Eversheds Sutherland – Legal Insights (audio)

Welcome back to Through the inquisitor's lens, the podcast that explores the complex world of public inquiries and inquests, one question at a time. In the final part of this two-part episode, we explore the government's response, issued in February this year, to the House of Lords Statutory Inquiries Committee report, which examined how to increase public trust and confidence in public inquiries. Catherine Henney is joined by Sarah Jones and Isabelle Mitchell, partners in Eversheds Sutherland's Public Inquiries team, as they continue their discussion from part 1 by focusing on how to minimise delays and reduce costs in public inquiries.

In this podcast, UK Pensions Partner Vanessa Wells explores key trends in workplace and private pension provision across Europe. She's joined by fellow pensions experts François Barker (UK), Eric Bergamin (Netherlands), and Jan-Jacob Roeder (Germany), who share insights from their respective jurisdictions. Topics discussed include: The shift from defined benefit (DB) to defined contribution (DC) schemes and how this transition is unfolding in their countries and The challenges of DC decumulation and the innovative strategies being used to address them Tune in to hear from leading voices in the field and stay informed about the evolving European pensions landscape.

Listen to the latest episode of our UK Conversations in Credit podcast, where our Senior Associate, Alexandra Byard, discusses the UK HM Treasury's response to the BNPL Consultation and its implications for consumers and businesses.

Listen to the latest episode of our UK Conversations in Credit podcast, where our Senior Associate, Alexandra Byard, discusses the UK's HM Treasury Consumer Credit Act 1974 (CCA) Reform Phase 1 consultation and its implications for consumers and businesses.

In this PROPcast, Heather Tomlinson discusses some of the potential pitfalls (and solutions) for commercial operators in mixed use spaces when taking space, fitting out or making alterations.  Speaker: Heather Tomlinson

Welcome back to Through the inquisitor's lens, our new podcast series which explores the complex world of public inquiries and inquests, one question at a time. In this two-part episode, we explore the Government's response in February this year to the House of Lords Statutory Inquiries Committee report, which looked at how to increase public trust and confidence in public inquiries. Catherine Henney, Legal Director, is joined by Sarah Jones and Isabelle Mitchell, both Partners in the Eversheds Sutherland Public Inquiries team. Together, they examine the three key areas addressed by the Committee - the implementation of inquiry recommendations, the persistent challenges of delay and cost, and potential approaches for improving best practice. Part two of the discussion will follow in the next episode of Through the Inquisitor's Lens.

Listen to the latest episode of our UK Conversations in Credit podcast, where Joanne Owens and Alexandra Byard discuss the Financial Conduct Authority's latest discussion paper regulating Crypto Asset activities, with a particular focus on retail lending and retail borrowing.

InFocus provides an update from our leading real estate dispute resolution team on the property issues that matter. We hope you enjoy listening and welcome any feedback that you may have. Speakers: Anna Bevan Jones, Carly Fishwick

Our Energy Transition Series continues to bring you leading global content to support your energy transition journey. You'll hear from energy industry experts exploring global key energy trends and the latest analysis and insights to help you deliver a lower carbon future. This webinar explores the critical aspects of grid reform and its role in the energy transition. The panel discussed several key topics, including the increasing need for transmission in the US, UK, and EU. They also examined the comparative regulatory frameworks in these regions and their impact on transmission investment, as well as challenges associated with grid development in the US, UK, and EU.

Welcome back to Through the inquisitor's lens, the podcast that explores the complex world of public inquiries and inquests, one question at a time.  In this episode, we explore whether Coroners' Prevention of Future Death (PFD) Reports are truly fit for purpose. Catherine Henney, Legal Director at Eversheds Sutherland, and David Pojur, Barrister at Lincoln House Chambers and Assistant Coroner for North Wales, discuss the statutory role of PFD reports, the training and guidance provided to coroners on when to issue them, and the frequently raised concern that PFDs lack real enforcement power, with no sanctions for those who fail to respond.  They also consider whether the approach of the new Chief Coroner signals a shift in emphasis, and whether we are likely to see greater scrutiny of PFD reports and of those who fail to engage with them.

