Herbert Smith Freehills Podcasts

In the first of our Fintech 2021 podcasts, Rich Woods, Mike Carter and Marsha Williamson discuss what is in store for the Fintech sector in 2021. They cover the ongoing impact of the Covid crisis, the availability of VC funding, and the potential for further consolidation. Rich Woods is a senior associate in the corporate team at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, specialising in Fintech. Mike Carter is Executive Chairman of The Money Platform and leads the Article 36H Group at Innovate Finance. Marsha Williamson is Head of Legal at 11:FS.

In the latest episode of our Public Law Podcast, Andrew Lidbetter, Nusrat Zar and Jasveer Randhawa discuss and debate the Government’s Independent Review of Administrative Law and the Ministry of Justice’s related Call for Evidence, to which Herbert Smith Freehills has recently responded. You can read more about the issues discussed in this episode in the following blog posts: • Government launches panel to consider the judicial review process https://hsfnotes.com/publiclaw/2020/08/03/government-launches-panel-to-consider-the-judicial-review-process/ • Government’s terms of reference for review of the judicial review process https://hsfnotes.com/policymatters/2020/08/28/governments-terms-of-reference-for-review-of-the-judicial-review-process/ • HSF responds to the Call for Evidence for the Government’s Independent Review of Administrative Law https://hsfnotes.com/publiclaw/2020/10/27/hsf-responds-to-the-call-for-evidence-for-the-governments-independent-review-of-administrative-law/

Adelaide Luke, Partner and Asia Head of Competition and Frasers Law Company partner Justin Gisz discuss the newly enacted Vietnamese Competition Law, which is anticipated to lead to a new era of competition law enforcement in Vietnam. Frasers Law Company is an independent, full service commercial law firm based in Vietnam. This episode provides a practical overview of the new law, including the implications for merger control.

Adelaide Luke, Partner and Asia Head of Competition and Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung partner Sakurayuki discuss recent amendments to Indonesia's competition law rules and its proposed new legislation. Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung is Herbert Smith Freehills' longstanding associate firm in Indonesia. This episode provides a broad overview of the rapidly changing competition law landscape in Indonesia and the direction of future reform.

Adelaide Luke, Partner and Asia Head of Competition and Tokyo senior associate Joel Rheuben review the current state of competition law enforcement in Southeast Asia, and take a closer look at Thailand, where the competition law regime has changed significantly. This episode is a good starting point for understanding why and how Southeast Asia is an increasingly important region for deal and competition compliance planning.

Adelaide Luke, Partner and Asia Head of Competition and Prolegis Managing Director Ban Leong Oo discuss the competition law landscape in Singapore and look at the Competition & Consumer Commission of Singapore, regarded as one of the most active and sophisticated regulators in the region. Prolegis is Herbert Smith Freehills' formal foreign law alliance partner in Singapore. This episode explains why companies doing business in the region should pay attention to the Singaporean regime.

Interview with Peter Hall, President of EMEA, Informa Markets Speakers: Stuart Paterson, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP and Peter Hall, President of EMEA, Informa Markets

The issue of judicial appointments has attracted a lot of attention recently, with the expedited senate confirmation hearings for Amy Coney Barrett following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the US and discussion about the appointment of Australia's next 2 High Court judges. These recent events have highlighted significant differences between Australia and the US in terms of the public and political attention given to judicial appointments. Given the importance of the issues considered by judges on the Australian High Court and US Supreme Court, these issues have the potential to significantly impact civil, political and economic issues (such as border lockdowns, voting rights and reproductive rights) in both countries. Join Leon Chung, Amelia Loughland, Graeme Johnson and Theo Varvaressos as they explore how judges are appointed in Australia and the USA, factors that impact on judicial appointments, and attempts to influence the court through judicial appointment and whether those have been successful.

