Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Podcasts
A series of thought leading podcasts ranging on topics and sectors by Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer. For more information please visit www.hsfkramer.com
Episodes
October 8, 2025 • 28 mins
In this podcast, we explore class actions procedures and trends in the US, and what similarities and differences there are with England and Wales. The episode is hosted by Alan Watts, a partner in our disputes team in London and joint head of our global class actions group. He is joined by two disputes partners in our New York office who have extensive experience of dealing with class action litigation: Eileen Patt, who focuses on ...
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October 8, 2025 • 20 mins
In part one of our Inside Safety podcast series exploring directors’ duties, Steve Bell, Aaron Anderson and Olga Klimczak delve into the evolving case law on responsibilities of officers under the Model Work Health and Safety laws and internationally.
Through recent case law updates, the episode unpacks the key legal principles and explores the practical implications for directors. We analyse how directors can assess whether they...
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October 7, 2025 • 19 mins
In the first episode of the podcast, hosted by Steve Bell and Nerida Jessup, we focus on a contemporary issue for Australian workplaces - psychosocial health and safety. Traditionally centred on physical risks, there has been a significant shift over the past five years towards managing non-physical risks such as bullying and sexual harassment. This now includes considerations on how work is performed, allocated, and designed to he...
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September 30, 2025 • 24 mins
This is the 33rd episode of our series of commercial litigation update podcasts. In this episode we give updates on the anticipated pilot on public access to court documents, two consultations relating to class actions and high-volume claims, and the Singapore Convention on international mediated settlements. We also discuss a couple of recent Court of Appeal decisions on contract law issues and the Supreme Court's decision in the ...
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September 21, 2025 • 16 mins
In this "Back to school" edition of the public law podcast, Jasveer Randhawa is joined by HSF Kramer partners Nusrat Zar and James Wood. Together, they discuss recent developments in the duty to consult in the cases of Liberty and Possible (The 10:10 Foundation) before delving into human rights challenges in Shvidler and Wikimedia Foundation. To conclude, they explore judicial approaches in complex areas and reflect on the balance ...
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September 17, 2025 • 17 mins
Marina Reason and Chris Hurn discuss the FCA's proposals for regulating cryptoasset custody, set out in chapter 4 of consultation paper 25/14. This is our second podcast considering CP25/14: we unpacked the FCA's proposals on issuing qualifying stablecoins in our podcast "Decrypting the FCA stablecoin rules" - https://soundcloud.com/hsfkramer/fsr-podcast-decrypting-the-fca-stablecoin-rules. We also examined CP25/15, the FCA's prop...
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September 17, 2025 • 10 mins
Today we’re diving into a question that’s becoming increasingly relevant for corporates globally: What happens if …you’re faced with a sanctions issue and need to investigate? Join Partner Leon Chung, Senior Associate Cynthianna Yau and Solicitor Kayla Laird as they explore this frontline issue for legal and compliance teams to understand the sanctions framework as they manage international transactions, supply chains, or service a...
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September 14, 2025 • 19 mins
This podcast explores the impact of minimum energy efficiency standard (MEES) on commercial leases in the logistics sector, including rent review, lease renewals and dilapidation claims.
Speakers: Julia Petrenko, Barrister, Falcon Chambers, Seb Taylor, Partner, HSF Kramer and Matthew Weal, Senior Associate, HSF Kramer
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September 7, 2025 • 22 mins
In this 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 guest Nic Patmore.
You can find links to our blog posts on the case covered in this podcast below:
• Supreme Court decision in Hopcraft motor fina...
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August 21, 2025 • 22 mins
In this last episode of the series, the Corporate Crime and Investigations team considers the application of the Failure to Prevent Fraud offence to complex group structures including in relation to parent companies and their subsidiaries (whether incorporated in the UK or overseas).
Susannah Cogman, Eamon McCarthy-Keen, and Clara Browne examine several important issues in this episode such as: (i) how the offence applies to corp...
