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Ashurst Legal Outlook Podcast

Ashurst

100 episodes

3 weeks ago

The commercial world is always changing and the legal landscape never stands still. Keeping pace with all those changes, and knowing how they affect your organisation, is a big responsibility and a challenging task. Ashurst Legal Outlook will keep you at the forefront of the most pressing legal issues, offering insights from legal experts across our international network.

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The commercial world is always changing and the legal landscape never stands still. Keeping pace with all those changes, and knowing how they affect your organisation, is a big responsibility and a challenging task. Ashurst Legal Outlook will keep you at the forefront of the most pressing legal issues, offering insights from legal experts across our international network.

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Episodes (20/100)

Ashurst Legal Outlook Podcast

Bridge or Breach: unpacking TradFi/ DeFi collaboration risk

This is the second instalment in a two-part series. In episode 1, we discuss current examples of collaborations between traditional finance (TradFi) and digital natives (DeFi), and explore what the future likely holds.

1 week ago

27 minutes

Ashurst Legal Outlook Podcast

Caught in the Crosswinds: Early development strategies that keep wind projects moving

As offshore wind projects get larger and timelines stretch over a decade, capacity reservation and early works agreements are becoming essential tools for keeping projects bankable, buildable and on schedule.

2 weeks ago

24 minutes

Ashurst Legal Outlook Podcast

Data centres – here today, here tomorrow: Water’s Evolving Role in Australia’s Data Centre Strategy

Power inevitably gets most of the attention when it comes to data centre development, but water and planning rules are fast emerging as critical pressure points for both projects and social licence.

2 weeks ago

25 minutes

Ashurst Legal Outlook Podcast

From Banks to Blocks: exploring TradFi/ DeFi collaboration

Ashurst’s Simon Williams speaks with Thomas Hyun, Director of Cryptocurrency Compliance at Forensic Risk, on TradFi–DeFi collaborations, real‑world partnerships, compliance considerations, and what’s next

2 weeks ago

19 minutes

Ashurst Legal Outlook Podcast

Women in Tech: AI on the In-House Agenda

Rhiannon Webster, Rebecca Seaman, and Abby Kay talk through their career journeys that have taken them from literature and languages degrees to leading legal support on AI strategy at a global tech company.

4 weeks ago

25 minutes

Ashurst Legal Outlook Podcast

Industrious Conversations - What employers need to know about flexible work requests

Flexible work disputes are rising, employers are tightening return to office expectations, and the Fair Work Commission is handing down important decisions. So how can organisations respond with confidence and comply with the rules?

1 month ago

17 minutes

Ashurst Legal Outlook Podcast

World@Work: AI in the Workplace: some practical challenges

We are pleased to share our latest World@Work global employment podcast on some practical challenges relating to the rapid rise of AI in the workplace.

2 months ago

24 minutes

Ashurst Legal Outlook Podcast

Data centres – here today, here tomorrow: France’s billion dollar bet on AI

France has ambitions to become Europe’s AI superpower, leveraging its highly decarbonised electricity grid and government backing to attract billions in data centre investment. In this episode, we explore the market in detail and flag up the issues that investors need to know.

2 months ago

31 minutes

Ashurst Legal Outlook Podcast

Takeover Talks: Should I Stay or Should I Go

After a run of firm offers in early Summer, the UK public M&A market softened in Q3. Alongside this there was a noticeable increase in lapsed or withdrawn bids. In the latest podcast, colleagues Harry Thimont and Jade Jack unpick the reasons behind this and whether there has been any fundamental shift in the Panel's approach to conditionality.

2 months ago

26 minutes

Ashurst Legal Outlook Podcast

Ashurst Data Bytes 6: The ICO's new investigatory remit under the UK Data (Use and Access) Act

Wrapping up this season of Data Bytes, we examine the expanded powers given to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and what this means for data protection investigations now and in the future.

2 months ago

18 minutes

Ashurst Legal Outlook Podcast

Industrious Conversations: Managing employee social media influencers

In this episode, we lift the lid on a fascinating and fast-changing employment issue: the rise of online creators and social media influencers within the workforce, and the legal challenges this presents for employers.

2 months ago

17 minutes

Ashurst Legal Outlook Podcast

Ashurst Data Bytes 5: How the UK's Data (Use and Access) Act Digital ID provisions could revolutionise our lives

In the penultimate episode of this season of Data Bytes, we look at how digital identity provisions will reshape the world as we know it. Physical ID cards may soon be a thing of the past, and that could have huge implications for society and businesses.

3 months ago

19 minutes

Ashurst Legal Outlook Podcast

Industrious Conversations: Managing redundancy processes in Australia in 2025

How can employers best manage redundancy and redeployment processes to take care of their people, streamline their organisations, and mitigate the many associated risks that employers face in 2025? This episode covers several important considerations when restructuring, many of which were highlighted in a recent High Court decision.

4 months ago

12 minutes

Ashurst Legal Outlook Podcast

Data centres – here today, here tomorrow: India outlook

Our globetrotting podcast mini-series pays a visit to India, to take in the data centre landscape there. In less than 25 minutes, we highlight the market dynamics, trends, policymaking, infrastructure, and incentives that investors need to be across in this fast-growing market.

4 months ago

24 minutes

Ashurst Legal Outlook Podcast

Ashurst Data Bytes 4: How the UK's Data (Use and Access) Act will change marketing practices, cookie use and the PECR fining regime

In this episode, we explain how the Data (Use and Access) Act changes marketing practices and the use of cookies in the UK.

4 months ago

18 minutes

Ashurst Legal Outlook Podcast

Ashurst Data Bytes 3: AI Implications in the UK's Data (Use and Access) Act

In this episode we delve further into the UK’s Data (Use and Access) Act – this time exploring how the Act will impact organisations developing and deploying artificial intelligence (AI).

4 months ago

17 minutes

Ashurst Legal Outlook Podcast

Industrious Conversations: Supporting neurodivergent employees in workplace investigations

Workplace investigations can be stressful and high-pressure, so how can employers make the process more inclusive for neurodivergent employees?

4 months ago

22 minutes

Ashurst Legal Outlook Podcast

Ashurst Data Bytes 2: How UK's Data (Use and Access) Act and the EU Data Act are approaching smart data schemes

Ashurst colleagues Rhiannon Webster and Dr Alexander Duisberg join the podcast from London and Munich respectively to discuss the Data (Use and Access) Act’s framework for smart data schemes.

5 months ago

22 minutes

Ashurst Legal Outlook Podcast

Takeover Talks: Another One Bites the Dust

There has been no lessening of the volatility which marked the start of the year but, where broader global M&A appears to have dropped off, there has been a flurry of UK public M&A

5 months ago

18 minutes

Ashurst Legal Outlook Podcast

Governance & Compliance episode 5: The launch of PISCES

The UK government has launched three consultations to shape its new sustainability reporting framework, while a new private share trading platform 'PISCES' offers companies an alternative route to liquidity for private companies.

5 months ago

17 minutes