Lawyers from international law firm Pinsent Masons discuss the latest news in the world of business law. We analyse rulings, laws, news events and trends to help organisations navigate a complicated and fast-moving world of business law and regulations. Every fortnight in these 20 minute episodes we give expert guidance to keep you ahead of your competition and to help you meet the challenges ahead. Listen and subscribe for the latest news and analysis on legal and regulatory issues from exp ...
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20: What a Trump presidency means for trade, climate policy, tech law and more
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Donald Trump’s business policies are radical and in some cases untested. Our experts analyse the impact on world trade, climate policy and other areas where Trump’s ideas will have a significant impact.By Pinsent Masons
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19: Inside ‘the biggest change to employment law in a generation’ – what employers in the UK need to know
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Organisations need to start preparing now for an overhaul of employment law by the UK’s new Labour government. Stuart Neilson outlines how. Never miss a story, sign up for business law updates.By Pinsent Masons
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18: How a Dutch tennis club ruling could hinder AI system training, and English courts get power to force litigants into ADR
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A ruling from Europe’s top court could threaten the way companies use huge data sets to train AI systems according to Wouter Seinen. Meanwhile, the English courts have got new powers to force companies into alternative dispute resolution, says Emilie Jones. Never miss a story, sign up for business law updates.…
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17: Unpicking the EU's new policy agenda, and South Africa's long awaited electricity reform
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With a new parliament, Commission president and set of proposed commissioners, the European Union is ready to implement a whole new policy agenda. Mark Ferguson tells us how businesses can prepare for it; and Emma Roberts tells us why South Africa's electricity reform might take a while to take full effect. Never miss a story, sign up for business …
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16: The huge changes ahead for UK construction industry following Grenfell Inquiry findings, and an unusual fine for a data processor
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The Grenfell Inquiry into a London tower block fire found failings in regulation, government and industry, so what changes in how their activity is controlled should UK construction companies expect? And we investigate why a data processor, rather than a controller, has been fined for the first time following a huge data leak. Never miss a story, s…
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15: Australia’s electricity infrastructure challenge, and a carbon credit tax conundrum
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Against the ticking clock of ageing coal power infrastructure, Australia grapples with the challenges of building a new power network to distribute clean energy says Leanne Olden; and Eloise Walker tells us about the surprise tax liabilities buried in the carbon credit system. Never miss a story, sign up for business law updates.…
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14: New government immediately lifts England's onshore wind ban, and £18m court ruling might mean earlier UK insolvencies
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The new UK government has removed conditions that made it effectively impossible to build new onshore wind capacity in England, but there won't be an immediate goldrush says Gary McGovern. And directors of struggling companies in the UK might have to trigger insolvency earlier than previously thought after an £18m ruling, says Charles Maunder. Neve…
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13: The UPC’s first year, and how Germany’s court digitisation could cause rise in mass claims
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One year into the new system governing patents in Europe, Judith Krens tells us that the UPC has been a success in unusual and unpredictable ways, and Alessandro Capone says that companies in Germany can expect to face more mass actions because of court digitisation plans. Never miss a story, sign up for business law updates.…
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12: The impact European Parliament elections will have on the EU's climate and trade policies
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Victories for right wing parties in many seats of the European Parliament could spell trouble for some EU green policies, and is likely to boost support for more protectionist trade policy, says Mark Ferguson. Never miss a story, sign up for business law updates.By Pinsent Masons
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11: The surprisingly wide scope of new EU sustainability law, and how the UK could set global self-driving car legal standards
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The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) requires companies to reduce environmental and human rights damage, and Laura Ayre explains how it will govern the behaviour of more companies than you might think; and Leo Parkington examines whether the UK’s new self-driving car law will set legal standards for the rest of the worl…
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10: Inside an AI company's copyright defence, and how finance firms can cope with AI regulation
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Cerys Wynn-Davies uses a court filing to analyse how AI companies are defending themselves against huge copyright infringement claims, and Luke Scanlon sets out the steps finance firms need to take to stay on the right side of growing finance-specific AI regulation, ahead of delivering training for financial services senior managers. Never miss a s…
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9: How businesses can be heard in the world's election year, and South Africa's challenges implementing new anti-corruption law.
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Nearly half the world's population will vote this year in national elections, so Andrew Henderson guides us through how companies can make sure they are heard by brand new governments; and Edward James outlines the challenges South Africa faces with its new anti-corruption law, just weeks after a senior government figure was charged with corruption…
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8: Analysing European court's bombshell climate ruling: will a rash of national cases follow?
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Valérie van den Berg and David Thorneloe tell us just how big the impact will be of last week’s European ruling that Swizterland’s failure to act on climate change violates citizens’ human rights. Will it spark a wave of new actions in Europe's national courts? Never miss a story, sign up for business law updates. We examine the impact of this land…
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7: UK builders prepare for looming building safety deadline, and the impact of changes to Irish company law
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Katherine Metcalfeoutlines the building safety changes facing the UK construction industry from this week, and Zara West and Neil Keenan explore the impact of proposed changes to company law in Ireland. Never miss a story, sign up for business law updates.By Pinsent Masons
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6: Germany overhauls arbitration laws, and a court victory for a 'lookalike' supermarket cider
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Germany is modernising how arbitration works: Sandra Gröschel guides us through the changes. And Emily Swithenbank explains why a court victory for Aldi's own brand cider could change the way companies protect their food and drink products. Never miss a story, sign up for business law updates.By Pinsent Masons
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5: New type of fund could boost sustainable development, and dealing with the unforseeable in AI litigation
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Blended finance is mobilising hundreds of billions of dollars of private money for sustainable projects but we ask Elaine MacGregor: is it enough? And we find out what a mistake by Air Canada's chatbot tells us about how courts will treat AI systems from Meghan Higgins. Never miss a story, sign up for business law updates.…
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4: Planning for rebuilding in Ukraine after two years of war, and Australian employees’ new right to disconnect
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As we reach the two year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine Nigel Blundell proposes a construction technique which could help rebuild in that uniquely challenging situation; and Aaron Goonrey navigates Australia's new law allowing employees to disconnect from work.By Pinsent Masons
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3: EU’s AI law clears crucial hurdle, and UK tax authorities ask: what is a crisp?
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Europe’s politicians have battled to get an influential new law on artificial intelligence (AI) over the line but with an election looming, Nils Rauer outlines what’s at stake, while Bryn Reynolds illuminates a UK sales tax dispute with his sausage lifecycle hypothesis. Sign up for news and analysis from our team of reporters https://www.pinsentmas…
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2: Sustainability in infrastructure, and trade marks in elite sport
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We hear from Hayden Morgan about the mechanisms ensuring that even the world's biggest construction projects are operated in a sustainable and environmentally less-damaging way; and from Désirée Fields about how elite sports stars can struggle to hold on to their trade mark rights. Sign up for news and analysis from our team of reporters https://ww…
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