Herbert Smith Freehills Podcasts

Due process paranoia in arbitration Speakers: Anselmo Reyes, International Judge speaks to Counsel Daniel Waldek in Herbert Smith Freehills’ Construction & Infrastructure Disputes Practice in Singapore about a range of issues

Three advocacy tips for the construction arbitration practitioner Speakers: Anselmo Reyes, International Judge speaks to Counsel Daniel Waldek in Herbert Smith Freehills’ Construction & Infrastructure Disputes Practice in Singapore about a range of issues

Construction Law Masters Podcast Series in Asia : Anselmo Reyes, International Judge Speakers: Anselmo Reyes, International Judge speaks to Counsel Daniel Waldek in Herbert Smith Freehills’ Construction & Infrastructure Disputes Practice in Singapore about a range of issues

Screening of Asian investment in Europe – The UK’s proposed new National Security and Investment regime Tokyo senior associate Joel Rheuben and head of HSF’s global Foreign Direct Investment group Veronica Roberts discuss the recent bill for a new National Security and Investment screening regime in the UK. The proposed regime introduces mandatory notification requirements for investments (including minority investments) in certain key sectors, adding to the regulatory complexity for Asian companies doing deals in the UK. Speakers: Joel Rheuben and Veronica Roberts

Screening of Asian investment in Europe - The European Commission’s White Paper on foreign subsidies Asia Head of Competition Adelaide Luke and EMEA Head of Competition Kyriakos Fountoukakos provide an overview of the European Commission’s recent “White Paper on Levelling the Playing Field as regards Foreign Subsidies”. They discuss the various models under consideration for reviewing a wide range of foreign government and public body support for companies that impacts competition in the EU. If implemented, the proposals under this White Paper are likely to have a substantial impact on investment in Europe by Asian companies in particular. Speakers: Adelaide Luke and Kyriakos Fountoukakos

In the third of our "Back to basics" podcast series on the development consent regime, Rebecca Butterworth and Julia McKeown of the Herbert Smith Freehills London Planning Team discuss the pre-examination stage of the DCO application. Each episode in this series focuses on a different stage in the development consent process. Previous episodes have covered the pre-application, preparation, submission and acceptance stages of the development consent process. Future episodes will cover the examination and decision stages. For our blog post "Planning White Paper lays foundations for a new route to housing", discussing how the development consent regime could be used to deliver housing schemes under future reforms, see here https://hsfnotes.com/realestatedevelopment/2020/08/18/planning-white-paper-lays-foundations-for-a-new-route-to-housing/ Speakers: Rebecca Butterworth, Associate and Julia McKeown, Associate (New Zealand)

In the second of our "Back to basics" podcast series on the development consent regime, Charlotte Dyer and Rebecca Butterworth of the Herbert Smith Freehills London Planning Team discuss the preparation of the DCO application, as well as the submission of the application to the Planning Inspectorate and the acceptance process. Each episode in this series focuses on a different stage in the development consent process. The previous episode, EP1, covered the pre-application stage of the development consent process. Future episodes will cover the pre-examination, examination and decision stages. For our blog post "Planning White Paper lays foundations for a new route to housing", discussing how the development consent regime could be used to deliver housing schemes under future reforms, see here https://hsfnotes.com/realestatedevelopment/2020/08/18/planning-white-paper-lays-foundations-for-a-new-route-to-housing/ Speakers: Charlotte Dyer, Of Counsel and Rebecca Butterworth, Associate

In the first of our "Back to basics" podcast series on the development consent regime, Charlotte Dyer and Alistair Paul of the Herbert Smith Freehills London Planning Team discuss the pre-application stage of the development consent process. Each episode in this series focuses on a different stage in the development consent process. Future episodes will cover the application submission, pre-examination, examination and decision stages. For our blog post "Planning White Paper lays foundations for a new route to housing", referred to in this episode, see here https://hsfnotes.com/realestatedevelopment/2020/08/18/planning-white-paper-lays-foundations-for-a-new-route-to-housing/ Speakers: Alistair Paul, Associate https://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/our-people/alistair-paul and Charlotte Dyer, Of Counsel https://www.herbertsmithfreehills.com/our-people/charlotte-dyer

