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Unpacking the budget announcement on the future of non-competes
Following yesterday's blog on the employment points in the Budget, Gordon Bartlett and Hannah Crisp discuss what the non-compete announcement means for…
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Annual reports and AGMs – What you need to know this year 2026-2027
In this year’s podcast, we discuss the key issues company secretaries and their teams at UK listed plcs should be considering as they prepare for their next…
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AI-generated grievances: what employers need to know
The trend Have you noticed grievances getting longer, more repetitive, and strangely more "reasonable-sounding" lately? You're not imagining it. In our latest…
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Union rights on the rise headline issues
The Employment Rights Act 2025 marks a significant shift towards a more union-friendly landscape. In our short 7-minute podcast, London partner Gordon Bartlett…
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Chemicals sector volatility, restructuring, and the investment outlook
The chemicals sector is facing a perfect storm—chronic structural weaknesses colliding with acute market volatility. How are corporates and creditors…
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Legal AI in action: Advanced delivery and responsible adoption
AI is no longer a future-state conversation in legal services. It's already reshaping how firms operate, deliver and create value. But what does responsible…
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M&A due diligence: Avoiding costly mistakes in complex deals
"Marry in haste, repent at leisure." The proverb predates modern M&A by centuries, but it could have been written for it. Due diligence done badly means missed…
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UK prospectus reform: IPOs, public offers and the new regime
The UK's prospectus regime has been fundamentally overhauled, and the implications for issuers, investment banks and investors are significant. The Public…
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Agentic AI: Cyber risk, data security and AI agent threats
Episode 3: AI agents expand what organisations can do, and what attackers can target. AI-enabled phishing, deepfakes, prompt injection, model theft, expanded…
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Agentic AI: AI agents, online payments and PSD3 compliance
Episode 2: AI agents are reshaping how consumers and businesses interact with payments — but the regulatory landscape governing those interactions is shifting…
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Agentic AI: Regulating autonomy and managing AI agent risk
Episode 1: AI agents are no longer theoretical. They are being deployed across industries, making decisions, executing tasks and operating with a degree of…
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Italian Financial Act: New insolvency rules for contractual AIFs
Italy's financial regulatory framework is undergoing significant reform — and the proposed changes to the Italian Financial Act raise questions the funds…
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Transatlantic asset management trends and AIFMD2 impact, live from Luxembourg
The relationship between European and U.S. asset managers is being reshaped by regulatory shifts, changing capital flows, and the growing appeal of new…
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UK Failure to Prevent Fraud: Corporate liability and M&A risk
The UK's new failure to prevent fraud offence marks a step change in corporate criminal liability, and its implications for M&A are significant. Large…
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UK Annual Reports and AGMs: Key considerations for 2025-2026
Annual reporting season brings a fresh set of demands, and 2025–2026 is no exception. With the UK Corporate Governance Code 2024 now in effect, changes to the…
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ATAD 2 Luxembourg: Reverse Hybrid Mismatches and the CIV Rule
Luxembourg's reverse hybrid mismatch rule under ATAD 2 has long been one of the jurisdiction's most complex tax puzzles, particularly when it comes to the…
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English restructuring plans: Lessons from Petrofac and Waldorf
The Court of Appeal's overturn of the Petrofac restructuring plan and the subsequent High Court rejection of the Waldorf plan have sent shockwaves through the…
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DUAA Decoded: New ICO powers, PECR reform and e-privacy rules in the UK
Episode 3: The ICO is being restructured, and its enforcement powers are being expanded. And PECR — the rules governing direct marketing, cookies and…
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DUAA Decoded: Reducing the compliance burden under UK Data Law
Episode 2: One of the UK Government's central promises for the Data (Use and Access) Act was simpler compliance. But does the reality match the rhetoric? For…
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DUAA Decoded: Innovation, automated decisions and data reform in the UK
Episode 1: The UK's Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 carries an ambitious promise: to unlock the secure and effective use of data, drive innovation, and reduce…
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Warsaw Financial Regulatory: Three laws reshaping Polish finance
Episode 2: Three sweeping legislative packages are set to redefine the legal and compliance landscape for Poland's financial sector. Understanding what they…
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UK mortgage reform: What FCA's DP 25/2 review means for the market
The FCA's discussion paper on the future of UK mortgage regulation raises fundamental questions about how the market should work. From interest rate stress…
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Attracting global talent to Luxembourg: Tax incentives and immigration rules
Luxembourg has made a deliberate choice to position itself as a destination of choice for international talent, and it has the tax and immigration…
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Europe as an investment destination: What does the future hold?
