The Linklaters Podcast

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  Episode 25: Under Pressure // Business Skills 06.08.2026 37мин

  Episode 25: Under Pressure // Business Skills What can hostage negotiation teach us about working better together? In this episode, we speak to former Metropolitan Police hostage and crisis negotiator Nicky Perfect about the human skills behind high-stakes conversations. From first impressions and active listening to handling emotion, building trust and approaching difficult discussions with empathy, Nicky shares practical insights that apply far beyond crisis situations. It is a thoughtful conversation about communication, connection and how to navigate challenging moments at work with greater clarity and care. Watch the video podcast here. To listen to more episodes, click here.
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  Top 5 Things you Need to Know: Episode 2 - EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive // Corporates and Financial Sector 05.08.2026 7мин

  Top 5 Things you Need to Know: Episode 2 - EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive In this podcast, Sara Feijao explains the top five things you need to know about the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD / CS3D), which will apply to all in-scope companies from 26 July 2029. EU Member States have until 26 July 2028 to transpose the Directive into national law. To listen to more podcasts, head to www.linklaters.com/insights
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  Top 5 Things you Need to Know: Episode 1 - EU Forced Labour Regulation // Corporates and Financial Sector 05.08.2026 6мин

  Top 5 Things you Need to Know: Episode 1 - EU Forced Labour Regulation In this podcast, Sara Feijao explains the top five things you need to know about the EU’s Forced Labour Regulation (FLR), which will start applying on 14 December 2027.  To listen to more podcasts, head to www.linklaters.com/insights
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  Get ready for machine-speed commerce // Fintech 23.07.2026 14мин

  Episode 42: Payments Monthly Georgina Kon & Olivia Murphy As AI agents begin to shop for us, payment transactions will become faster and more frequent. In this podcast, Georgie Kon explains how the rise of agentic payments will force merchants and payments firms to look again at their operations, contractual arrangements and regulatory compliance. Listen to all episodes on our Payments podcast webpage.
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  PFAs litigation landscape in the US, EU and UK // ESG 15.07.2026 13мин

  Episode 3: PFAs regimes: chemicals & hazardous substances - corporates and financial sector In this podcast, Satindar Dogra, Elizabeth Raultson, Anke Krouse and Sarah Martin discuss what the PFAs litigation landscape in the US, EU and UK looks like at the moment and how it could develop.
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  What the Mills Review tells us about the future of payment journeys // Fintech 13.07.2026 13мин

  Episode 41: Payments Monthly Olivia Murphy & Simon Treacy The Financial Conduct Authority commissioned the Mills Review to explore how AI will transform retail financial services by 2030. In this podcast episode Olivia Murphy shares key points from the review about how agentic payments could transform consumer journeys. Listen to all episodes on our Payments podcast webpage.
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  The Human Edge // Business Skills 25.06.2026 32мин

  What happens when AI assumes aspects of our jobs, while also reshaping how we think about experience, expertise and our sense of self at work? In this latest episode, we are joined by Rahim Hirji, author of Super Skills: The Seven Human Skills for the Age of AI, to explore the changing nature of work, the unbundling of roles and the rise of ‘synthetic seniority’.  Along the way, we uncover the human skills that matter even more in an AI-enabled world - including judgment, taste, curiosity and wisdom – while revealing how technology can enhance rather than erode human potential. We also confirm how good old-fashioned techniques like mindmapping still have an important role to play…!
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  Episode 2: Superfunds considerations: the trustee perspective and market outlook // Pensions 25.06.2026 10мин

  Episode 2: Superfunds considerations: the trustee perspective and market outlook // Pensions   Superfunds, or DB consolidators, are now an option for trustees and sponsors considering their endgame strategy.    In this two-part podcast series, Linklaters and pensions consolidation specialist TPT Retirement Solutions, which is developing a superfund designed to support run-on, explore what superfunds are, why schemes may choose to transfer to them, the evolving regulatory landscape, the trustee perspective and the market outlook.   In this podcast, Sarah Parkin (Linklaters) and David Lane (TPT Retirement Solutions) explore the trustee considerations when assessing a superfund transfer and discuss the future outlook for the growing superfund market.   Speakers: Sarah Parkin (Linklaters), David Lane (TPT Retirement Solutions) To listen to more podcasts, visit our website.
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  Episode 1: Superfunds explained: their purpose, transfers to them and the regulatory landscape // Pensions 25.06.2026 13мин

  Episode 1: Superfunds explained: their purpose, transfers to them and the regulatory landscape // Pensions Superfunds, or DB consolidators, are now an option for trustees and sponsors considering their endgame strategy.  In this two-part podcast series, Linklaters and pensions consolidation specialist TPT Retirement Solutions, which is developing a superfund designed to support run-on, explore what superfunds are, why schemes may choose to transfer to them, the evolving regulatory landscape, the trustee perspective and the market outlook. In episode 1, Sarah Parkin (Linklaters) and David Lane (TPT Retirement Solutions) explore what superfunds are, why schemes may choose to transfer to them, and the evolving legal and regulatory landscape.Speakers: Sarah Parkin (Linklaters), David Lane (TPT Retirement Solutions) To listen to more podcasts, visit our website.
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  UK crypto regime: Introducing MARC // Fintech 24.06.2026 13мин

