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Heute im Podcast im Rahmen unseres Jahresrückblicks 2024 die TOP 3-Episode des Jahres. In this podcast episode, Dr Rosinus welcomes Maya Lester and Michael O'Kane. Together, they talk about sanction law. They begin by outlining the general EU, UK, and US sanctions regimes, highlighting their similarities and differences. Mr O'Kane then explains the applicability of UK sanctions and Mrs Lester addresses the influence of post-Brexit case law by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in the UK. Further, they provide an overview of the enforcement of UK sanctions, illustrating this with exemplary cases of non-compliance. They explain how the EU and UK sanctions regimes determine whether a company asset is owned by a person on a sanctions list. Following this, they discuss the impact of sanctions, particularly regarding Russia, on the London legal market and explain how legal advice can be provided to individuals on sanctions lists. Further, the guests outline relevant court cases. Finally, Mrs Lester and Mr O'Kane present their joint website www.globalsanctions.co.uk where they provide up to date information and practical legal advice regarding sanctions. Dr Rosinus in dialogue with: Maya Lester KC is a barrister at Brick Court Chambers in London. She specialises in sanctions law (as well as EU and public law) and has appeared in many of the leading cases in the EU and UK. Maya Lester can be reached by email at Maya.lester@brickcourt.co.uk or by phone at +44 207 379 3550. Michael O'Kane is the Senior Partner at Peters & Peters. He has acted in many of the most high-profile and sensitive business crime cases of the last 25 years, at the firm and before as a senior prosecutor. He has particular expertise in international corruption, criminal cartels, financial sanctions, INTERPOL, extradition and private prosecutions. Michael O'Kane can be reached by email at MOKane@petersandpeters.com or by phone at +44 (0)20 7822 7777. https://www.rosinus-on-air.com https://rosinus-partner.com

Briefed: Commercial Law Updates What will the seminar cover?A lawyer, a forensic accountant and counsel will examine, from the perspective of a claimant and affected third parties, the nature of relief that may be sought, including proprietary relief, the concepts of tracing, and management of claims for civil fraud or misappropriation.In particular:The nature of relief that may be claimed – monetary and proprietaryIssue to be considered when proprietary relief is sought with respect to real propertyThe concepts of tracing and following; tracing through mixtures, tracing into debts and overdrawn accounts; backward tracingHow does a forensic accountant manage and undertake the exercise of tracing: what instructions and information do they require?Managing clients, including seeking asset preservation orders, claims of privilege against self-incrimination and issues that arise in obtaining documents when undertaking the investigation process.Who should attend?Advisory and dispute resolution lawyers, in-house counsel, accountants andinsolvency practitioners.PRESENTERSPaul McQuade KC (Barrister, Level Twenty Seven Chambers)Paul handles a wide range of complex commercial litigation matters, including banking and finance, charities, competition and consumer law including claims for misleading and deceptive conduct, contract law, equity, managed investment schemes, partnerships, property and leasing disputes, securities and trusts. He has also acted in a number of civil fraud cases and is a Chartered Accountant.Lauren Gamble (Barrister, McPherson Chambers)Lauren practices in a broad range of disputes but predominately in the areas of commercial and insolvency law. Prior to being called to the bar, Lauren practiced as a solicitor in litigation and dispute resolution at several law firms in Brisbane.Mohammud Jaamae Hafeez-Baig (Barrister, Level Twenty Seven Chambers)Jaamae has a broad commercial and public law practice, which encompasses equity and trusts, civil fraud and asset recovery claims, contract law, administrative law, constitutional law, corporations law, consumer law, insolvency, and succession law. In addition to advising on Australian law and appearing in Australian proceedings, he practises at the English Bar from Brick Court Chambers in London.Daniel Hains (Director, Vincents)Daniel leads Vincents Forensic Technology, a division of Vincents Forensic Services. Daniel is a Chartered Accountant and uses his experience in forensic accounting, data acquisition and analytics to provide expertise in financial matters, fraud investigations and commercial litigation engagements. He also works with our highly qualified computer forensics and eDiscovery experts to deliver solutions in the field of digital evidence.Caitlin Connole (Principal, McInnes Wilson Lawyers)Caitlin is a Principal in the McInnes Wilson Lawyers Dispute and Insolvency team and has over 15 yeaDid you miss previous seminars? Check out the seminar archive on Level Twenty Seven Chambers' website for the video recordings and associated materials produced by the speakers.Want to join future seminars live, in person or online? Register your interest.Website: www.level27chambers.com.au

