris explain how BNPL firms make money, how they are regulated and why this matters to the payments sector.

Episode 11: Payments Monthly The pace of change in the payments industry continues to accelerate. In this episode,  Jean Price ,  Paul Harris  and  Simon Treacy  look ahead to more change in 2021, the regulators’ plans to keep up and what payment firms will be focusing on in the year to come.

Episode 10: Payments Monthly The EU has unveiled its plans for regulating cryptoassets. In this month’s payments podcast Harry Eddis, Sophia Le Vesconte and Simon Treacy walk through how MiCAR would work and what it could mean for the payments industry.

Episode 9: Payments Monthly After a short break, our payments regulation experts revisit Brexit and look ahead to what the end of the transition period means for payments firms.  Harry Eddis ,  Jean Price  and  Paul Harris  also highlight other developments that have caught their eye over the last couple of months.

Episode 8: Payments Monthly The FCA's portfolio strategy letter to CEOs warns them to act to prevent customer harm. Simon Treacy, Harry Eddis, Jean Price and Paul Harris look at what the letter means for payment and e-money institutions.

Episode 7: Payments Monthly In a special episode, our Competition experts Natura Gracia and Sima Ostrovsky join Frances Hodgkins and Simon Treacy to examine recent high-profile deals in the payments industry and the approach of competition authorities as they look out for smaller competitors being “killed off” by larger rivals.

Epiosde 6: Payments Monthly As part of its response to Covid-19, the FCA has put forward new guidance for payment institutions and e-money institutions on safeguarding and prudential risk management. Simon Treacy, Jean Price and Paul Harris examine what the change in regulator’s expectations means for payments firms.

Episode 5: Payments Monthly In this special episode, our payments lawyers are joined by Nicola Greenberg from Allens to discuss the Royal Commission, buy-now-pay-later models, new design and distribution rules for Australian payments firms and progress on open banking.

Episode 4: Payments Monthly The promise of stablecoins has caught the attention of regulators and central banks. Our payments lawyers consider the regulatory response to stablecoins, including the potential for central bank digital currencies, and discuss how Covid-19 has impacted the UK payments regulators’ plans for the year to come.

Episode 3: Payments Monthly In our first remotely recorded podcast we cover what Covid-19 means for payment services. Simon Treacy, Paul Harris and Jean Price talk about the practical challenges for firms, the latest regulatory developments and the potential commercial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Episode 2: Payments Monthly This month Simon Treacy, Jean Price and Harry Eddis discuss authorised push payment fraud and the measures that have been taken to try to tackle it, and consider what the regulatory focus on operational resilience means for the payments industry.