Episode 4: R&I Soundbites In our latest R&I soundbites series, we will explore a range of topics and case studies that are front of mind in the restructuring market. In this first episode, our partner Damien Gomez and counsel Paul Sidle discuss the restructuring of Hong Kong Airlines, which involves a parallel Hong Kong scheme of arrangement and a UK Part 26A restructuring plan. They delve into potential issues and challenges in relation to the Cape Town Convention and what this means fo...
Oct 17, 2022•5 min•Ep. 31
Episode 4: The Most Important Issues in Business Crime podcast series In our fourth episode, Doug Davison , Richard Smith , Alison Saunders and Adam Lurie examine the recently announced initiatives by the US Department of Justice to crack down on corporate crime. We have also published a client note on this development, available here....
Oct 14, 2022•13 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Episode 26: Payments Monthly The FCA has finalised its plans for a new Consumer Duty. Harry Eddis, Olivia Murphy and Simon Treacy highlight what’s changed since the draft rules and other points of interest for payment and e-money institutions. In their discussion, they consider scoping issues including through the lens of some specific e-money and payments scenarios, as well as touching on implementation plans and ongoing monitoring. For more resources on the Consumer Duty including a recording ...
Oct 13, 2022•10 min•Season 1Ep. 25
In this episode, Linh Bui from Allens’ Ho Chi Minh City office and Yolanda Hutapea from our formal association firm in Indonesia, Widyawan & Partners, joins Kathleen Gooi in bringing you an overview of the antitrust developments in the ASEAN region. Zooming into Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, our experts share their insights into the common themes antitrust regulators are actively looking at, including the anti-competitive conduct in the livelihood and digital sectors, as well a...
Oct 13, 2022•14 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Episode 8: The Linklaters Ideas Foundry Ben White and Ian Rodwell Many of us wistfully speculate about trying something completely new. Could we/should we forsake the day job to follow our passions and enthusiasms? Well, Ben White is someone who did exactly that. With a whole drawerful of ideas and business plans, he stepped away from the roles of private practice lawyer and then in-house counsel, to found the collaborative legal community, Crafty Counsel . In this episode, Ben talks about the l...
Oct 11, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 8
In this episode, Sonam Mathur from TT&A shares with Marcus Pollard India’s recent antitrust trends and CCI’s strong enforcement focus in the digital sector which goes beyond big tech’s behavioural conduct and increasingly targets their use of consumer data. Our experts share their insights into the Competition Amendment Bill and how it will substantially modernise India’s competition law regime. Tune in and get up to speed with what you need to know about the exciting developments in India, ...
Oct 06, 2022•13 min•Season 1Ep. 2
10 years after the adoption of the Competition Ordinance, we are witnessing an unprecedented surge of enforcement efforts by the Hong Kong Competition Commission. In this episode, our dispute resolution partner Andrew Chung joins Marcus Pollard and Kathleen Gooi to discuss the latest enforcement trends in Hong Kong and what they expect to come next. Our experts share their views on the most recent cases, including the HKCC’s commitments policy. Listen now and stay on top of what the city’s regul...
Sep 29, 2022•12 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Episode 3: R&I Soundbites In this podcast, our Paris-based Partner Carole Nerguararian and Associate Etienne Lupuyo provide a comprehensive overview of the recent legislative changes to French insolvency law, which transpose the European Directive on preventive restructuring frameworks. They discuss what these changes mean to different stakeholders and the key points to consider.
Sep 26, 2022•10 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Episode 3: Latin America Developments In our third episode, US Dispute Resolution Partner Doug Davison is joined by guest Geert Aalbers , Partner at Control Risks – a global specialist risk consultancy – to discuss the current business crime environment in Latin America.
Sep 22, 2022•18 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Episode 7: The FCA’s Consumer Duty The FCA has now published its final rules implementing a new Consumer Duty. In this podcast episode we highlight key changes from the draft rules and begin to explore what the implementation journey will look like across the spectrum of firms subject to the Duty. This episode features Sara Cody (counsel) and Duncan Campbell (senior associate) from Linklaters’ Financial Regulation team in London. If you would like to discuss any aspect of the Consumer Duty or yo...
Sep 22, 2022•15 min•Ep. 26
Episode 13: Human rights disclosures and the link with due diligence In this podcast, James Marlow and Wahdana Bilal discuss due diligence in the context of human rights disclosures and the link between the two.
Sep 01, 2022•5 min•Ep. 13
Episode 12: Human rights disclosures In this podcast, Sarah Martin and James Marlow discuss human rights disclosures and why there are different to other types of ESG disclosures.
Sep 01, 2022•6 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Episode 11: TCFD requirements for asset managers in UK In this podcast, Terry Yiangou and Elliot Jack discuss the TCFD disclosure requirements for asset managers in the UK.
Sep 01, 2022•8 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Episode 10: Lessons learnt from TCFD reporting by UK listed companies In this podcast, Kim Rybarczyk and Sara Feijao discuss some of the key lessons learnt from the first set of TCFD disclosures made by UK listed companies in 2022, including some of the key points raised by the FRC and FCA in their recent analysis of TCFD reporting.
Aug 25, 2022•8 min•Ep. 10
Episode 9: ESG disclosure regime in Asia In this podcast, Gilly Hutchinson and Sara Feijao provide an overview of ESG disclosure regimes in Asia.
