In episode nine of our 5 in 10 podcast series, London Employment Partner Furat Ashraf discusses the ongoing workforce restructuring happening across all sectors and how best to navigate organisational changes. Furat covers crucial considerations such as identifying key risk areas, the methods in which your organisation selects employees for redundancy and the issue of severance packages.

Look out for Episode 10...

where German Partner Catharina Klumpp discusses the concept of Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 ('TUPE'), along with the key considerations, consequences, and practicalities involved in undertaking a transfer of business.

Our experts Feyo Sickinghe, Dr. Simon Hembt and Oliver Belitz discuss one of the most significant regulatory topics of the last 12 months: The political agreement on the AI Act.

This podcast delves into the core of the regulation, discussing the risks being addressed and their respective categories, prohibitions, and the fundamental rights concerning the use of artificial intelligence.

Sustainability is currently one of the single biggest issues impacting the global aviation, aerospace and defence sector, with many companies focused on reducing their environmental footprints. With a growing focus and many buzzwords such as SAF, Greenwashing, Sustainability-Linked loans and more, Bird & Bird’s Aviation, Aerospace & Defence Sector Group speak to the leading lights playing a key role in addressing sustainability concerns across the sector.

Episode 5: Anna Stukas from Carbon Engineering

In our latest episode, Paul Briggs, consultant in our Aviation group, is joined by Anna Stukas from Carbon Engineering to talk about decarbonisation solutions for the aviation sector.

2023 was the worst year for M&A generally since 2013, but the retail and consumer sectors were more resilient than others. We discuss why this was the case, and why there is reason for continued optimism for a busy M&A market and more activity in those sectors in 2024.

Names of speakers: Nick O’Donnell (Partner, Bird & Bird London Corporate team); Nicola Conway (Senior Associate, Bird & Bird Retail & Consumer team); and Sana Malik (Trainee, Bird & Bird).

Get in contact and view this on the Bird & Bird website here: www.twobirds.com/en/insights/2024…-consumer-sector

In the eighth episode of our podcast, Partner and Head of Employment in Stockholm, Katarina Åhlberg discusses how US employers can best navigate the Nordics, best practice and tips on how to do business in the region.

Look out for Episode 9...

where London Employment Partner, Furat Ashraf discusses the ongoing workforce restructuring happening across all sectors and how best to navigate organisational changes.

Charlie White speaks to Neil Brown, Associate Partner at XLB Property, about the dynamic landscape of the UK life sciences space.

In the first episode of Retail Therapy, Nicola Conway and Sana Malik look at some of the key takeaways from our recently launched Top Ten Predictions Report for the UK Cosmetics, Beauty & Fragrance industries in 2024.

Get in contact and view this on the Bird & Bird website here: https://www.twobirds.com/en/insights/2024/uk/retail-therapy-episode-1-2024-beauty-trends-predictions

In our fourth episode of Privacy Unpacked, Tobias Bräutigam (Partner, Data Protection & Data Regulation) and Berend Van Der Eijk (Partner, Data Protection & Data Regulation) joined by Milla Keller (Privacy Legal Counsel, Telia) break down the current legislative status, explaining what the Data Act means for your organisation and outline the essential next steps for staying ahead of data compliance.

In this episode, Bird & Bird lawyers from Australia, Singapore and the UK provide an overview of the competition law and horizontal agreements regimes in their respective jurisdictions. Listen to hear about the comparisons made in relation to anti-competitive conduct, exclusions and exemptions, enforcement authorities and penalties.

Read the article to which the speakers refer to in the podcast here: https://www.twobirds.com/en/insights/2023/global/the-new-eu-regime-for-horizontal-agreements-competition-law-and-horizontal-agreements

In Competitive Edge – The Podcast we dissect topical competition law issues to help you understand how they may affect your business.

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Visit our Competition & EU law insights page (https://competitionlawinsights.twobirds.com) for our latest articles.

In episode seven of the 5 in 10 series, London Employment Partner Alison Dixon discusses what is going on with the EU Whistleblowing Directive and the main points to consider when implementing the Directive for companies operating in Europe.

Please note this episode on the EU Whistleblowing Directive was recorded prior to the implementation deadline on Sunday 17 December 2023

Look out for Episode 8...

where Partner and Head of Employment in Stockholm, Katarina Åhlberg discusses how US employers can best navigate the Nordics, best practice and tips on how to do business in the region.