In this podcast episode, Dr Rosinus welcomes Maya Lester and Michael O'Kane. Together, they talk about sanction law. They begin by outlining the general EU, UK, and US sanctions regimes, highlighting their similarities and differences. Mr O'Kane then explains the applicability of UK sanctions and Mrs Lester addresses the influence of post-Brexit case law by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in the UK. Further, they provide an overview of the enforcement of UK sanctions, illustrating this with exemplary cases of non-compliance. They explain how the EU and UK sanctions regimes determine whether a company asset is owned by a person on a sanctions list. Following this, they discuss the impact of sanctions, particularly regarding Russia, on the London legal market and explain how legal advice can be provided to individuals on sanctions lists. Further, the guests outline relevant court cases. Finally, Mrs Lester and Mr O'Kane present their joint website www.globalsanctions.co.uk where they provide up to date information and practical legal advice regarding sanctions. Dr Rosinus in dialogue with: Maya Lester KC is a barrister at Brick Court Chambers in London. She specialises in sanctions law (as well as EU and public law) and has appeared in many of the leading cases in the EU and UK. Maya Lester can be reached by email at Maya.lester@brickcourt.co.uk or by phone at +44 207 379 3550. Michael O'Kane is the Senior Partner at Peters & Peters. He has acted in many of the most high-profile and sensitive business crime cases of the last 25 years, at the firm and before as a senior prosecutor. He has particular expertise in international corruption, criminal cartels, financial sanctions, INTERPOL, extradition and private prosecutions. Michael O'Kane can be reached by email at MOKane@petersandpeters.com or by phone at +44 (0)20 7822 7777. https://www.rosinus-on-air.com https://rosinus-partner.com

Interim Injunctions in judicial review: key points to take away from British Standards Institution v RRR Manufacturing In the latest edition of our Public Law Podcast series, James Wood and Antonia Smith are joined by Tim Johnston of Brick Court Chambers, to discuss interim injunctions in the context of judicial review proceedings, including in the light of the recent Court of Appeal decision in British Standards Institution v RRR Manufacturing Pty Ltd, R (on the application of) [2024] EWCA Civ 530. The podcast includes a refresher from Antonia on interim injunctions in judicial review – what they are, why they are sought and the legal tests that the court applies. Having successfully represented the British Standards Institution in the appeal, Tim explains the background to the decision and discusses with James its implications, as well as practical points to take away. The podcast will be of particular interest to businesses that deal with public bodies, whether that be Government or regulators. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel to receive updates on future episodes. Speakers: James Wood (Partner), Antonia Smith (Senior Associate), Tim Johnston (Barrister, Brick Court Chambers).

In this episode, Veronica speaks with John Sturrock KC, founder and senior mediator at Core Solutions.  Listen to this episode to learn about the following: The connection between food, hospitality, meeting together, and mediation How excellence in mediation is similar to excellence in sports What it means to mediate "minimally" and why you should consider using this approach The role mediators can play regarding discussions of political issues Collaborative Scotland and the "Better Conversations Bus Tour" Learn More: Collaborative Scotland Core Solutions John's Books: Mediator's Musings Vol 1 and Vol 2   About John Sturrock KC: John Sturrock KC is founder and senior mediator at Core Solutions and has also acted as a mediator through Brick Court Chambers in London. For over twenty years, he has been a pioneer of mediation in the UK, with an international reputation, and his work extends to the commercial, professional, sports, public sector, policy and political fields. He is identified as a Global Elite Thought Leader by Who's Who Legal, is a Distinguished Fellow of the international Academy of Mediators and has been a Visiting Professor at the University of Edinburgh. He writes extensively and recently published the second volume of his book entitled “A Mediator's Musings” (both volumes available on Amazon). John also specialises in facilitation, negotiation, mediation and conflict management training and consultancy for leaders in the private and public sectors, sport, the professions and government. For many years, he has worked with various parliaments throughout the UK on improving effective scrutiny of policy. He regularly advises and coaches senior officials in the Scottish Government on negotiation strategy in significant policy areas. He is founder of Collaborative Scotland, which promotes non-partisan respectful dialogue about difficult issues and is one of the initiators of the Mediators' Green Pledge. In 2019, John conducted a major review for the Scottish Government into allegations of bullying in NHS Highland and the subsequent “Sturrock Report” was well received across the public sector. He was a member of the Stewarding Group of the first Citizens Assembly in Scotland in 2019 – 2021. In 2019, John also co-chaired an Expert Group under the auspices of Scottish Mediation which produced an important report entitled “Bringing Mediation into the Mainstream”. John practised at the Scottish Bar from 1986 – 2002 and was appointed a Queen's (now King's) Counsel in 1999 and, as the first Director of Training and Education in the Faculty of Advocates from 1994 to 2002, designed and led the Scottish Bar's award-winning advocacy skills programme. He trained in negotiation at Harvard University in 1996 and was named Specialist of the Year at the Scottish Legal Awards in 2003 and Mediator of the Year at the Law Awards of Scotland in 2009.  He was awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws from Edinburgh Napier University in 2010.