In this fifth episode of our series of commercial litigation update podcasts, we briefly outline the state of play for Brexit as it affects litigation in the English courts. We also look at some developments since our last update relating to the disclosure pilot, witness evidence reform and remote hearings, and finally we look at some developments relating to so-called “class action tourism” where group claims are pursued against large multinational companies in the English courts in relation to alleged acts or omissions of their subsidiaries abroad, often relating to environmental or human rights issues. This episode is hosted by Anna Pertoldi, a partner in our litigation team, who is joined by Maura McIntosh, a professional support consultant, and Joanne Keillor, a senior associate. Below you can find links to our blog posts on the developments and cases covered in this podcast . • Article published – Jurisdiction clauses and service out post-Brexit: a welcome rule change https://hsfnotes.com/litigation/2020/11/12/article-published-jurisdiction-clauses-and-service-out-post-brexit-a-welcome-rule-change/ • Webinar on jurisdiction and enforcement issues https://hsf.vids.io/videos/ac9cd7b81f14e9c725/brexit-training-recording-jurisdiction-and-enforcement • Article published – Disclosure Pilot Scheme: a potential way forward? https://hsfnotes.com/litigation/2020/09/30/article-published-disclosure-pilot-scheme-a-potential-way-forward/ • Article published – Preparing witness evidence: significant changes proposed for Business and Property Courts https://hsfnotes.com/litigation/2020/09/24/article-published-preparing-witness-evidence-significant-changes-proposed-for-business-and-property-courts/ • Lord Chief Justice’s Report 2020: courts in strong position despite pandemic https://hsfnotes.com/litigation/2020/11/04/lord-chief-justices-report-2020-courts-in-strong-position-despite-pandemic/ • High Court strikes out claims against BHP as an abuse of process in light of parallel claims in Brazil https://hsfnotes.com/litigation/2020/11/17/high-court-strikes-out-claims-against-bhp-as-an-abuse-of-process-in-light-of-parallel-claims-in-brazil/ • Court of Appeal confirms English Court lacks jurisdiction over claims against UK domiciled parent company in relation to acts of subsidiary abroad https://hsfnotes.com/litigation/2018/02/19/court-of-appeal-confirms-english-court-lacks-jurisdiction-over-claims-against-uk-domiciled-parent-company-in-relation-to-acts-of-subsidiary-abroad/

In episode 2 of our 2020 Global Bank Review podcast Timothy Stutt, Rebecca Perlman and Leonie Timmers, senior associates at Herbert Smith Freehills, discuss some of the environmental, social and governance factors impacting banks across the globe and the opportunities that they present.

In this episode, Jason Betts, Ruth Overington and Peter Butler discuss the interrelationship between regulatory activity and class action activity and the strategic matters to consider when responding to investigations in this context.

On 11 November 2020 the UK Government introduced the National Security and Investment Bill to Parliament, setting out significant legislative reforms which will overhaul the review of transactions and investments on national security grounds in the UK, against a backdrop of tightening of foreign direct investment (FDI) regimes globally. Our Tokyo and London teams summarise the key changes and takeaways for Japanese and foreign investors in this podcast, with a short summary introduction in Japanese. The key points are also summarised in this slide deck: https://sites-herbertsmithfreehills.vuturevx.com/113/24135/landing-pages/uk-new-national-security-and-investment-regime-(nov-2020).pdf Speakers: Graeme Preston (Asia and Japan Head of Corporate), Veronica Roberts (Partner, London), Joel Rheuben (Senior Associate, Tokyo)

In our final Safety Leadership Series briefing for the year, we discussed workplace mental health and wellbeing, and what businesses can learn from recent research on mental health literacy. Partner Anna Creegan hosted the session, in conversation with Dr Ali Burston (MAPS, PSIOPA), an AHPRA Endorsed Organisational Psychologist and the founder and Managing Director of Perth-based consulting firm, Metisphere. During this session we discussed Dr Burston’s research into managing mental health in the workplace, trends and key findings on workplace mental health, as well as and managing mental health as a safety issue and strategies for organisational improvement.

Leon Chung, partner in our Sydney office hosts international partners Weina Ye, Kewei, China and Joseph Falcone, New York, to discuss how political unrest has contributed to growing uncertainty in international trade and how this has affected Australian companies and what might happen next.

In episode 1 of our 2020 Global Bank Review podcast, Alex Cravero, Digital Law Lead – UK/US & EMEA at Herbert Smith Freehills, is joined by partner Caroline Rae and senior associates Terence Lau, Wendy Saunders and Rich Woods to explore the various strategies that financial institutions may use to source technology capability and accelerate their digital transformation.