In second part of our mini-series on the Labour Party Policies, Partner Tim Leaver, together with Consultant Peter Frost and Senior Associate Sian McKinley, discuss the key employment-related proposals put forward by the Labour Party in its Green Paper last year and the recent party conference.

Tim Leaver, Partner, London; Peter Frost, Consultant, London; Sian McKinley, Senior Associate, London

We continue to delve into greenwashing, with Sarah Benbow and Patrick Gay exploring the broad commercial, regulatory and legislative changes addressing ESG in the Australian consumer sector. In Part 1, Sarah and Patrick look at the nature of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) concerns regarding ESG claims and how it’s been taking action recently in this space.

In this episode, join Senior Associates Tamanna Islam and Shan-Verne Liew and Solicitor Isabel Chong as they unpack the scope of ASIC’s relief from the mandatory breach reporting regime for Australian financial services licensees.

Olga Klimczak, Natalie Gaspar and Shiv Jhinku take the wheel to explore HSF’s latest Future of Work report. They unpack the key ESG related findings including cost of living, pay and benefit inequalities as a potential trigger for activism, as well as a significant rise in demand for workplace health and wellbeing support. With Australia on the cusp of profound legislative change, and a raft of new sustainability reporting standards increasing business scrutiny, we discuss the new opportunities this provides to proactively and meaningfully engage with employees, particularly in light of Generation Z’s entrance into the workforce.

For more, check out our report: Future of Work 2023: https://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/insights/reports/future-of-work-report-2023

In this episode of our COP28 Insights series, Ernst Müller, Senior Associate, is joined by Daudi Ramadhani, Rex Attorneys. Together, they delve into the diverse approaches taken by African countries to meet the requirements and commitments of the Paris Agreement. Discover the role of the Tanzanian government in the challenge of tackling climate change, the crucial involvement of the private sector and the significance of global collaboration for successful climate initiatives, not only in Tanzania, but also across Africa.

In this episode of our COP28 Insights series, Ernst Müller, Senior Associate, is joined by Dolapo Kukoyi, Detail Commercial Solicitors. Together, they delve into the diverse approaches taken by African countries to meet the requirements and commitments of the Paris Agreement. Discover the commitment of the Nigerian government in the challenge of tackling climate change, the just transition, the crucial involvement of the private sector around adaptation projects and the role of lawyers throughout this journey, not only in Nigeria, but also across Africa.

In this FESTIVE SPECIAL edition of our banking litigation podcast, we consider some recent cases that will be most relevant to in-house lawyers at banks and financial institutions. This episode is hosted by John Corrie, a partner in our banking litigation team, who is joined by Ceri Morgan and special guests Mark Tanner, Charlotte Benton, Scott Warin, Tom Wyer, Catherine Bagge and Janelle Chang.

You can find links to our blogs on the cases covered in this podcast below:

- High Court refuses interim payment application in Russian sanctions-related litigation https://hsfnotes.com/bankinglitigation/2023/11/28/high-court-refuses-interim-payment-application-in-russian-sanctions-related-litigation/

- High Court finds that lender suffered no loss despite negligent valuation of security https://hsfnotes.com/bankinglitigation/2023/11/28/high-court-refuses-interim-payment-application-in-russian-sanctions-related-litigation/

- Privy Council considers Norwich Pharmacal and Bankers Trust disclosure orders against banks https://hsfnotes.com/bankinglitigation/2023/11/01/privy-council-considers-norwich-pharmacal-and-bankers-trust-disclosure-orders-against-banks/

- Company not ordered to disclose privileged documents to shareholders in context of late application in securities class action https://hsfnotes.com/litigation/2023/11/23/company-not-ordered-to-disclose-privileged-documents-to-shareholders-in-context-of-late-application-in-securities-class-action/

- Trilogy of decisions shows English courts’ approach to granting anti-suit injunctions in support of foreign-seated arbitrations https://hsfnotes.com/bankinglitigation/2023/10/17/trilogy-of-decisions-shows-english-courts-approach-to-granting-anti-suit-injunctions-in-support-of-foreign-seated-arbitrations/

- High Court confirms that conscious "awareness" of a representation is an essential (and distinct) element to a claim for misrepresentation https://hsfnotes.com/bankinglitigation/2023/12/06/high-court-confirms-that-conscious-awareness-of-a-representation-is-an-essential-and-distinct-element-to-a-claim-for-misrepresentation/

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Join Jacqueline Wootton, Christopher Hicks and Madeleine Ryan from our Australian corporate crime and investigations team as they discuss whistleblowing as a trigger in investigations and dealing with whistleblowing aspects of internal investigations. Our team explores common pitfalls when investigating whistleblower disclosures and share some practical tips for ensuring compliance with Australian whistleblower protection laws.

Tony Damian and Andrew Rich wrap 2023. Their last episode for the year, set amongst the festive cheer, a few more days 'til a Christmas beer! All the best for 2024.

In this episode, Partners Charlotte Henry and Andrew Eastwood discuss the Australian Government's recent consultation on the Scams Code Framework.