WHAT DOES THE SEMINAR COVER?A dishonest agent of a company causes a bank to transfer funds out of the company's account and then absconds with the money. If the agent can be found, there may be personal claims against them. If traceable proceeds can be found, there may be proprietary claims in respect of them. But what about claims against the bank?It has long been clear that banks are under a duty to refrain from executing a customer's order if, and for so long as, the bank has reasonable grounds for believing that the order is an attempt to defraud the customer—sometimes referred to in English law as the “Quincecare duty”. But the basis for and scope of that duty have only recently been closely examined.The Privy Council considered the duty in 2022 and the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal considered it in 2023. But the most comprehensive examination—and reformulation—of the duty came with the decision of the United Kingdom Supreme Court earlier this year in Philipp v Barclays Bank UK Plc [2023] 3 WLR 284.Despite all of this, there has been curiously little attention given to the Quincecare duty in Australian law. This seminar will cover:- what the Quincecare duty is and when a claim for breach of the duty will be advantageous;- the recent developments in the Privy Council, the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, and the United Kingdom Supreme Court; and- the current state of Australian law on the Quincecare duty, what remains unclear, and what might change in light of the above developments.WHO SHOULD LISTEN?This session will interest all commercial advisory and litigation lawyers, in-house counsel, and their clients. He is a co-author of the publication, The Law of Tracing (Federation Press, 2021), and is a member of the author team for Civil Procedure Queensland. Jaamae PRESENTERMohammud Jaamae Hafeez-Baig (Barrister, Level Twenty Seven Chambers)Jaamae practises from Level Twenty Seven Chambers in Brisbane and from Brick Court Chambers in London. He has a broad practice that covers all areas of commercial and public law. His notable recent instructions include appearing in the High Court of Australia, the Privy Council, and the English Commercial Court. He has a particular interest in civil fraud and asset recovery and is a co-author of The Law of Tracing (Federation Press, 2021).MATERIALSThis presentation was hosted as a live in person seminar/webinar. The video recording, PowerPoint and transcript are available here.Did you miss previous seminars? Check out the seminar archive on Level Twenty Seven Chambers' website for the video recordings and associated materials produced by the speakers.Want to join future seminars live, in person or online? Register your interest.Website: www.level27chambers.com.au

Embattled Western Cape High Court Judge President John Hlophe has been suspended pending impeachment proceedings against him for gross misconduct. The suspension has been welcomed by Freedom under Law (FUL) which has previously expressed serious concern that the suspension of Judge Hlope has been delayed despite complaints that go back more than 14 years. Advocate Jeremy Gauntlett who is also a KC at Brick Court Chambers told Biznews that expected that there could be more 'law fare' from the embattled High Court Judge President. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following the Woolf reforms in the late 90s, are we on the precipice of another great wave in the uptake of mediation in the United Kingdom? There is increasing support for greater use of mediation from both the judiciary, in particular the Master of the Rolls, Sir Geoffrey Voss and the UK government, who intends to introduce mandatory mediation in all contested claims under £10,000 in the country court in England and Wales. However, some within the dispute resolution community are sceptical about mandating a process that inherently relies upon and yields success from being voluntary. This podcast, recorded remotely, is a robust exchange of ideas on the issue of whether mandating mediation is a good idea. In favour, we have James South, a native New Zealander, CEDR's CEO and a Mediator and conflict trainer with over 25 years of experience based here in London. And, with some not considerable reservations about mandating mediation, a fellow Kiwi, leading international mediator with Brick Court Chambers and Maxwell Mediators, Geoff Sharp. For more information about CEDR's view on mandatory mediation, read James Souths' white paper 'Mandatory Mediation - Everything you Need to Know' here.

