In-House Lawyer Talks 2024

Discussing the current trends and likely direction of change in UK law over the next 12 months, including the ICO's priorities and enforcement trends. What should in-house lawyers have on their radar in this complex area?

The changing regulatory landscape and enhanced scrutiny by regulators exposes businesses to more risk of investigation. We'll look at three topical types of corporate investigation (relating to behavioural, supply chain and digital resilience issues), how businesses should prepare and the regulators' direction of travel.
 

Collective, class or group actions are on the rise in England and pose a significant legal and financial threat to companies in multiple sectors, including financial services, consumer goods and life sciences products. Join us for this webinar where we'll examine some strategic dos and don'ts for companies defending multi-claimant litigation, taking into account the latest procedural developments. We will also explore areas of growing risk, including competition law and consumer protection. 

This session will explore the law and practice around guarantees, indemnities and liabilities in a contractual context, including discussion of relevant case law, particular issues to keep in mind, and practical examples and guidance on the use of these clauses. 

The surge in digital regulation across the UK and EU has made staying compliant a major challenge for businesses. Our international panel of experts will discuss the regulations of which in-house lawyers should be aware, their likely impact, how to prepare, and what's on the horizon.

Described as the "biggest upgrade to workers' rights in a generation", our employment team will look at the Employment Rights Bill, at what the new employee rights mean for your organisation and how to plan for these changes. We will also look at the other reforms the government has committed to in its "Next Steps" paper, which are being progressed in parallel with the Bill.

This session is aimed at in-house counsel looking to support their businesses as they implement and deploy AI systems. We will discuss what types of AI systems we are seeing, how they work, how AI is regulated in the UK and EU, and issues around due diligence, contracting and the use of data by AI systems.

Four years on post-Covid, this session focuses on the UK employment, tax, immigration and pensions implications of increased global mobility intra-group. We'll be looking at the high-level issues to be considered by UK in-house lawyers in global organisations when dealing with a mobile workforce.