Welcome to The Space! Our new podcast shines a spotlight on all of our people at Gowling WLG. Emma Dennis, senior manager of DEI & Wellbeing in the UK, sits downs with our people to discuss a number of topics to break down barriers and perceptions about a career in law. We dive under the surface and understand the diverse experience and perspectives of our people.
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From managing risk and staying on top of regulatory developments to dealing with the fallout of the likes of Brexit and COVID-19, businesses and their in-house counsel face many challenges. Listen Up is a legal podcast providing insight from experts across practice areas at international law firm Gowling WLG. Our episodes cover some of the key issues and concerns facing the market. For more information visit our website: https://gowlingwlg.com NOT LEGAL ADVICE. Information made available on ...
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The Month in Pensions discusses the latest developments in the UK pensions world with insight from the Pensions team at international law firm Gowling WLG. NOT LEGAL ADVICE. Information made available on this website in any form is for information purposes only. It is not, and should not be taken as, legal advice. You should not rely on, or take or fail to take any action based upon this information. Never disregard professional legal advice or delay in seeking legal advice because of someth ...
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The Space: elevating early talent - episode two - Inge Perry
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Welcome to series two of The Space. In this series, Emma Dennis, senior manager of DEI & Wellbeing in the UK, breaks down barriers and perceptions about a career in law by talking to the talented people of Gowling WLG. Considering a career in law? Listen in as Emma explores diverse paths into the legal industry, with a focus on early talent, and th…
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81: Transactional Talk: Before you get going and heads of terms - episode one
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Before heading into a transaction, there are crucial considerations that can set the foundation for success. In our new podcast series focusing on corporate acquisitions, our lawyers discuss key considerations before initiating a transaction, focusing on the importance of heads of terms or preliminary documents that set out basic principles. Our ho…
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80: Sustainability in construction: how sustainable timber is supporting the industry's net zero carbon goals
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Recognising that the built environment accounts for around 30% of total annual carbon emissions in the UK (as reported by RICS) and the need to mobilise action on climate change, the construction sector is striding forward to meet ambitious net zero carbon goals. The industry is in a period of significant change and new opportunities are emerging, …
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The Space: elevating early talent - episode one - Ron Huletey
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Welcome to series two of The Space. In this series, Emma Dennis, senior manager of DEI & Wellbeing in the UK, breaks down barriers and perceptions about a career in law by talking to the talented people of Gowling WLG. Considering a career in law? Listen in as Emma explores diverse paths into the legal industry, with a focus on early talent, and th…
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79: Sustainability in construction: how and why should retrofit flourish?
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In response to the climate challenge, carbon and the reduction of carbon emissions has long been an area of focus for improvement. For the construction and housebuilding sector, this is a material ESG issue and one that is equally important for new developments and the upgrading of existing buildings to meet modern net-zero standards. In this new p…
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78: Data centres and ESG: new developments under the Labour Government
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Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has recently stepped in to recover two giant data centres on green belt sites in Buckingham and Hertfordshire, previously rejected local by councils. The plans will form part of the new government's wider plans for a "new growth-focused approach to the planning system". In our latest podcast episode, Sustainabili…
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When it comes to major sporting events and the sports sector generally, there are a variety of ways that intellectual property rights could be infringed. So what can in-house sporting legal teams do to mitigate the risk of infringement? In this podcast episode, our IP lawyers provide useful hints and tips on implementing brand protection strategies…
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76: Sustainability in sport: British Grand Prix and Silverstone
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Our new podcast series dives into the world of sport. In this first episode, we take a look at sustainability and how it can be embeded into the sport sector. Sustainability partner Ben Stansfield sits down with Stephane Bazire, head of Business Sustainability and Partnerships at Silverstone, the legendary home of the British Grand Prix and MotoGP …
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75: Gowling WLG in the Gulf: Mega events in the Middle East