  Episode 7: Introducing MARC Crypto-native firms are not the only ones needing to prepare for the UK’s market abuse regime for cryptoassets. Peter Bevan and Sherryn Buehlmann explain how MARC will have a wide reach.
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  How to deal with PFAs in M&A transactions // ESG 16.06.2026 10мин

  Episode 2: PFAs regimes: chemicals & hazardous substances - corporates and financial sector In this podcast, Aileen Buchanan (Linklaters), Lauren Bachtel (Linklaters) and Belinda Valledy (ERM) explore how to address issues relating to PFAs in M&A transactions, including due diligence, transaction documents and insurance.
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  Overview of PFAs regimes in the UK, EU and US // ESG 16.06.2026 8мин

  Episode 1: PFAs regimes: chemicals & hazardous substances - corporates and financial sector In this podcast, Claudia Harper, Lauren Bachtel and Sebatian Meyn provide a high-level overview of what PFAs (also known as “forever chemicals”) are, how they are regulated in the UK, EU and US, and what changes are afoot.
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  UK crypto regime: Stablecoins // Fintech 05.06.2026 10мин

  Episode 6: Stablecoins Stablecoins are competing to be the future of digital money. Sam Quicke and Sophia Le Vesconte explain why the UK’s approach to regulating stablecoins depends on where the issuer is based.
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  UK crypto regime: Scope and implications for tokenisation // Fintech 05.06.2026 14мин

  Episode 5 : Scope and implications for tokenisation The UK’s cryptoasset regulatory regime will be a major consideration for current and future tokenisation projects. Sam Quicke and Sophia Le Vesconte explore how the scope of the regime may impact different types of digital assets.
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  Here, there and everywhere! // Business Skills 27.05.2026 30мин

  Episode 23: The Linklaters Ideas Foundry Speakers: Lila Vialat, Ian Rodwell, Dr Sylwia Ciuk and Dr Kay Galpin Far from being a temporary phenomenon, it now seems that hybrid working is here to stay. But what does that mean for young people entering the workplace? Do they experience it as liberation or something more problematic? In this episode, we are joined by Dr Sylwia Ciuk and Dr Kay Galpin from Oxford Brookes University who talk about their groundbreaking research into what it is really like to be an early‑career hybrid worker – and the implications for the organisations they work for. During this thought-provoking discussion, we explore the BOND framework (belonging, opportunities for connection, new routines and skills, dedicated support), the reality of “green dot” anxiety and blurred boundaries, and the small, deliberate actions that help young talent thrive. So, if you feel your hybrid model is working just fine or assume that graduates have it all worked out perfectly, this conversation may surprise you. To watch all episodes in The Linklaters Ideas Foundry, visit our website.
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  From Framework to Action: The EU Single AML Rulebook and AMLA in Practice // Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations 26.05.2026 6мин

  Episode 8: New EU anti-money laundering regime In Episode 8, Paloma Fierro and Stefaan Loosveld look at how the new EU anti‑money laundering package will work in practice. They explain the shift to a Single AML Rulebook with directly applicable rules across all Member States, the creation of AMLA as a powerful EU supervisor for up to 40 major financial institutions, and key changes such as lower customer due diligence thresholds, extended requirements for politically exposed persons and stricter rules for high‑risk countries and correspondent banking. They also highlight AMLA’s robust enforcement powers and why firms need to start impact and gap analyses now, well ahead of the 2027 and 2028 go‑live dates. Listen to all the episodes in the series on our dedicated webpage.
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  UK crypto regime: Application period // Fintech 20.05.2026 10мин

  Episode 4: Application period The Financial Conduct Authority’s application period for cryptoasset licences opens in September 2026 and closes in February 2027. Harry Eddis and Bethan Poole explain why this application window matters and what happens to applications made after it closes. 
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  UK crypto regime: Overview // Fintech 14.05.2026 11мин

  Episode 3: Overview The UK’s new crypto regime starts to apply on 25 October 2027. Peter Bevan and Olivia Murphy run through the key points to note.
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  UK crypto regime: Current state // Fintech 14.05.2026 12мин

  Episode 2: Current state The UK’s new crypto regulatory framework builds on existing rules. James Morris and Frances Hodgkins give an overview of how cryptoassets are already regulated in the UK.
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  UK crypto regime: Welcome // Fintech 14.05.2026 8мин

  Episode 1: Welcome The UK is introducing a comprehensive regulatory regime for cryptoassets. Peter Bevan and Richard Hay explain why this is an important moment for crypto and tradfi firms.