The Pinsent Masons Podcast

We hear from Nils Rauer on why most AI output should not attract copyright protection ; and from Lucy Townley on new rights in the UK for unions to access physical or even digital workplaces . 

The carbon emitted when things are built could be a major source of claims in the future. Anne-Marie Friel has ideas about what the industry can do now to head off that risk. And examining the latest ideas to help Ireland become an AI hub with Maureen Daly . 

Retailers must improve their data quality if they are to benefit from AI says Edwina Dunn, the retail data science expert who launched market-changing mass customisation scheme, the Clubcard. And Florian Traub advises on how best to manage that data.

Companies are beginning to report climate and social impacts under new EU rules, but sustainability reporting expert James Hay hears that some are now worried about exposing themselves to legal risk through over disclosure . Recommended listening: our recent Brain Food For General Counsel podcast on climate legal risk . 

0:58 News summary UK PLANNING REFORM 3:41 Introduction 4:20 The problem the UK is trying to solve 6:03 The plans 7:30 The skills that will be needed in the public sector 9:20 The balance between local and national interest 10:48 How planning could work better for major infrastructure projects PFAS AND MASS LITIGATION 12:02 Introduction 13:05 The litigation picture internationally 14:48 The types o...

The UK has clarified how it will try to become a global AI hub , but will it work? Technology expert Sarah Cameron weighs in. And pensions expert Katie Ivens wonders if an overhaul of pensions will really revitalise investment in the UK economy.  Don’t forget to subscribe to our newsletter for weekly news and analysis. 

Companies have focused on the environmental element of ESG activity, but the social element is just as important, says responsible business expert Mike Harvey ; and Veronica Scott picks out the measure to watch in Australia’s new cybersecurity law 

Many more companies can be criminally liable for corporate fraud than before, and the scope of the law is expanding still further says Tom Stocker , while Emilie Jones reviews the ways in which in house lawyers can keep documents out of litigation opponents’ hands. 

Donald Trump’s business policies are radical and in some cases untested. Our experts analyse the impact on world trade, climate policy and other areas where Trump’s ideas will have a significant impact. 

Organisations need to start preparing now for an overhaul of employment law by the UK’s new Labour government . Stuart Neilson outlines how. Never miss a story, sign up for business law updates .

A ruling from Europe’s top court could threaten the way companies use huge data sets to train AI systems according to Wouter Seinen . Meanwhile, the English courts have got new powers to force companies into alternative dispute resolution, says Emilie Jones . Never miss a story, sign up for business law updates .

With a new parliament, Commission president and set of proposed commissioners, the European Union is ready to implement a whole new policy agenda . Mark Ferguson tells us how businesses can prepare for it; and Emma Roberts tells us why South Africa's electricity reform might take a while to take full effect . Never miss a story, sign up for business law updates .

The Grenfell Inquiry into a London tower block fire found failings in regulation, government and industry, so what changes in how their activity is controlled should UK construction companies expect? And we investigate why a data processor, rather than a controller, has been fined for the first time following a huge data leak. Never miss a story, sign up for business law updates .

Against the ticking clock of ageing coal power infrastructure, Australia grapples with the challenges of building a new power network to distribute clean energy says Leanne Olden ; and Eloise Walker tells us about the surprise tax liabilities buried in the carbon credit system. Never miss a story, sign up for business law updates . 

The new UK government has removed conditions that made it effectively impossible to build new onshore wind capacity in England, but there won't be an immediate goldrush says Gary McGovern . And directors of struggling companies in the UK might have to trigger insolvency earlier than previously thought after an £18m ruling, says Charles Maunder . Never miss a story, sign up for business law updates...

One year into the new system governing patents in Europe, Judith Krens tells us that the UPC has been a success in unusual and unpredictable ways , and Alessandro Capone says that companies in Germany can expect to face more mass actions because of court digitisation plans . Never miss a story, sign up for business law updates .

Victories for right wing parties in many seats of the European Parliament could spell trouble for some EU green policies, and is likely to boost support for more protectionist trade policy, says Mark Ferguson . Never miss a story, sign up for business law updates .

The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) requires companies to reduce environmental and human rights damage, and Laura Ayre explains how it will govern the behaviour of more companies than you might think; and Leo Parkington examines whether the UK’s new self-driving car law will set legal standards for the rest of the world. Never miss a story, sign up for business law up...

Cerys Wynn-Davies uses a court filing to analyse how AI companies are defending themselves against huge copyright infringement claims, and Luke Scanlon sets out the steps finance firms need to take to stay on the right side of growing finance-specific AI regulation, ahead of delivering training for financial services senior managers .  Never miss a story, sign up for business law updates .

Nearly half the world's population will vote this year in national elections, so Andrew Henderson guides us through how companies can make sure they are heard by brand new governments; and Edward James outlines the challenges South Africa faces with its new anti-corruption law, just weeks after a senior government figure was charged with corruption. Never miss a story, sign up for business law upd...

Valérie van den Berg and David Thorneloe tell us just how big the impact will be of last week’s European ruling that Swizterland’s failure to act on climate change violates citizens’ human rights. Will it spark a wave of new actions in Europe's national courts? Never miss a story, sign up for business law updates . We examine the impact of this landmark ruling from the European Court of Human Righ...

Katherine Metcalfe outlines the building safety changes facing the UK construction industry from this week, and Zara West and Neil Keenan explore the impact of proposed changes to company law in Ireland. Never miss a story, sign up for business law updates .

Germany is modernising how arbitration works : Sandra Gröschel guides us through the changes. And Emily Swithenbank explains why a court victory for Aldi's own brand cider could change the way companies protect their food and drink products. Never miss a story, sign up for business law updates .

Blended finance is mobilising hundreds of billions of dollars of private money for sustainable projects but we ask Elaine MacGregor : is it enough? And we find out what a mistake by Air Canada's chatbot tells us about how courts will treat AI systems from Meghan Higgins . Never miss a story, sign up for business law updates .

As we reach the two year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine Nigel Blundell proposes a construction technique which could help rebuild in that uniquely challenging situation; and Aaron Goonrey navigates Australia's new law allowing employees to disconnect from work.