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Created by DAC Beachcroft, this podcast examines legal topics across the full range of business sectors: from insurance, cyber risks, health regulation and NHS policy, real estate, commercial law and employment law. We publish podcasts on Wednesdays, and aim to examine the hottest topics in law and…

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    • Mar 26, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    The Data, Privacy and Cyber Digest Episode 4: AdTech - The accelerating exposure from online tracking technologies

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 28:17


    In this episode of our Data, Privacy and Cyber Digest podcast series, DACB partners Charlotte Halford and Rowena McCormack provide an overview of the current AdTech landscape through a privacy lens, including recent regulator activity and look at projections for the next six months.Together they consider what AdTech is, why it raises privacy concerns, and provide some practical tips for compliance with AdTech regulations.

    The Data, Privacy and Cyber Digest Episode 3: High risk AI systems - Preparing for the year ahead

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 29:47


    2025 will be a key year for organisations preparing for the phased requirements of the EU AI Act. With provisions relating to "high risk" AI systems effective from 1 August 2026, this podcast episode guides you through the actions you should be taking over the course of 2025 to prepare. DACB partner, Chris Air, and BLD partner, Dr. Alexander Beyer discuss what high risk AI systems are, what the key obligations are for deploying a high risk AI system, and what timelines need to be considered for deployment.

    NHS Estates Series – Episode 7: Statutory compliance and Health and Safety

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 11:36


    This latest episode of our NHS Estates Series focuses on risk management and health and safety in property estates. Join us as we explore key issues including compliance and knowing how to respond to an incident, the impact of RAAC and managing the risk of fire.

    Property Headaches Episode 6: Newcomer Injunctions

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 11:26


    In this latest episode from our Property Headaches podcast series, partner Nicola Fairbairn talks to partner Rachael Reynolds about Newcomer Injunctions.Together they discuss what a newcomer injunction is, what they can be used for and how you would obtain a newcomer injunction.Click here to subscribe to our Real Estate Property Headaches mailing list to be notified about new Real Estate podcasts and events.

    NHS Estates Series – Episode 6: Top tips on disposing of surplus freehold NHS land and buildings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 13:20


    In this latest episode of our NHS Estates Series, we're diving into Part 4 of Estatecode, focusing on the disposal of freehold land and buildings. This section outlines the processes and guidelines for disposing of NHS-owned property, ensuring compliance with public sector rules, financial accountability, and transparency. Join us as we draw on our own experience and explore key principles, legal implications and best practices, shedding light on how NHS bodies can navigate this essential aspect of property management effectively.

    NHS Estates Series – Episode 5: Guidance and governance requirements for management of the NHS Estate

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 22:23


    This episode provides an overview of this guidance for NHS estates and finance managers and directors. Join us and listen to the conversations between our real estate health experts who work for NHS Trusts across the country and hear their reflections on the key themes which are crucial to have in mind when managing the NHS Estate.

    The Data, Privacy and Cyber Digest Episode 2: The Final Days to DORA Compliance

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 26:36


    In this second episode of our new Data, Privacy and Cyber Digest podcast series, DACB partner Chris Air is joined by Giles Inkson, Director of Services at NetSPI, and Sam Cheshire, Head of Cyber (UK Retail) at Gallagher, to discuss essential measures to implement in the final days leading up to the DORA deadline of 17 January 2025. Together they consider what challenges have consistently arisen during preparations for in-scope companies, what wider impact DORA could, as an EU regulation, have on the UK, and if there are any aspects of DORA's enforcement that could be considered controversial.Click here to read the Office for National Statistics dataset for 'UK trade in services: service type by partner country, non-seasonally adjusted'Click here to download the House of Commons Library research briefing on 'Statistics on UK trade with the EU'Click here to read the International Monetary Fund on The Last Mile: Financial Vulnerabilities and RisksClick here to find out more about DORA

    The Employment Rights Bill series – Episode four – Fire and rehire, zero-hours contracts and notice of shifts

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 38:55


    This is the fourth and final episode of a series of four podcasts about the Employment Rights Bill. In this episode, Partners Louise Bloomfield and Tim Gooder, and Knowledge Lawyer Joanne Bell, discuss the planned restriction of "fire and rehire" practices, as well as the proposals targeted at ending what the Government refers to as "one sided flexibility". These include requiring employers to offer a contract for a guaranteed number of hours to zero and low hours workers, and to provide reasonable notice of any cancellation of or changes to scheduled shifts.

    The Data, Privacy and Cyber Digest Episode 1: unpacking the EDPB's views on controller responsibilities when engaging (sub-)processors

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 18:08


    In this inaugural episode of our new Data, Privacy and Cyber Digest podcast series, Pete Given and Chris Air (partners in DACB's Data, Privacy and Cyber team) discuss the EDPB's recent Opinion 22/2024 on obligations following from reliance on processors and sub-processors.Together they consider what the EDPB opinion covers, what the standout points are from the opinion, and what this means for controllers.

    The Employment Rights Bill series – Episode three – Trade unions and industrial relations

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 30:07


    This is the third episode in a series of four podcasts about the Employment Rights Bill. In this episode, Partners Nick Chronias and Philip Harman, and Knowledge Lawyer Sara Meyer, discuss the Government's plans for trade union and industrial relations reform. These include the proposed repeal of many of the restrictions on industrial action that were introduced in 2016, as well as strengthened union rights of access to workplaces, simplification of the trade union recognition process and increased protections from detriment and dismissal for workers who participate in protected industrial action.