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In this episode of our Gowling WLG in the Gulf podcast series, partner Imran Mufti sits down with Aarij Wasti, a Toronto-based Gowling WLG partner and member of the Entertainment & Sports Law Group to discuss mega events in the Middle East. Drawing on their experience, they discuss: • The rise in popularity of hosting mega events in the Middle East…
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The Space: Leadership and law - episode 7 - Alison Richards
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Welcome back to The Space for the final episode in our Leadership and Law series. For this episode, Emma Dennis speaks to Alison Richards, partner in our Commercial, IT and Outsourcing team, to hear more about her role at Gowling WLG, taking a non-traditional pathway into law and her journey to partnership. Alison also shares her thoughts on the im…
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The Space: Leadership and law - episode 6 - Roz Trimmer
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We're back with another episode in The Space! This week, Emma Dennis, D&I and wellbeing senior manager, sits down with Roz Trimmer, head of HR (UK), to explore Roz's career journey and what led to a role in HR. Roz also talks about her role as a leader and how to manage and support a team of people. She dives under the surface about her experience …
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The Space: Leadership and law - episode 5 - Navin Prabhakar
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Join us for the latest episode of The Space. This week, we're joined by Navin Prabhakar, partner in our Banking and Finance team to hear about his role. From a long career in pharmacy to becoming a partner at Gowling WLG, we hear about his decision to make a career change and journey into law. You can find this episode and the accompanying transcri…
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The Space: Leadership and law - episode 4 - Liz Gane
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Liz Gane, partner in our Pensions team, joins us in The Space this week. Liz sits down with Emma Dennis, senior manager of DEI and Wellbeing in the UK, to talk about her 20+ years in law, her journey into law and to partnership, and what it means to be a team leader. Having taken advantage of Gowling WLG's 'Pause and Play' scheme, Liz touches on ta…
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74: Digitalisation in the public sector: Software as a service
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What are the key features and the principles of Software as a Service (SaaS) and what are key issues in SaaS contracts? In this episode in our podcast series focusing on digitalisation in the public sector, Matt Harris, principal associate in our Commercial, IT and Outsourcing team, provides an overview of SaaS, including the key features of a SaaS…
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The Space: Leadership and law - episode 3 - Sanchia Wheeler
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For this episode of The Space, we're joined by Sanchia Wheeler, head of Compliance in the UK. Emma Dennis, senior manager of DEI and Wellbeing, talks to Sanchia about her varied career from barrister, to solicitor and now head of Compliance. She shares her experiences working as a non-executive director for Nottingham Citizens Advice Bureau, her pa…
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The Space: Leadership and law - episode 2 - Sunil Kakkad
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This week on The Space, Emma Dennis, senior manager of DEI and Wellbeing in the UK, sits down with Sunil Kakkad, former partner turned international board member and member of our UK Leadership team. With over 35 years of experience as a lawyer, Sunil dives deep into his journey to becoming a lawyer and how it all started. He talks about his upbrin…
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The Space: Leadership and law - episode 1 - Samantha Myers
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Welcome to The Space! Our new podcast shines a spotlight on all of our people at Gowling WLG. Emma Dennis, senior manager of DEI & Wellbeing in the UK, sits downs with our people to discuss a number of topics to break down barriers and perceptions about a career in law. We dive under the surface and understand the diverse experience and perspective…
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73: Digitalisation in the public sector: basics of digitalisation
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As legal advisers to the public sector, we are seeing a general uptick in the number of procurements that we are being asked to support upon which relate to digitalisation programmes. Digitalisation can unlock a number of efficiencies and has the ability to modernise how Government works. In our new podcast series focusing on digitalisation within …
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72: Gowling WLG in the Gulf: Funds for the future – a practical perspective
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In this episode of our Gowling WLG in the Gulf podcast series, partner Imran Mufti sits down with Dr Shuja Ali, managing director of ICON Investment Consultants, and Ed Brown, who leads our Middle East funds and financial services practice, to discuss recent fund activity in Saudi Arabia and what the future holds for fund and investment in the regi…
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71: Gowling WLG in the Gulf: Women empowerment and Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030