In the first episode of this new series, we discuss what sanctions are, who imposes sanctions, and why sanctions are enforced. Neil Whiley, Director of Sanctions at UK Finance is joined by Maya Lester KC, barrister at Brick Court Chambers, to provide a comprehensive background of sanctions and their implications on the global landscape.

In this episode, we welcome back Maya Lester KC, barrister at Brick Court Chambers, to teach a lesson on the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act. Maya walks us through the implications of leaving the European Union on UK sanctions, asset freezing financial sanctions, travel bans, trade sanctions, and much more. Join us to learn more about this fascinating jurisdiction and the ongoing developments of UK SAMLA.

In this seventh episode, Kelyn Bacon – Mrs Justice Bacon DBE – and Sarah Abram got together to discuss gender equality and social mobility in the legal profession and the judiciary. Join them as they discuss: · the reality of combining family life and practice; · why the bar is a career which does allow that combination to work, even though there remains much that can and should be done to promote gender equality; · the importance of schools outreach and, in particular, mentoring, in promoting social mobility; and, · the mentoring that is available at all stages of career development. Mrs Justice Bacon DBE was called to the Bar in 1998, and practised in EU and Competition law, with a particular specialism in state aid law (she was the author and general editor of European Union Law of State Aid and co-founder of the UK State Aid Law Association) and pharmaceutical regulation. She took silk in 2014, and appeared in many of the leading and landmark competition cases both domestically and in Europe. In 2017 she became a deputy high court judge, and in 2020 she was appointed to the High Court bench, to sit in the Chancery Division – the first woman from Brick Court Chambers to be appointed as a judge. Sarah Abram was called to the Bar in 2006. Her practice straddles Chambers' practice areas, encompassing competition, EU and commercial cases. Described by the legal directories as ‘without doubt a star of her generation', Sarah was nominated as EU and Competition Junior of the Year in the Legal 500 UK Bar Awards in both 2019 and 2020. In 2021, she was crowned Pro Bono Junior of the Year, in recognition both for her pro bono work and her work developing and launching a mentoring scheme for prospective barristers from under represented groups, which launched in 2020 initially with 6 participating sets, and now involves 10 leading commercial sets.

In this episode, we focus on mediation. Brick Court Chambers is home to many of the UK's – indeed the world's – most highly-regarded mediators. As mediation has taken on a more prominent role in commercial litigation, so Brick Court's mediation practice has grown alongside it. For this podcast, we brought together four of the busiest and best known – Sue Prevezer QC, Stephen Ruttle QC, Tony Willis and Bill Wood QC – to chat about the past, present and future of mediation. Their discussion ranged widely, as one would expect, and covered topics such as working as a mediator within a barristers chambers, the relationship of the bar with mediation and the role that mediation could and should play in resolving disputes. Bill Wood QC Bill Wood chairs the programme. A leading commercial QC, Bill trained as a mediator in 1999. He was awarded Mediator of the Year 2018 and is ranked #1 Mediation Silk 2019 in WWL's UK Bar Guide. He is consistently ranked in the top tiers by Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners. Stephen Ruttle QC Stephen has been in practice at Brick Court Chambers since 1978. He stopped practising as a barrister and QC in 2002 and since then has worked full time as a commercial mediator. For many years he has been rated as one of the leading mediators in the UK. Stephen is also the founder director and chair of Wandsworth Mediation Service. Tony Willis Tony is a commercial mediation pioneer, among the first to be trained in 1990, among the first to mediate regularly and then, in 1998, among the first to launch his own independent practice as a full time commercial mediator as the Woolf Reforms to Civil Justice were about to take effect. His background as a litigation partner in Clifford Chance for more than 25 years gave him the experience and standing to undertake a wide range of commercial matters. Tony joined Chambers as a full-time mediator in 2004. Sue Prevezer QC After 25 years in practice, including 8 years in silk, Sue was the co-managing partner of Quinn Emanuel in London from its inception in 2008 to January 2020 Sue decided to come back to the Bar, joining Brick Court in April 2020 to practise as an arbitrator, mediator and consultant. Sue is an accredited CEDR mediator, a Civil Mediation Council registered mediator, a mediator on the for the Court of Arbitration for Art Panel and a member of the London Chamber of Arbitration and Mediation panel of mediators. Links mentioned in the podcast and other useful links Brick Court Chambers' “Guide to Mediation” CEDR (the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution) The Civil Mediation Council