    NHS Estate Series - Episode 4: Key considerations for lease negotiation involving NHS Bodies

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 38:55


    This episode of Lawcast discusses practical considerations for NHS Bodies when negotiating leases, both as landlord and as tenant, including an overview of key NHS specific provisions.

    The Employment Rights Bill series – Episode two – Family-friendly, equality and harassment-related issues

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 21:24


    This is the second episode in our series of four podcasts about the Employment Rights Bill. In this episode, Partners Sarah George and Anjali Sharma, and Legal Director and Knowledge Lawyer Joanne Bell, discuss the Bill's family-friendly, equality and harassment related proposals (including changes to flexible working, day one rights to paternity and parental leave and bereavement leave, protection from dismissal for maternity returners, the requirement for large employers to publish gender pay gap action plans and menopause support plans, and strengthening protections against harassment at work).

    The Employment Rights Bill series – Episode one – Unfair dismissal, collective redundancy, sick pay and enforcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 27:23


    This is the first episode in a series of four podcasts about the Employment Rights Bill. In this episode, Partners David Speakman and Stuart Craig, and Knowledge Lawyer Sara Meyer, discuss the proposals to make protection from unfair dismissal a day one right, change the trigger point for collective redundancy consultation, strengthen rights to statutory sick pay and create a new single enforcement body for employment rights.

    Property Headaches Episode 5: Biodiversity Net Gain

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 20:08


    In this latest episode from our Property Headaches podcast series, partner Nicola Fairbairn talks to partner Andrew Morgan about Biodiversity Net Gain. Together they discuss what BNG is, what developments it affects, and what landowners and developers should be doing now to ensure compliance. Click here to subscribe to our Real Estate Property Headaches mailing list to be notified about new Real Estate podcasts and events. Click here to find out about our upcoming Autumn Planning Conference.

    NHS Estates Series – Episode 4: The Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 and how it applies to the NHS Estate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 19:19


    This episode of Lawcast provides a reminder of how the 1954 Act works and how it might apply to non-residential leases where an NHS body is either the landlord or the tenant.

    NHS Estates Series – Episode 2: The range of occupational arrangements which can be granted by NHS Trusts as Landlord

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 33:02


    Primary Care Premises - Episode 1: Primary Care Leases

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 35:23


    AI – An opportunity or a liability for lawyers?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 14:14


    Property Headaches Episode 4 Part 2: Lease Renewals under the 1954 Landlord and Tenant Act

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2024 18:40


    Click here to subscribe to our Real Estate Property Headaches mailing list to be notified about new Real Estate podcasts and events. Click here to listen to part one.

    Property Headaches Episode 4 Part 1: Lease Renewals under the 1954 Landlord and Tenant Act

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 14:59


    Click here to subscribe to our Real Estate Property Headaches mailing list to be notified about new Real Estate podcasts and events. Click here to listen to our podcast episode on MEES.

    NHS Estates Series – Episode 1: Estatecode and Lease Heads of Terms – tips for tenants

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023 22:39


    AI & ESG

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 26:44


    Credit Hire Conference – Scotland and Northern Ireland Updates

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 17:38


    Liability Litigation and the FRC – Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 27:59


    Liability Litigation and the FRC – Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 13:21


    Credit Hire Conference – The Defence of Credit Hire Litigation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 13:19


    Credit Hire Conference – Our predictions for the future of credit hire

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 22:36


    AI in Healthcare – Episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2023 31:10


    Property Headaches Episode 3: Preparing for The Building Safety Act 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 15:54


    Click here to subscribe to our Real Estate Property Headaches mailing list to be notified about new Real Estate podcasts and events. Click here to read more about the Building Safety Act.

    Property Headaches Episode 2: Meeting the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 13:16


    Click here to subscribe to our Real Estate Property Headaches mailing list to be notified about new Real Estate podcasts and events.

    Credit Hire Workshop – Green Parts and Repairs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2023 9:09


    Property Headaches Episode 1: RAAC – The World of Crumbling Concrete

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2023 14:31


    Sign up here to attend our 'Managing RAAC Risks' webinar on 19 July 2023. Click here to subscribe to our Real Estate Property Headaches mailing list to be notified about new Real Estate podcasts and events.

    Credit Hire Workshop – PAD Applications

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2023 19:09


    Credit Hire Workshop – Celtic Claims

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 15:30


    What to expect in the health and safety arena during the second half of 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023 26:05


    Credit Hire Workshop – Electric Vehicles and Fixed Recoverable Costs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 12:30


    Demystifying Costs Budgeting

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2023 36:24


    AI in Healthcare – Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2023 22:33


    Pension Predictions for 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2023 9:08


    AI in Healthcare – Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2023 22:25


    What to expect in the Vehicle Hire & Damage arena in 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2023 9:33


    Employers Round Up 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2022 7:04


    Property Fraud - Conspiracy Theories and Property Fraud

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022 6:29


    Conditions for Statutory Transfers – A Refresher a Year On

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 10:45


    Property Fraud: Suppression Of Policy Defences

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 6:32


    The Pension Regulator's draft Single Code of Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 9:56


    Property Fraud - Exaggeration

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 7:17


    TUPE or not to TUPE?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2022 13:01


    What different types of pension schemes can an employer provide?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 6:34


    Automatic Enrolment – What Should Employers Be Doing?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 9:00


    Fair Presentation: Where Are We Now?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2022 20:30


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