The Government's newly published Commercial Payments Bill marks a watershed moment for the UK construction industry. With a phased ban on retention payments, tighter final payment deadlines and significant changes to payment mechanisms, the legislation is set to fundamentally reshape how parties manage cash flow, risk and security in construction contracts.

In this PROPcast, Lauren Morrison and Josh Curry unpack the key provisions of the Bill, explore the practical implications for the industry and share proactive strategies to help you navigate and prepare for this evolving landscape.

In this episode, Angharad Hurle is joined by Rory Phillips KC to discuss the practicalities of handling confidential and sensitive material in processes that are designed to operate transparently.

Together, they explore:

• The tension between transparency and the need to protect sensitive or classified information
• The legal and procedural tools available to manage confidentiality in inquiries and inquests
• The practical challenges faced by participants when handling restricted material

This episode offers valuable insight for those involved in public inquiries and inquests, helping participants to navigate competing obligations while maintaining fairness and public confidence

With potential reform on the horizon, what does the proposed ban on upwards-only rent reviews mean in practice?

In this PROPcast, we explore the legal and practical considerations arising from the proposals, offering practical insight into the issues landlords, investors and occupiers should be considering now.

As buildings become smarter and more digitally connected, cyber security is fast becoming a critical real estate risk.

This session, we explore where responsibility for cyber security in real estate really sits, and what buyers, tenants and lenders should be asking to understand a building's cyber resilience.

Our Energy Transition Series continues to bring you leading global content to support your energy transition journey. During this session, focussed on unlocking capital pathways for the energy transition, we discussed how investors can access energy and infrastructure opportunities more effectively, current capital flows across risk profiles and what this signals for future allocations, the scale of global grid investment needs and emerging bottlenecks to unlocking private capital, and the growing range of deployment opportunities as investment strategies continue to broaden.

Join Charlotte Belcher (Senior Associate, Eversheds Sutherland), Paul Mertens (Barrister, Pump Court Chambers) and Shona Love (Barrister, Pump Court Chambers) as they discuss legal basis for Inquiries and Inquests to request information from participants and the challenges which can arise in the disclosure of information in those processes.

Trade unions do not currently have a general right to access workplaces. In October 2026, the Employment Rights Act 2025 changes this by introducing a statutory right of access, both physically and digitally, for the purposes of meeting, supporting, representing, recruiting, or organising workers, and facilitating collective bargaining (but not for organising industrial action).

In this episode, Angharad Hurle, Legal Director at Eversheds Sutherland, is joined by Emma Gargitter from Red Lion Chambers to unpack the real-world implications of this significant piece of legislation.

Together, they explore: ✅ Who the Public Office (Accountability) Bill is most likely to impact ✅ How organisations can prepare proactively for its potential implementation ✅ The practical steps leaders should be considering now

Our host Jeremy Goodwin, Head of Pensions, is joined by Charlotte Cartwright, Partner, and Nick Gannon, Policy Delivery Lead at The Pensions Regulator. Together they offer practical, real‑world guidance for trustees and governance teams preparing their ORAs and looking to meet regulatory expectations