In our monthly update podcast, we look at key recent judgments likely to be of interest to 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 Georgia Nickson. You can find links to our blog posts on the cases covered in this podcast below: Court of Appeal upholds High Court’s decision on the preferred contractual construction of a term in an exclusion clause https://hsfnotes.com/bankinglitigation/2020/09/25/court-of-appeal-upholds-high-courts-decision-on-the-preferred-contractual-construction-of-a-term-in-an-exclusion-clause/ Commercial Court grants declaratory relief to bank relating to its rights under the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement https://hsfnotes.com/bankinglitigation/2020/09/29/commercial-court-grants-declaratory-relief-to-bank-relating-to-its-rights-under-the-1992-isda-master-agreement/ High Court strikes out two IRHP mis-selling claims on the grounds of abuse of process, limitation and underdeveloped allegations of fraud https://hsfnotes.com/bankinglitigation/2020/09/22/high-court-strikes-out-two-irhps-mis-selling-claims-on-the-grounds-of-abuse-of-process-limitation-and-underdeveloped-allegations-of-fraud/ High Court refuses to strike out Quincecare duty claim against a PSP where its customer was hijacked by fraudsters https://hsfnotes.com/bankinglitigation/2020/09/23/high-court-refuses-to-strike-out-quincecare-duty-claim-against-a-psp-where-its-customer-was-hijacked-by-fraudsters/ Banking Litigation Podcast Episode 13: Monthly Update - November 2019 (in which we covered Singularis Holdings Ltd v Daiwa Capital Markets [2019] UKSC 50)https://hsfnotes.com/bankinglitigation/2019/12/02/banking-litigation-podcast-episode-13-monthly-update-november-2019/ High Court considers Quincecare and dishonest assistance claims against bank in context of Ponzi scheme https://hsfnotes.com/bankinglitigation/2020/09/21/high-court-considers-quincecare-and-dishonest-assistance-claims-against-bank-in-context-of-ponzi-scheme/ High Court finds no need to enquire into qualifications of foreign lawyer in applying English law privilege https://hsfnotes.com/litigation/2020/09/17/high-court-finds-no-need-to-enquire-into-qualifications-of-foreign-lawyer-in-applying-english-law-privilege/ Don't forget to subscribe to the banking litigation blog https://hsfnotes.com/bankinglitigation/subscribe/ Speakers: John Corrie (Partner), Ceri Morgan (Professional Support Consultant), Georgia Nickson (Associate)

Decommissioning obligations: the way forward Speakers: Irina Akentjeva (Of Counsel), Susan Field (Senior Associate)

Hosted by Herbert Smith Freehills Partner Kristin Stammer, John Laing, leading Consumer Sector Associate Partner at McKinsey discusses the learnings from the continuing impact of COVID-19 to prevent further supply chain shock and build resilient supply chains of the future, followed by environment and social governance issues and perspectives from China with Tim Stutt, Australian ESG Lead and Nanda Lau, Partner from Herbert Smith Freehills.

Join the conversation in Episode 10, as Christine Tran, Aoife Xuereb and Maxwell Herman compare and contrast the US and Australian class action environments, and reference products and securities litigation in both jurisdictions.

Impact on multinational businesses operating in China Speakers: Nanda Lau, Partner and Damien Roberts, Partner

In support of the National Breast Cancer Foundation, our Catalyst Webinar was taken over by our virtual Pink Ribbon event where we heard from three remarkable guests who work in the medical innovation and wellness spaces. Our guest speakers were: Prof Sarah Hosking - CEO of the National Breast Cancer Foundation. In continuing our tradition of our Pink Ribbon event, Prof Hosking updated us on NBCF’s current focus and gave an insight into the challenges and achievements in running a not-for-profit business during Covid-19. Prof Sandra O’Toole - Head of Translational Breast Cancer Research, The Garvan Institute of Medical Research & Senior Staff Specialist, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. Prof O'Toole shared her story and firsthand experiences of hospital life and continuing breast cancer research during Covid-19. See accompanying slide here - https://sites-herbertsmithfreehills.vuturevx.com/20/21553/landing-pages/nbcf-pink-ribbon-prof-otoole.pdf Dr Jemma King - Founder BioPsychAnaltyics, Research Fellow University Queensland and Lecturer Sydney University MBA. Dr King is a specialist in the field of Human Behaviour, Stress and Emotional Intelligence. She shared her top 4 practical, science based hacks, that you can start using right away to support you in living a healthier lifestyle. See accompanying slide here - https://sites-herbertsmithfreehills.vuturevx.com/20/21553/landing-pages/pink-ribbon-dr-king.pdf Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australia. The National Breast Cancer Foundation funds world-class research into the detection, prevention and a cure of breast cancer. The NBCF is committed to funding research to reach one determined goal: zero deaths from breast cancer by 2030. Watchers and listeners are invited to donate to the National Breast Cancer Foundation to help further research into prevention and cure. Herbert Smith Freehills will make our usual gift donation to the Foundation. - https://shoutforgood.com/fundraisers/herbertsmithfreehillsPRB

In this podcast briefing, our Safety team reviewed the key developments in health and safety during 2020. During this session they shared our health and safety insights from 2020, including in relation to Australia’s industrial manslaughter laws and the latest prosecutions, Covid-19 and working from home and return to work WHS considerations, the recent draft WHS Code of Practice, and other key case law and legislative developments.