In this episode, Harry Matovu QC talks to George Leggatt, a Justice of the Supreme Court, about judging – becoming a judge, the job and experience of being a judge, and appointments to, and the composition of, the bench. Why do people become judges? What is it like being out of your (commercial) comfort zone when sitting as a Recorder trying criminal cases? How easy is it to shift a judge from a preliminary view formed on the papers? How do judges reach their decisions, both when sitting alone and with other judges in appellate courts? Why does one need diversity on the bench, and what are the risks of not having it? Join George and Harry as they discuss these, and a host of other, questions. Lord Leggatt George Leggatt joined Brick Court Chambers in 1985, having been a Harkness Fellow at Harvard, a Bigelow Teaching Fellow at the University of Chicago Law School and worked at Sullivan & Cromwell in New York. He had a wide commercial practice, taking silk in 1997. He was Vice-Chair of the Bar Standards Board from 2006 – 2008. His judicial career started on a part-time basis, as a Recorder on the Western Circuit, a deputy high court judge and acting as an arbitrator, before his full-time appointment to the High Court in 2012. He was promoted to the Court of Appeal in 2018 and to the Supreme Court in April 2020. Harry Matovu QC Harry Matovu joined Brick Court in 1989 and he took silk in 2010. He has a wide-ranging practice in the fields of commercial litigation and international arbitration, acting both as leading counsel and as an arbitrator. Harry was named in The Lawyer ‘Hot 100' List for 2021 and he was nominated as Silk of the Year for International Arbitration in the Legal 500 Awards 2020. In addition to his professional practice, in 2020 he created, developed, launched and advanced the Charter for Black Talent in Finance and the Professions, work that has seen him recognised in the Powerlist 2021 as one of the most influential black professionals in the UK and nominated for his Outstanding Contribution to Diversity & Inclusion in this year's Chambers Bar Awards. Relevant links mentioned in the programme Charter for Black Talent in Finance and the Professions Judicial Attitudes Survey

For this episode we brought together two of the foremost lawyers of recent times Sir Sydney Kentridge and Lord Jonathan Sumption, both former members of Brick Court Chambers which they joined in 1978. Sir Sydney, who is now 98-years-old, was still working into his 90s and retains a keen interest in the law. He is widely considered to be one of the foremost advocates of the twentieth century, who achieved wide recognition for his work in his native South Africa representing three Nobel Prize winners; Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela and Albert Luthuli and the family of Steve Biko at the inquiry into his murder by aparthied police in 1978. Lord Sumption is a former Justice of the Supreme Court and an awarding winning historian and author. He is a former joint head of Brick Court Chambers who appeared in a great many high profile cases including the proceedings between Roman Abramovich and Boris Berezovsky in 2012. Their discussion was hosted by Fionn Pilbrow QC.

This week, Iana Vidal, Head of Policy and Government Affairs at Innovate Finance chats to Harry Matovu, Barrister and Queen's Counsel at Brick Court Chambers and creator of the Charter for Black Talent in Finance and the Professions, where they discuss the inspiration behind the Charter, it's importance to the sector, the future of inclusion and much more! Find out more about the Charter here: https://www.blacktalentcharter.com/ Tune in for new episodes every Friday. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innfin/message