Aug 25, 2022•7 min•Ep. 9
Episode 8: ESG disclosure regime in the EU In this podcast, Iyesogie Igiehon and Tom Cobbaert discuss the forthcoming requirements in the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).
Aug 25, 2022•7 min•Ep. 8
Episode 7: ESG disclosure regimes in the UK In this podcast, Aileen Buchanan and Claire Rogers discuss ESG disclosure regimes in the UK, including existing TCFD reporting requirements under the Listing Rules and Companies Act and the forthcoming SDR regime.
Aug 25, 2022•7 min•Ep. 7
Episode 6: ESG changes to MiFID II regime In this podcast, Terry Yiangou and Elliot Jack discuss the incoming ESG-related changes to the MiFID II product governance regime and what firms should be doing to prepare.
Aug 19, 2022•11 min•Ep. 6
Episode 5: EU SFDR Level 2: loose ends In this podcast, Terry Yiangou and Clare Wiles discuss the final SFDR Level 2 technical standards ahead of the 1 January 2023 application date, and the proposals for further amendments in relation to these standards.
Aug 19, 2022•9 min•Ep. 5
Episode 2: Hidden trends in the FCA’s latest Interventions and Enforcement reporting The FCA has published its 2022 annual report with statistics on its Interventions and Enforcement work. In this podcast episode we reveal some hidden trends and themes these numbers that aren't as clear from the charts and tables that the FCA produced itself. This can forewarn firms of the FCA's directions of travel and enable firms to take targeted action to mitigate relevant risks. This episode features Sara C...
Aug 17, 2022•12 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Episode 4: greenwashing In this podcast, Sarah Martin and Rebecca Burton discuss greenwashing – what it means, some recent examples and practical tips on how to avoid the pitfalls.
Aug 11, 2022•6 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Episode 3: key drivers for ESG disclosure regimes In this podcast, Sara Feijao, Julia Voskoboinikova and Gilly Hutchinson (ESG knowledges lawyers in London, EU and Asia) discuss the key drivers behind the current flurry of climate and sustainability disclosure regimes across the globe.
Aug 11, 2022•7 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Episode 2: UK climate transition plans In this podcast, Vanessa Havard-Williams and Dearbhla Cantwell discuss the forthcoming obligation to publish a climate transition plan in the UK under the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) regime which is currently being developed by the UK government.
Aug 02, 2022•7 min•Ep. 2
Episode 1: ESG governance In this podcast, Rachel Barrett and Jon Tan discuss the key components of good ESG governance, from board oversight to implementation within the business.
Aug 02, 2022•8 min•Ep. 1
Episode 7: The Linklaters Ideas Foundry Susannah Tresilian, Caitlin Shannon and Ian Rodwell What can our organisations learn from the creative worlds of stage, screen and radio? It’s the key question we discuss in our first Ideas Foundry ‘Summer Special’ where we’re joined not by one guest but two — Susannah Tresilian and Caitlin Shannon from The Leadership Collective . Combining coaching and leadership consultancy with acting, radio production for the BBC, screenwriting and stage direction, Sus...
Aug 02, 2022•45 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Episode 7: Tranche Up In the seventh episode of Tranche Up, we welcome Adelaide Morphett from Newmarket Capital to the podcast. Join us to hear about ESG and impact investing in the synthetic securitisations space and incentivising positive real world results. To listen to the full series, visit our Tranche Up webpage .
Jul 25, 2022•15 min•Ep. 7
Episode 7: Visionary Voices In episode seven, we hear from our banking partner, and multiple D&I award winner, Reem Al Sayegh, who talks about the importance of having a ‘yes mindset’ when women initiate conversations about returning to work from maternity leave. Mum, daughter, employer, coach – there are multiple hats that women wear every day, together with the various emotions that accompany them. Reem shares that feeling fearful is one of the many emotions that can take over – her advice...
Jul 21, 2022•19 min•Ep. 8
Episode 6: Visionary Voices In episode six, our capital markets counsel Dalia Nammari, discusses the importance of creating a workplace where individuals not only feel welcome, but respected, heard, seen and valued. Reflecting upon the challenges, victories and defeats she has encountered to achieve success in her field of expertise, Dalia gives advice to women in marginalised communities and minorities on how to call out the bias, so that antibias becomes the ‘new normal’ and not something orga...
Jul 18, 2022•22 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Episode 6: The Linklaters Ideas Foundry Elodie Michaud (founder of Dare&Grow ) and Ian Rodwell Many of us try to bring a bit of coaching ‘magic’ into our day-to-day leadership practice. But what happens if you love coaching so much, you want to devote your life to it? In this episode, Ian talks with Elodie Michaud, a former lawyer in the Linklaters Luxembourg office who now runs her own coaching business. We discuss Elodie’s first steps into coaching, the extent to which lawyers make great c...
Jul 04, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Episode 25: Consumer Duty for payments The FCA plans to raise the bar for how firms deal with retail customers. Jean Price, Arjun Lakhani and Simon Treacy work through the different aspects of the FCA’s Consumer Duty and what payments firms should be doing to prepare for it.
Jul 01, 2022•11 min•Season 1Ep. 25
