The Clifford Chance Podcast

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• Hybrid Capital Solutions: Understanding the fundamentals and what's driving their popularity (with Neil Evans and Matt Dunn) 16.04.2024 16min

  Tune in for a discussion among Clifford Chance partners Neil Evans and Matt Dunn about hybrid capital solutions, in particular preferred equity and Holdco debt, and what is driving their popularity among issuers and investors.
• M&A On Trial: Resolution confusion (with Sachin Trikha and Harriet Martin) 27.03.2024 13min

  In the fifth and final episode, Sachin Trikha and Harriet Martin discuss whether it really matters if you chose courts or arbitration to resolve your disputes. What impact might the choice have on your confidential information? How about enforceability? Do you like the sound of picking your decision-makers? These real-life issues can have a profound impact if your M and A deal ends up on trial.
• UK Pensions Update: March 2024 (with Rebecca Trapp, Louise Oliver and Robert Klepka) 20.03.2024 10min

  In this episode of our UK Pensions Podcast, we discuss the Spring Budget and what the proposals mean for pensions, the recently launched consultation on options for DB schemes and the Finance Act 2024, which is making some significant changes from 6 April.
• Fintech BiteSize: A look at Euroclear's new D-FMI Platform for digital bonds (with Boika Deleva, Fanny Palmieri, Bart Garré and Alexander Tollast) 21.12.2023 19min

  Boika Deleva (Senior Associate), Fanny Palmieri (Head of ESES Legal Team, Euroclear), Bart Garré (Head of Innovation Centre of Excellence, Euroclear Legal) and Alex Tollast (Counsel) discuss the new, innovative D-FMI Platform, launched by Euroclear.
• UK Pensions Update: December 2023 14.12.2023 8min

  In this edition of our UK Pensions podcast, Louise Oliver, Rebecca Trapp and Portia Wainman take a look at the raft of pensions announcements arising from the Chancellor's Autumn Statement.
• M&A On Trial: To terminate or not to terminate? (with Sachin Trikha and Harriet Martin) 21.09.2023 16min

  In the fourth episode of our M and A On Trial podcast series, Sachin Trikha and Harriet Martin unpick the issues around one of the biggest decisions you might have to make under a contract: whether or not to terminate.
• UK Pensions Update: September 2023 14.09.2023 12min

  In this edition of ourUK Pensions Podcast, we take a look at a variety of recent pensions court decisions. We also cover the Pensions Regulator's updated guidance on superfunds and new draft legislation to abolish the Lifetime Allowance, as well as providing an update on pension dashboards.
• Construction Law Conversations: Energy Transition projects in Asia Pacific – Wind projects (Part 2 with Kristian Maley, Marcella Stokell and Robert Tang) 01.09.2023 7min

  Kristian Maley, Marcella Stokell and Robert Tang discuss pressing issues and trends faced by the business world today. This is the second episode in our Construction Law Conversations series on Energy Transition projects in Asia Pacific, focusing on common risks on wind projects, and practical tips on how those risks can be mitigated.
• M&A On Trial: Pushed to the limit (with Sachin Trikha and Harriet Martin) 30.08.2023 16min

  In the third episode of our M and A On Trial podcast series, Sachin Trikha and Harriet Martin discuss the powerful tools used in M and A deals to protect parties from having to cover the full extent of their counterparty's loss in the event of a breach.
• Construction Law Conversations: Energy Transition projects in Asia Pacific - Wind projects (Part 1 with Kristian Maley, Marcella Stokell and Tom Capel) 17.08.2023 15min

  In the fifth episode of our Construction Law Conversations series, Kristian Maley, Marcella Stokell and Tom Capel discuss pressing issues and trends faced by the business world today. We focus on Energy Transition projects in Asia Pacific, particularly those related to wind projects.
• M&A On Trial: What's the damage? (with Sachin Trikha and Harriet Martin) 15.08.2023 14min