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Over the last six years, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has seen an accelerated pace of change that has impacted Saudi professionals, and Saudi female professionals in particular. As part of Vision 2030, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia launched a number of initiatives aimed increasing the percentage of women employed in leadership positions. In this podca…
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70: Gowling WLG in the Gulf: The MENA water sector, awash with opportunities
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Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are in the top 10 countries worldwide to be facing 'extremely high water stress' - meaning 80% or more of all available surface and groundwater in an average year being consumed. This reality presents a need and opportunity for growth within the region's water infrastructure. In this podcast, our head of sec…
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69. Commercial contracts: Courts uphold badly drafted liability cap
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How can you avoid liability disputes? In this podcast on commercial contracts, we look closely into the High Court case relating to an IT contract, Drax Energy Solutions Limited v Wipro Limited. David Lowe, head of commercial contracts, and Andrew Smith, partner in our Dispute Reolution team, explore the case background, the court's analysis of the…
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68. Commercial contracts: the issues of implied terms or unjust enrichment
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Does silence really speak volumes? In this podcast, our Commercial Litigation team explores the issues of implied terms and unjust enrichment Party A agrees to pay Party B a large fee if B introduces a purchaser who buys A's property for £6.5 million. If B introduces a purchaser who pays less, is B entitled to a fee? Commercial contract lawyers Dav…
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67. Build to rent: what can investors expect from the sector in 2023?
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The Build to Rent (BTR) sector has grown year on year and is forecast to see its value swell to over £100 billion by 2028. In our latest podcast, real estate partner and co-head of BTR sector, Nick Mumby, chats with Andrew Screen, the head of Residential Capital Markets at BNP Paribas Real Estate. Together they take a look back at what happened in …
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66. Ten years after the Portas Review, are our high streets delivering variety?
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The death of the high street has been forewarned for the last 20 years, but a reinvigorated planning framework and renewed investor interest in mixed use schemes could create a platform to reshape the high street and revitalise communities and local economies. In this latest podcast real estate partner Ed Colreavy chats with Jonathan Murphy, CEO of…
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65. Commercial contracts: A look at termination
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A recent decision of the Commercial Court has provided a useful example of both the perils of termination and the effect of a well-drafted "sole and exclusive remedy" clause. In the case of James Kemball Limited v K Line (Europe) Limited, the claimant brought proceedings against the defendant for damages following termination of a transport agreeme…
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64. How We Live: Safely - Building Safety autumn update
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Join us as we discuss the latest updates to the Building Safety Act and related issues in the next episode in our How We Live… Safely podcast series. In this episode, construction partner Sue Ryan is joined by principal associate Gemma Whittaker and senior associate Sean Garbutt – who are all part of the Building Safety team here at Gowling WLG – t…
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63. The Language of Leadership: Viewing failure as a positive force and lessons learnt from defeat
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In our Language of Leadership podcast series, we explore the lessons business can take from sport when it comes to leadership. We have analysed the language used by elite individuals in sports and business, and developed six lessons for business leaders to take from sports leaders. In this series, we'll be discussing one lesson per episode with a l…
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62. The Language of Leadership: Leading by teaching others
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In our Language of Leadership podcast series, we explore the lessons business can take from sport when it comes to leadership. We have analysed the language used by elite individuals in sports and business, and developed six lessons for business leaders to take from sports leaders. In this series, we'll be discussing one lesson per episode with a l…
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61. The Language of Leadership: Examining how to create a culture of mutual respect
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In our Language of Leadership podcast series, we explore the lessons business can take from sport when it comes to leadership. We have analysed the language used by elite individuals in sports and business, and developed six lessons for business leaders to take from sports leaders. In this series, we'll be discussing one lesson per episode with a l…
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