The ‘sold with information' regime is a key mechanism for parties looking to allocate liability for historic contamination to land. In this PROPcast, partners Claire Gregory and Catherine Manning discuss the origins of the arrangement, the tests that have to be satisfied, its use in drafting and potential pitfalls.

We are pleased to share with you our latest episode of Pensions in a Pod, where industry specialists Tim Smith, Emma King, and Gemma Hanley explore the pressing issue of non-compliance with section 37, following the landmark Virgin Media judgments. As this issue evolves, our specialists help you stay ahead of the curve.

In part 2, Sierra Nicholson is joined by Eversheds Sutherland partners Ginger Faulk (US) and James Lindop (UK) to reflect on part 1 and discuss navigating the complexities of international regulatory differences, managing economic tensions among major global trading regions and identifying opportunities for financial services firms to enhance transaction facilitation and build trust between 'neutral market' partners.

In this series, Matthew Allen speaks with leaders and luminaries from the financial services industry exploring trends and opportunities in global financial markets in 2025. In this episode, Matthew is joined by Nicola Watkinson, Head of International at TheCityUK to explore trends in international trade and their impact on financial services. Listen to hear them discuss underlying themes in current trade policy, different regulatory approaches across global markets and increasing regional alliance, the role of financial services in global trade and how international regulatory cooperation impacts their operations and forecasts on the evolution of trade policy and the opportunities that presents

In our latest podcast, Clare Ward and Leonie Mcquaide explore the impact of the Morais decision in relation to withdrawing staff benefits during industrial action and the scope of Blacklisting Regulations.

The European Commission has introduced "Omnibus I", a set of proposed changes aimed at simplifying the CSRD, CSDDD, Taxonomy, and CBAM regulations under the Green Deal. These updates are designed to reduce the compliance burden for businesses operating within and outside the EU. During this podcast, our team covers several key topics, including: •    An analysis of the proposed changes •    A discussion on the strategic implications for businesses and investors •    Strategies for affected businesses to ensure compliance amidst uncertain and evolving legal requirements & more!

Listen to the latest episode of our UK Conversations in Credit podcast, where Joanne Owens and Alexandra Byard discuss the UK Financial Conduct Authority's findings on vulnerable customers and key themes from their recent publications, highlighting their impact on the retail finance market. 

Listen to the latest episode of our UK Conversations in Credit podcast, where we discuss topical issues and news related to consumer credit and mortgages, including the ongoing House of Lords Financial Services Committee hearing and its debates on balancing growth and innovation to ensure financial stability with regulations to protect consumers, and whether these can coexist.

With the present focus on infrastructure, DCOs are intended to streamline and expedite the planning process for specific types of projects. Planning Partner, Laura-Beth Hutton discusses when a DCO will be relevant and how to get the best out of the DCO procedure.

In this episode, we explore the distinctions in the role of counsel in inquests and inquiries. Angharad Hurle, Legal Director at Eversheds Sutherland, and Sophie Cartwright KC, Barrister at Deans Court Chambers, examine the role and responsibilities of counsel in both inquisitorial processes. They delve into whether there are fundamental differences between the roles and consider the implications of transitioning an inquest into an inquiry.

Building on the release of our Global Freezing Orders Guide last year, this series of videocasts and podcasts features our colleagues from around the world discussing key issues and trends related to freezing orders in their respective jurisdictions.  In the seventh episode of the series, we are joined by Mark Cooper, Matthew Howse, and Alastair Frood. Together, they provide valuable insights into the key aspects of freezing orders in England and Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland.  

Sierra Nicholson is joined by Rhys McWhirter and Rachel Reid to reflect on part 1 and provide additional insights into expectations for growth in the digital assets market, balanced regulation and rulemaking, consumer expectations driving investor appetite for emerging tech.

With under one week to go to our annual UK Pensions Conference, Simon Daniel sits down with Tessa Page, Partner and UK Wealth Strategy Leader at Mercer.  Join them as they discuss the government's stance that pension schemes should do more to invest in UK economic growth, and other topical questions.  