In this first episode, Helen Davies QC talks to Sir Nicholas Green. Their wide-ranging discussion, which was recorded remotely in February 2021 due to lockdown restrictions, covers their lives in practice, at Brick Court and beyond. · The early days of “making” European law (Factortame) · Dealing with Government, both as Chair of the Bar and as Chair of the Law Commission · The development and modernisation of Chambers, and the experience of being Head of Chambers · The view from and life on the bench (including what Judges look for in advocates) · Work life balance Sir Nicholas Green is a Lord Justice of Appeal sitting in the Court of Appeal and Chairman of the Law Commission. After swimming for England and a career in academia, Nick Green was called to the bar in 1986, and joined Brick Court Chambers in 1990. Practising predominantly in European and competition law, public and constitutional law, he took silk in 1998. He was Chairman of the Bar in 2010, and joint head of Chambers from 2011 until he went to the High Court Bench in 2013. In 2018, he was promoted to the Court of Appeal, and appointed as Chairman of the Law Commission. Helen Davies QC is Joint Head of Brick Court Chambers. Helen Davies was called to the bar in 1991, joining Brick Court as a pupil in 1992. Her practice encompasses much of the breadth of Brick Court's work, from heavy commercial litigation to competition law and Euro work. She took silk in 2008, and became joint head of chambers in 2013 - one of the first female heads of a magic circle set.

In this week's episode of High Risk Thinking, host Emil Dall is joined by the team behind EuropeanSanctions.com, Maya Lester, QC of Brick Court Chambers and Michael O’Kane of Peters & Peters to discuss the high risks associated with sanctions - from the point of view of the designated individual.

In Episode 114, Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Jennifer MacLeod from Brick Court Chambers about two recent Divisional Court decisions concerning CPS rape prosecution policy.

Practical effective access to justice - a conversation with counsel involved in RR v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions In the first episode of our Public Law podcast series, Sahil Kher talks to Jennifer McLeod of Brick Court Chambers about the recent Supreme Court decision in RR v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. Speakers: Sahil Kher, Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills Jennifer McLeod, Brick Court Chambers

This talk will consider the regulation of corporations for the human rights impacts of their activities. It will include the role of legislation, industry sectors and civil society, as well as courts, in regulation of the actions of corporations that abuse human rights. It will use the framework of developments in the area of responsible business conduct, especially of human rights due diligence. Professor Robert McCorquodale is Professor of International Law and Human Rights at the University of Nottingham, barrister at Brick Court Chambers in London, and Founder and Principal of Inclusive Law, a consultancy on business and human rights. He was the Director of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law for 10 years. He has published widely in all these areas, and engaged closely with governments, corporations, international institutions and civil society in his work.

The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law (LCIL), University of Cambridge hosts a regular Friday lunchtime lecture series on key areas of International Law. Previous subjects have included UN peacekeeping operations, the advisory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice, the crime of aggression, whaling, children and military tribunals, and theories and practices for proving individual responsibility criminal responsibility for genocide and crimes against humanity. This lecture, entitled 'Business and human rights: due diligence in law and practice', was delivered at the Lauterpacht Centre on Friday, 17 November by Professor Robert McCorquodale, Director of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. Robert McCorquodale is also Professor of International Law and Human Rights at the University of Nottingham, and a barrister at Brick Court Chambers in London. Please note, the question and answer sections of LCIL lectures are omitted to facilitate a free and frank discussion with participants. For more information about the series, please see the Lauterpacht Centre website at http://www.lcil.cam.ac.uk

‘Blessed are the peacemakers' said Jesus, but have the faithful got anything distinctive to add to the laudable efforts of all the secular diplomats and negotiators that are trying to achieve settlements between people in conflict with one another? With me to discuss this is Stephen Ruttle QC, a barrister at Brick Court Chambers in London, one of the top ten commercial mediators in the world, according to Who's Who Legal. Stephen, welcome.

Blessed are the peacemakers, said Jesus, but have the faithful got anything distinctive to add to the laudable efforts of all the secular diplomats and negotiators that are trying to achieve settlements between people in conflict with one another? With me to discuss this is Stephen Ruttle QC, a barrister at Brick Court Chambers in London, and one of the top 10 commercial mediators in the world according to Who’s Who Legal.

In our seventy-first episode of the Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Stewart Baker, Michael Vatis, Jason Weinstein, and Alan Cohn discuss: this week in Snowden: British press reports that Russia and China have decrypted the entirety of Snowden’s files; follow-up news on the Office of Personnel Management hack; Senator McConnell’s effort to put CISA as National Defense Authorization Act amendment fails; attacks on NSA continue in the House; New York’s proposed Bitcoin regulations; Connecticut amends data breach notification law; and Twitter’s lawsuit over transparency. In our second half we have an interview with David Anderson, Queens Counsel at Brick Court Chambers, as well as the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, a position he was appointed by the Home Secretary in 2011. The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of the firm.