This podcast series features HSF practitioners discussing transactional trends through a legal lens. In this episode, we discuss bank underwriting risk in the context of recent rights issues.

Herbert Smith Freehills and Global Counsel have joined forces to explore the key issues affecting foreign direct investment from a legal and political perspective. Each podcast looks at how specific regimes across the world shape wider global trends, covering what transacting parties should be aware of.

In this, sixth episode, Veronica Roberts, an anti-trust partner in Herbert Smith Freehills' competition practice, leads a discussion about foreign direct investment in China. She talks to Karen Ip and David Dawborn, corporate partners at Herbert Smith Freehills and Ying Staton, head of Asia at Global Counsel.

This podcast series features Herbert Smith Freehills practitioners discussing transactional trends through a legal lens. In this episode, we explore the impact of climate change on banks.

How to assess the legal merits of construction claims

James Doe (UK Head of Construction & Infrastructure Disputes) and Noe Minamikata (Professional Support Lawyer) discuss how to assess the legal merits of construction claims, with a particular focus on claims brought by contractors against employers.

In our final podcast for our Federal Election series, Partner Anthony Longland asks Wendy Fauvel, Senior Associate responsible for our pre-election Industrial Relations Law Reform Agendas, what the Coalition are proposing in relation to industrial relations this year. Are there changes ahead or is it simply business as usual?

In the first podcast in our work health and safety (WHS) series, our WHS Partners, Steve Bell and Aaron Anderson, discuss the impending introduction of industrial manslaughter offences across Australia. They reflect on the progress and trends since it was introduced in Queensland, following the tragic Dreamworld and Eagle Farm fatalities. Steve and Aaron look to the future function of the legislation as it is introduced in other States, including the recommendations and implications of the Boland Report, and what in-house safety, risk or legal teams should do to prepare their business for this new regime.

Herbert Smith Freehills and Global Counsel have joined forces to explore the key issues affecting foreign direct investment from a legal and political perspective. Each podcast looks at how specific regimes across the world shape wider global trends, covering what transacting parties should be aware of.

In this, fifth episode, Veronica Roberts, an anti-trust partner in Herbert Smith Freehills' competition practice, leads a discussion about foreign direct investment in Australia. She talks to Matt Fitzgerald, a corporate partner at Herbert Smith Freehills and Stephen Adams, senior director at Global Counsel.

This podcast series features HSF practitioners discussing transactional trends through a legal lens. In this episode, we look at the latest in UK securities litigation.

In this edition of the banking litigation podcast we look at several recent judgments including BV Nederlandse v Rembrandt, Deutsche Bank v Netherlands, CFH v Merrill Lynch, Davey v Money and Willers v Joyce.

You can find the blog posts referenced in this episode here:

BV Nederlandse v Rembrandt: https://hsfnotes.com/litigation/2019/05/01/court-of-appeal-confirms-no-claim-for-third-partys-loss-unless-common-intention-to-benefit-the-third-party-at-the-time-of-contracting/

Deutsche Bank v Netherlands: https://sites-herbertsmithfreehills.vuturevx.com/34/19880/may-2019/court-of-appeal-confirms-isda-1995-credit-support-annex-does-not-provide-for-payment-of--negative-interest-.asp

Davey v Money: https://hsfnotes.com/litigation/2019/04/24/high-court-declines-to-apply-so-called-arkin-cap-to-restrict-funders-liability-for-adverse-costs/

Willers v Joyce: https://hsfnotes.com/litigation/2019/05/02/high-court-finds-parties-agreed-to-vary-application-of-without-prejudice-rule-in-subsequent-without-prejudice-save-as-to-costs-correspondence/

Herbert Smith Freehills and Global Counsel have joined forces to explore the key issues affecting foreign direct investment from a legal and political perspective. Each podcast looks at how specific regimes across the world shape wider global trends, covering what transacting parties should be aware of.

In this, fourth episode, Veronica Roberts, an anti-trust partner in Herbert Smith Freehills' competition practice, leads a discussion about foreign direct investment in the US, including how political rhetoric is influencing developments. She talks to Joe Falcon, a disputes partner at Herbert Smith Freehills and Stephen Adams, senior director at Global Counsel.