In this episode, Matthew is joined by Azmina Keshani at Zodia Custody to explore: trends in the digital asset markets across global regions , finding balance between regulations that foster innovation and those that hinder it, digital asset innovation beyond cryptocurrency , practical tips for institutions looking to explore or deepen their investment in digital assets

Building on the release of our Global Freezing Orders Guide last year, this series of videocasts and podcasts features our colleagues from around the world discussing key issues and trends related to freezing orders in their respective jurisdictions.  In the sixth episode of the series, we are joined by Jason Tam and Wing Chan from our Hong Kong practice. Together, they provide valuable insights into the key aspects of freezing orders in Hong Kong.

Our Energy Transition Series continues to bring you leading global content to support your energy transition journey. You'll hear from energy industry experts exploring global key energy trends and the latest analysis and insights to help you deliver a lower carbon future. Hydrogen and green ammonia are at the forefront of the renewable energy revolution, but their success depends on securing bankable offtake agreements. Ensuring alignment between project developers, offtakers, and financiers is key to securing funding in this rapidly growing sector. This webinar will explore key aspects to unlocking bankability, including risk allocation, long-term security, price stability, and regulatory considerations.

Join Charlotte Smart and Owen Dutton as they discuss the dynamics of retail letting and asset management from both a landlord and tenant perspective, including expansion vs consolidation, changing rent structures, the need for store flexibility and the move from online to physical retail. Charlotte Smart – Partner – Charlottesmart@eversheds-sutherland.com  Owen Dutton – Legal Director – owendutton@eversheds-sutherland.com

In this episode, Catherine Henney sits down with Kate Grange KC (39 Essex Chambers) and Nick Griffin KC (QEB Hollis Whiteman) to reflect on their significant public inquiry experience, including the Grenfell Tower inquiry. We discuss what tools are available to inquiry chairs to manage the risks where there are separate criminal proceedings including how to ensure engagement of inquiry witnesses and core participants, and when undertakings or anonymity orders may be appropriate.  We also discuss the powers of suspension, and how balance must be maintained to ensure that proceedings on both sides can progress as expediently as possible.

Tune in to the eighth episode of our podcast series on Private Equity trends in Europe. Partners Matthew Allen, Anthony Cross, and Principal Associate Chris Archer provide an overview of the TMT Private Equity market, highlighting current market conditions, local trends and active sectors, as well as future market prospects.

Building on the release of our Global Freezing Orders Guide last year, this series of videocasts and podcasts features our colleagues from around the world discussing key issues and trends related to freezing orders in their respective jurisdictions.   In our fifth episode, we are joined by Rebecca Copley, Shalagh Massingham and Shibani Kapur from our Dubai office. They provide a comprehensive overview of freezing orders in the UAE - an increasingly relevant topic given the growing number of businesses and high-net-worth individuals relocating to the region. As this influx of capital continues, the ability to secure assets and enforce legal measures has become more critical than ever.

We're delighted to share with you a new series of podcasts that explore key themes and trends impacting the financial services industry throughout 2025.  In today's episode Sierra Nicholson is joined by Eversheds Sutherland speakers, Renée Dailey and Ben Davis, to reflect on part 1 and provide additional insights into what is driving growth in the private placement market, the rise of new and innovative structures in transactions and how the addressable market for private credit might evolve in the year ahead.

We're delighted to share with you a new series of podcasts that explore key themes and trends impacting the financial services industry throughout 2025.  In this series, Matthew Allen conducts a number of interviews with leaders and luminaries from the financial services industry, exploring trends and opportunities in global financial markets in 2025. Each month, we will hear from our clients on a particular hot topic. In this first episode, Matthew is joined by Ed Jolly and Jack Gilbert at PGIM Private Capital to discuss the inexorable rise of private credit. Listen to hear our speakers discuss trends in this area over the next 12 months, PGIM's approach to private credit in the corporate space and sponsored deals and practical tips for investors who are looking to broaden their exposure to private credit.  Visit our digital guide for further information on this podcast series and to register for upcoming episodes.