As global economic dynamics shift and geopolitical tensions rise, Europe is recalibrating its investment landscape. In this episode of the Global Insights…
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Insurance Covered: Cyber risk, policy coverage and AI losses
Episode 5: Cyber insurance has moved from niche protection to a core component of enterprise risk management and the market is evolving rapidly. But what do…
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Warsaw Financial Regulatory: Poland's 2025 deregulation agenda
Episode 1: Poland is embarking on one of its most significant deregulation drives in years. The government's strategy to simplify laws, cut bureaucracy and…
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Simplifying UK mortgage rules, affordability assessments, and Consumer Duty
The FCA's mortgage rule review marks the most significant rethink of residential lending regulation in years. What does simplification actually mean for firms…
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One Step Ahead Poland: AML reform, virtual IBANs, and EU oversight
Anti-money laundering (AML) regulation in Europe is undergoing its most comprehensive overhaul in years. What does the new AML package require of financial…
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EU Omnibus sustainability reform and corporate due diligence in Italy
The European Commission is proposing to fundamentally reshape the regulatory framework on sustainability, and the implications reach from large multinationals…
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Italy: Correttivo Cartabia mediation reform with Nicola Giudice
Italy's mediation landscape has changed. What has the Correttivo Cartabia actually amended, and how accessible, flexible, and effective does mediation look in…
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One Step Ahead Poland: Restructuring, lender control, and competition law risk
Episode 1: When a lender takes control of a borrower in a restructuring, competition law is rarely the first issue on the agenda. But should it be? At what…
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Cyber risk in French private equity with Michel Tournier of Wendel
Cyber threats in private equity are no longer just a technology problem, they are a strategic, operational, and regulatory one. How are leading private equity…
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Insurance Covered: D&O liability, defense costs, and coverage decisions with Marsh UK
Episode 4: Directors and officers face growing personal exposure from the decisions they make in their corporate roles. What does D&O insurance actually cover?…
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EU Listing Act: episode 2 - what's new in MAR
This podcast is the second episode dedicated to the "EU Listing Act". Alessandra Pala, counsel of the Global Financial Markets group, discusses the most…
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On Employment: restrictive covenants, mobile workers, and UK trends
In a market where top talent is in constant motion, a poorly drafted restrictive covenant is not just a legal risk. It is a commercial liability. As workforce…
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Climate change litigation: the Hague ruling and its meaning for Italian businesses
Climate litigation is no longer a peripheral legal risk. Courts around the world are issuing rulings that set precedents with direct consequences for…
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Legal privilege for tax advice after the CJEU rulings
Does legal professional privilege protect tax advice in the EU? The answer, until recently, depended entirely on where you practiced. A landmark ruling from…
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On Employment: Employers’ duties around sexual harassment and the Employment Rights Bill
Autumn 2024 delivered one of the busiest legislative periods for UK employment law in years. A new obligation requiring employers to take reasonable steps to…
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Insurance podcast series – Episode 3: The Transition Finance Market Review and the insurance sector
Transition finance is one of the hottest topics in the climate arena, and the role that insurers have to play is multi-layered. In our latest podcast, Kate…
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EU Listing Act in Italy: Debt capital markets reform and the Prospectus Regulation
The EU Listing Act, adopted on October 8, 2024, is the most significant overhaul of EU capital markets regulation in years. Its ambition is clear: make…
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New RCS requirement: Luxembourg’s National Identification Number
From November 12, 2024, any individual registered, or required to be registered, in the records of a Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register (RCS) entity must…
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Asset management mergers, due diligence, and post-deal integration
The asset management industry is consolidating at pace. Rising costs, regulatory pressure, and investor demands are pushing firms toward scale. But while the…
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Annual reports, AGMs, and UK governance reform for 2025
With investor expectations shifting, regulatory requirements evolving, and sustainability reporting gaining formal legal weight, preparing an annual report and…
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Remote work, cross-border tax compliance, and employer obligations
Remote work is a permanent feature of the modern workplace. But the tax implications of employees working across borders remain poorly understood…
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Restructuring essentials: judicial liquidation and group companies in Italy
Episode 4: When a group of companies faces insolvency, legal complexity multiplies. Italian law has historically struggled to address group insolvencies in a…
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Restructuring essentials: Concordato preventivo under Italy's new insolvency code
Episode 3: Concordato preventivo is one of Italy's most widely used restructuring tools. Its ability to allow a company to propose a reorganization plan while…
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Restructuring essentials: the main restructuring tools under Italy's revised code
Episode 2: Italy's restructuring landscape has been redesigned. The third amendment to the Italian Business Crisis and Insolvency Code has modified, expanded…
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Restructuring essentials: composition with creditors under Italy's new code
Episode 1: The third amendment to the Italian Business Crisis and Insolvency Code is now in force. Its reach extends across the full range of restructuring…
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On Employment: navigating workplace investigations, privilege, and privacy
Episode 1: Workplace investigations have never been more legally complex. Employees today are acutely aware of their procedural rights and more likely to…
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Insurance Covered: Matching adjustment attestation and learnings from other regimes
Episode 2: The matching adjustment attestation regime is new. The legal and practical questions it raises for UK insurers are not. How firms prepare for and…
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Luxembourg M&A, regulatory change, and the rise of a deal jurisdiction
Fifteen years ago, Luxembourg was a notable but secondary player in international mergers and acquisitions. Today it is a strategic jurisdiction for complex…
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Insurance Covered: Matching adjustment reform and what it means for Solvency II firms
Episode 1: The matching adjustment reforms that came into effect on June 30, 2024 represent one of the most significant changes to the regulatory landscape for…
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Employee email metadata and data protection compliance in Italy
Italy's Data Protection Authority (Garante) has now published its ruling on the timing and limits of processing metadata contained in employees' work emails…