  In the second episode of our M and A On Trial podcast series, Sachin Trikha and Harriet Martin tackle the burning question in everyone's minds in the event of a breach. What is the loss?
• M&A On Trial: When does all the chatter matter? (with Sachin Trikha and Harriet Martin) 31.07.2023

  Episode 1 of the M&A On Trial podcast explores how deal-related chatter can have real legal consequences, with insights from Sachin Trikha and Harriet Martin.
• AI and the law - the Japanese perspective (with Michihiro Nishi) 20.07.2023 9min

  Tokyo Partner Michihiro Nishi speaks to David Mitchell from 39 Essex Chambers about the current thinking of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) regulations in Japan and the future of legal disputes in Japan surrounding generative AI. This podcast has been republished with the permission of 39 Essex Chambers.
• UK Pensions Update: June 2023 29.06.2023 9min

  In this edition of our UK Pensions podcast, we look at the recent High Court ruling on the validity of amendments to formerly contracted-out schemes, we consider the recent report published by the DWP on the impact of the pension transfer regulations and we summarise the key points and updates set out in the Pension Regulator's 2023/2024 corporate plan.
• Westminster and City – Bulk Annuities Conference 2023: Insights and Reflections (with Imogen Ainsworth, Cheng Li Yow and Hilary Evenett) 23.06.2023

  Our Insurance specialists – Imogen Ainsworth, Cheng Li Yow and Hilary Evenett - talk us through the take-aways and their reflections from the 20th Westminster and City Bulk Annuities Conference which was held earlier this year.
• Construction Law Conversations: Notable Construction Cases Decided By The Singapore Courts In 2022 (with Paul Sandosham and Kenneth Tay) 09.05.2023 14min

  In the fourth episode of our Construction Law Conversations Series, Singapore Partner Paul Sandosham along with Senior Associate Kenneth Tay discuss the most notable construction cases decided by the Singapore courts in 2022. With the ongoing challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and inflationary pressures, the construction industry faced a difficult year. Disputes continue to arise around the effects of the pandemic on contract performance, as well as the applicability of force majeure clauses. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine also impacted clients in the industry. Gain valuable insights and analysis from Paul and Kenneth as they break down the key legal issues at play in these cases and offer their perspectives on what they mean for the industry as a whole.
• A global lens on the US Banking Market 15.03.2023 54min

  This is a recording taken from a March 2023 client webinar designed to provide a global perspective on the recent announcement that the FDIC would be placing Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) into receivership, the rescue of SVB's UK subsidiary by HSBC, and the liquidation of Silvergate Bank. A team based in the US, UK, Europe, Middle East and APAC shared analysis of what led to this event, its impact across multiple jurisdictions for borrowers, depositors and creditors and what businesses need to keep in mind and prepare for over the coming weeks and months, as well as the wider market implications.
• LabChat: Neurotechnology and the Law 31.01.2023

  The innovation team talks to Dr Allan McCay of Sydney Law School on his recent report-'Neurotechnology, law and the legal profession' - to find out more about the emerging impacts of neurotechnology on the legal industry.
• The Climate Lawyer: Of Human Rights and Fundamental Rights (with Rich Kim, Janet Whittaker, Carla Lewis and Sam Bookman) 30.12.2022 29min

  In 2022, the UN adopted a resolution declaring access to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, a universal human right. Clifford Chance and the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice supported the UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights and the Environment in his work on this. In this seventh and final episode of the Clifford Chance podcast series "The Climate Lawyer", host Richard Kim (counsel, Düsseldorf) is joined by Janet Whittaker (senior counsel, DC), Carla Lewis (senior associate, London) and Sam Bookman from the Vance Center.
• LabChat: Innovating for Social Impact 06.12.2022

  The innovation team talk to Clifford Chance Trainee Associate Danielle Sim and Associate Leonard Lee on their recent participation in DBS' Hackathon For A Better World: Building A Scam Resilient Society, including the importance of Design Thinking for lawyers, and how to think differently in the ways of legal services delivery.