Building on the release of our Global Freezing Orders Guide last year, this series of videocasts and podcasts features our colleagues from around the world discussing key issues and trends related to freezing orders in their respective jurisdictions. In the fourth episode of our series, we are joined by Joos Hellert and Agnieszka Feind from our German practice. Together, they dive into the application of freezing orders in Germany and provide essential insights for clients when encountering such orders.  

In the first edition of “Pensions in a pod” in 2025, our team consider what lies ahead for pensions schemes, providers and employers. Join Jeremy Goodwin, Charlotte Cartwright, Simon Daniel, and Amanda Small as they discuss the significant developments and challenges facing the pensions market in 2025 and beyond.   

Listen to the latest episode of our UK Conversations in Credit podcast, where Joanne Owens and Alexandra Byard discuss how the current Consumer Finance regulation changes are shaping the landscape for vulnerable customers.

Eversheds Sutherland's Bonnie Burke and Emma Quinn are pleased to continue their podcast series, Conversations across the pond, comparing and contrasting US and Irish employment law. In the latest episode, Bonnie and Emma discuss contractual protections – including intellectual property considerations, confidentiality clauses, and restrictive covenants like non-compete and non-solicitation provisions. Their discussion highlights how these issues are handled across jurisdictions, including variations in enforceability and legal challenges. They also review the latest news on noncompete clauses in the US, including the Federal Trade Commission's recent attempt to ban them. The episode concludes with a discussion of non-disparagement clauses and their varying treatment in both countries.

Welcome back to Through the inquisitor's lens, our new podcast series which explores the complex world of public inquiries and inquests, one question at a time.  In each monthly episode, members of Eversheds Sutherland's Inquiries & Investigations (I&I) team sit down in conversation with leading barristers and industry professionals, leaning on their own experience of working on a number of significant inquests and inquiries.  In this series we explore a range of topics relating to public and independent inquiries, complex inquests and investigations. Providing legal and practical insights, alongside commentary on high profile cases in this field, we hope this series will be a useful tool in developing an understanding of the workings of inquiries, inquests and investigations.  In the second episode of our series, we dive into the intricacies of chairing a non-statutory independent inquiry, focussing on the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Telford (“the Inquiry”), where Eversheds Sutherland acted as the Commissioning Body, and worked together with the Chair, Tom Crowther KC, Barrister at 23ES. Gina Margaroni, a key member of the Commissioning Body team, sits down with Tom Crowther to reflect on the Inquiry's work. The Inquiry was launched in 2019 and concluded in July 2022. The Chair's report contained 47 recommendations, and both the Chair and Eversheds Sutherland visited Telford again in 2024, two years later, to assess the progress made against those recommendations. This discussion was recorded in July 2024, on the day that the Inquiry's two-year review report was published.  In the podcast, Gina and Tom discuss: the framework and structure of the Inquiry, establishing the Inquiry's terms of reference, the pandemic's impact on the Inquiry's operations, functioning as a non-statutory inquiry, the importance of building in the ability to review progress against recommendations, insights from the 'Telford model'  Together, they provide an in-depth look at the challenges and lessons learned from conducting an independent, non-statutory inquiry – as opposed to a public inquiry.

Listen to the latest episode of our UK Conversations in Credit podcast, where Joanne Owens and Alexandra Byard inaugurate the 2025 series with a retrospective on consumer finance regulations in 2024 and share their insights on the anticipated developments for this year.

Building on the release of our Global Freezing Orders Guide this summer, this series of videocasts and podcasts features our colleagues from around the world discussing key issues and trends related to freezing orders in their respective jurisdictions.  In our third episode, we are joined by Kiko Carrion, Eduardo Buitron, and Francisco Lopez Blanco of our Spanish practice. Together, they dive into the workings of Spanish freezing orders and the key considerations businesses should be aware of when encountering them.  