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August 14, 2025 • 16 mins
This episode brings together our CCI and contentious regulatory teams to consider the impact of the Failure to Prevent Fraud offence on financial institutions. Jon Ford, Elizabeth Head and Ally Fitzgerald explore the risk areas that financial institutions may be exposed to as well as why financial institutions may be at an increased risk of enforcement in comparison to other organisations. They also provide insight into the steps t...
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August 13, 2025 • 29 mins
In this episode, we talk about Practice Statement 35, which the UK Takeover Panel published recently, on profit forecasts, synergy statements (referred to in the Takeover Code as quantified financial benefits statements or QFBSs) and connected investment research.
Areas we discuss include:
• the regime in the Takeover Code for profit forecasts;
• how the rules apply where a target has unequivocally rejected an approach;
• the Pan...
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August 4, 2025 • 25 mins
Episode 29: Gender-based undervaluation and its impact on modern award rates of pay
Join industrial relations partners Nick Ogilvie and Rohan Doyle on our latest episode of Inside IR where they unpack the latest developments in the Fair Work Commission’s assessment of gender undervaluation of wages, and explore the impact this is having on minimum award rates of pay.
Over the last few years, the Commission has embarked on a comp...
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August 4, 2025 • 40 mins
In this SPECIAL EDITION of our banking litigation podcast, we consider the Supreme Court's much-anticipated judgment in Hopcraft & Anor v Close Brothers Limited [2025] UKSC 33 https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/uksc/2025/33 (relating to lender liability for the payment of third-party broker commissions in the motor finance context) and its key implications for financial services firms. This episode is hosted by John Corrie, a ...
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July 31, 2025 • 28 mins
Inside Employment: EP4, Investigations, Part 2 - Practical insights from a workplace investigator
In part 2 of our investigations series, Tony Wood and Lucy Boyd sit down with Lisa Bradley, Principal of Papillon Consulting Group, to explore the realities of workplace investigations. Lisa shares her insights on emerging trends, including the rise of anonymous complaints, and breaks down the nuances between cultural reviews and inve...
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July 31, 2025 • 12 mins
In this special episode of the Inside Arbitration podcast, Vanessa Naish, Liz Kantor and Andrew Cannon unpack the new Arbitration Act 2025, now in force across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Whether you're drafting clauses, navigating arbitration proceedings, or preparing for arbitrations claims in the English court, this episode breaks down the Act’s most impactful changes - from retrospective application and summary dispos...
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July 27, 2025 • 22 mins
This is the 32nd episode of our series of commercial litigation update podcasts. In this episode we discuss recent judgments on privilege, litigation funding agreements, security for costs, the impact of sanctions on court orders and a couple of interesting contract law decisions, on good faith and contractual certainty, and an upcoming pilot on public access to court documents. This episode is hosted by Maura McIntosh, a knowledge...
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July 23, 2025 • 10 mins
In this latest episode of Insurance Bites, Sarah McNally, Partner, and Sarah Irons, Knowledge Counsel, from the Insurance & Professional Risks team, explore the topical issue of tariffs and where corporates might find cover for some of the increased risks they face due to increased tariffs.
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July 22, 2025 • 17 mins
In this episode we talk about the influence we have seen shareholders have on recent transactions.
Areas we discuss include shareholders:
• pushing for M&A
• influencing M&A, including through the use of irrevocable undertakings and stub equity
• looking to block deals; and
• being directly targeted for support by both targets and bidders.
We also discuss the key takeaways for companies when dealing with shareholders.
Speakers A...
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July 22, 2025 • 17 mins
In this episode we talk about the influence we have seen shareholders have on recent transactions.
Areas we discuss include shareholders:
• pushing for M&A
• influencing M&A, including through the use of irrevocable undertakings and stub equity
• looking to block deals; and
• being directly targeted for support by both targets and bidders.
We also discuss the key takeaways for companies when dealing with shareholders.
Speakers A...
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