Herbert Smith Freehills Podcasts

Apr 10 2025 500 ep. 21 mins 87
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A series of thought leading podcasts ranging on topics and sectors by Herbert Smith Freehills. For more information please visit www.herbertsmithfreehills.com

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LPP: The Legal Privilege Podcast (Aus) EP9 – Privilege and collaboration platforms

Apr 10 2025 20 mins  
Join our experts as they discuss how to approach legal professional privilege in the context of collaboration platforms such as Microsoft Teams, Slack and WhatsApp, particularly in light of possible requirements to produce documents to regulators, discovery obligations and other litigation processes.

Inside IR (Australian Industrial Relations) EP26: Election Special

Apr 06 2025 23 mins  
Recorded 31 March 2025 This election special of Inside IR looks at the upcoming 2025 Australian Federal Election through an industrial relations and employment lens. Given the vast amount of reform over the last 3 years, what does the next term of federal politics look like? Our team explores how the major parties are approaching their election campaigns, as well as the key roles

Public Law EP19: Transparency in AI

Apr 01 2025 14 mins  
Transparency in AI - The legal principles governing decision-making by public authorities and regulators In this edition of the Herbert Smith Freehills Public Law Podcast, Andrew Lidbetter and Hannah Lau explore the issue of transparency in AI-driven decision-making which involves AI public bodies and regulators. With AI being used increasingly to inform regulatory and public bod

Insurance Bites EP3: Insurance implications of the motor finance broker commission cases

Mar 31 2025 15 mins  
In this latest episode of Insurance Bites, partners Greig Anderson and Antonia Pegden and associate Meena Mariadassou explore the insurance implications of the motor finance broker commission cases (Johnson v FirstRand Bank; Wrench v FirstRand Bank; Hopcraft v Close Brothers). The Supreme Court hearing of this case begins this morning, and could have significant consequences for fi

Inside IR (Australian Industrial Relations) EP25: Clear and unambiguous enterprise agreements

Mar 30 2025 45 mins  
Given the recent commencement of criminal wage thefts laws, increase in the maximum civil penalties that can be awarded for wage non-compliance, and focus of the Fair Work Ombudsman on prosecuting wage non-compliance, it is more important than ever to get wage compliance right. But there is a feature of our industrial relations system that can sometimes make achieving compliance a

The Pensions Exchange: Scale and growth: lessons from Australia

Mar 30 2025 17 mins  
In our second episode on DC consolidation, we look overseas. The Government has held up Australia as a role model. We discuss the rise of the Australian "supers", and the way in which they invest. What are the lessons for the UK consolidation journey? From our Sydney office, leading financial services lawyer Maged Girgis shares his thoughts. Subscribe to the HSF Pensions Notes Blo

The Fraud Files EP8: Supply chain risks

Mar 23 2025 14 mins  
This episode brings together our CC&I and ESG teams to consider supply chain risks, both in the context of failure to prevent fraud and of broader sustainability issues. Elizabeth Head, Kate Meakin and Rebecca Chin discuss whether suppliers are associated persons for the purposes of failure to prevent fraud, increased international expectations and requirements around human rights

Commercial Litigation EP30: General update

Mar 23 2025 21 mins  
In this 30th episode of our series of commercial litigation update podcasts, we will discuss some recent decisions on privilege, a couple of high-profile cases on aspects of insolvency litigation, and some interesting cases on assignment and remedies. This episode is hosted by Maura McIntosh, a knowledge counsel in our commercial litigation team, who is joined by Andrew Cooke, a di

Inside Arbitration Podcasts EP6: The Adverb that Changed Everything

Mar 20 2025 19 mins  
The Adverb that Changed Everything: Arbitration, State Immunity and the case of General Dynamics v Libya Join Liz Kantor, Vanessa Naish, and guest, Andrew Cannon, as they explore the fascinating intersection of arbitration and state immunity in the Court of Appeal's decision in General Dynamics v Libya. They unravel how the addition of a single adverb in an arbitration clause coul

Public M&A EP32: FCA Primary Market Bulletin on leaking of inside information on M&A

Mar 16 2025 17 mins  
In this episode we talk about the Primary Market Bulletin 54 published by the FCA on the leaking of inside information on M&A transactions. We discuss: • the issues that the FCA identifies; • how the leaking of information may be unlawful disclosure under the UK Market Abuse Regulation; and • the warnings the FCA is giving to individuals, issuers and advisers.