We're delighted to share the first episode in this short legal insights podcast series where we explore some of the legal risks that operational disruptions pose to financial services in this evolving, technology-driven, global enterprise landscape.   In this episode, our speakers discuss the operational risks associated with the UK's Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR).

In this seasonal special edition of our Pensions in a Pod, join Jeremy Goodwin as he reflects on the biggest developments of 2024, as well as looking ahead to what will shape the pensions landscape in 2025. Don't miss out on this festive episode featuring Charlotte Cartwright and Emma King discussing the evolving world of buyout surpluses. Rosamund Wood diving into the dynamic UK buyout pensions market. Michael Jones exploring the rise of DC megafunds. Gary Delderfield offering insights into LGPS funds and the crucial deadlines around LGPS pools. Simon Daniel examining the disparity in DC fund allocations to domestic investments between the UK and Australia, and Jen Green sharing her knowledge on achieving benefits of scale with group personal pensions.

In our latest Labor Law Exchange podcast, Stephen Chegwin and Clare Ward review three significant UK labor law cases, with additional details provided in this edition's labor law update below. 

Building on the release of our Global Freezing Orders Guide this summer, this series of video podcasts features our colleagues from around the world discussing key issues and trends related to freezing orders in their respective jurisdictions. In the final instalment of this two-part episode, Sheena Buddhdev and William O'Brien explore the key aspects of freezing orders in England, Wales and the United States.

Welcome to Through the inquisitor's lens, our new podcast series which explores the complex world of public inquiries and inquests, one question at a time. In this episode we delve into the question of how you measure the success of a public inquiry, particularly from the perspective of victims and survivors, and their families. Catherine Henney, Legal Director at Eversheds Sutherland, alongside our guest speaker, Austin Welch from Lincoln House Chambers, look at issues of accountability; what the purpose of an inquiry may be, and how an inquiry achieves its aims. We also touch on the duty of candour, and the increasing focus on this is receiving when public bodies are involved.

Building on the release of our Global Freezing Orders Guide this summer, this series of podcasts features our colleagues from around the world discussing key issues and trends related to freezing orders in their respective jurisdictions. In the first instalment of this two-part episode, Sheena Buddhdev and William O'Brien explore the key aspects of freezing orders in England, Wales and the United States.

Building on the release of our Global Freezing Orders Guide this summer, this series of podcasts features our colleagues from around the world discussing key issues and trends related to freezing orders in their jurisdictions. In our first episode, Lennart Baijer and Marije van de Langemheen share insights on the key aspects of freezing orders in the Netherlands.

On 5 November 2024, the National Energy System Operator (NESO) published its “Clean Power 2030” (CP30) advice to the UK Government and launched a consultation on the three Methodologies that will underpin the critical detail of the new TMO4+ connections process and how it proposes to align this with the Government's wider strategic energy plans.   

In the fourth episode of our Tech Talks legal insights podcast series, Partners Michael Bahar, Mark Herlach, Neal Higgins, Phil James and MJ Wilson-Bilik discuss what Trump 2.0 could mean for AI Policy and the global technology sector.   

In the third episode of Conversations across the pond, Eversheds Sutherland's Bonnie Burke and Emma Quinn discuss the use of offer letters and employment agreements in the US and Ireland. They explore the key differences and similarities between US and Irish employment law regarding these documents, highlighting that offer letters in Ireland are often brief, focusing on high-level terms like salary and benefits. In the US, the documents tend to be more comprehensive and detailed, sometimes serving as a complete employment document. Both Bonnie and Emma explain the legal requirements and common practices for including important clauses such as confidentiality, restrictive covenants, and probationary periods in offer letters and employment agreements. They emphasize the importance of clearly addressing these legal issues, if applicable, in employment documents to protect both employers and employees.

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has launched a consultation on reforming the electricity generation and network consenting processes in Scotland. The proposed amendments to the existing regime under sections 36, 36C and 37 of the Electricity Act 1989 include significant changes to the procedure and requirements for electricity generation and transmission developers seeking consent from Scottish Ministers.  Listen to our podcast to hear more about the proposed changes and, discuss the commercial implications.