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Last week, Boris Johnson refused Thomas Cook's request for financial assistance from the Government, reportedly to avoid a "moral hazard" for other failing businesses.  Yet, when Condor – a German subsidiary of Thomas Cook – requested a reported €200m of financial assistance in that same week, the German government is reported to have provided a €320m bridging loan to Condor.  What gives? In this podcast, we separate soundbites from State aid - and take a look at what the EU State aid rules mean for firms facing financial difficulty. You can find a transcript for this episode on our website: http://bit.ly/393TnGr  Find out more about our Competition and Antitrust team here: https://bit.ly/2MnpFER  We regularly talk about a broad range of topics that may be of interest to you. Register for an account on our website to receive our latest articles, podcasts and webinars: http://bit.ly/38eOKtP 

As the outcome of Brexit continues to remain unclear, Kieran Laird and Ian Chapman Curry from Gowling WLG's Brext Unit discuss some of the issues surrounding the second referendum and the circumstances needed for it to become a reality. You can find a transcript for this episode on our website: http://bit.ly/393TnGr  Find out more about our Brexit Unit here: https://bit.ly/36cN0jt We regularly talk about a broad range of topics that may be of interest to you. Register for an account on our website to receive our latest articles, podcasts and webinars: http://bit.ly/38eOKtP 

With the future of the UK and Brexit still remaining unclear, Ian Chapman-Curry, David Lowe and Clark Sargent discuss the issues arising in contract and commercial law if the UK leaves the EU. Whatever the outcome of the Brexit negotiations will be, businesses need to be prepared for every eventuality. Gowling WLG's Brexit Unit advises clients on planning for the future, offering expertise in areas such as strategic planning, contingency risk management and managing transactions. You can find a transcript for this episode on our website: http://bit.ly/393TnGr  Find out more about our Brexit Unit here: https://bit.ly/36cN0jt  We regularly talk about a broad range of topics that may be of interest to you. Register for an account on our website to receive our latest articles, podcasts and webinars: http://bit.ly/38eOKtP  

Businesses that can successfully leverage the global network of trade agreements can unlock lower landed cost for their products, market access for their services and fewer barriers to trade. Sean Giles and Emma Bufton examine the current trade agreement landscape in the UK and what a business should do to maximise the potential opportunities thereunder. You can find a transcript for this episode on our website: http://bit.ly/393TnGr Find out more about our Brexit Unit here: https://bit.ly/36cN0jt We regularly talk about a broad range of topics that may be of interest to you. Register for an account on our website to receive our latest articles, podcasts and webinars: http://bit.ly/38eOKtP 

For the launch of our report Tides of Disruption: How to Navigate Business Transformation, we’ve recorded a special podcast, between Gowling WLG  Co-Chair of Global Tech David Brennan and Dr Carsten Sorensen, of the London School of Economics’, who contributed to our report. Aside from talking haircuts and data privacy the pair also explore the potential future business models and industries, as identified by Dr Sorensen in our report. What are the moves the C-Suite should make now in order to navigate this period of profound transformation within industries of all shapes and sizes? You can find a transcript for this episode on our website: http://bit.ly/393TnGr  Find out more about our Brexit Unit here: https://bit.ly/36cN0jt  We regularly talk about a broad range of topics that may be of interest to you. Register for an account on our website to receive our latest articles, podcasts and webinars: http://bit.ly/38eOKtP 

Over recent years, cyber-attacks and data breaches have become increasingly common. The introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has seen a surge in breaches being notified to regulators and many further breaches being reported in the media. Helen Davenport provides insight into the key considerations of international data breach strategy. You can find a transcript for this episode on our website:  http://bit.ly/393TnGr  Find out more about our Cyber Security and Data Protection team here:  http://bit.ly/2LSymXV  We regularly talk about a broad range of topics that may be of interest to you. Register for an account on our website to receive our latest articles, podcasts and webinars: http://bit.ly/38eOKtP 

For the launch of our report Tides of Disruption: How to Navigate Business Transformation, we’ve recorded a special podcast, between Gowling WLG Co-Chair of Global Tech Alex Brodie and Lindsay Herbert, author the bestseller Digital Transformation, who also happens to ply her innovative trade at IBM. In this podcast the pair explore themes around how organisations need to transform from the inside as well as understanding the building blocks of digital transformation within a company and the behaviours that need to be driven through everyone who is part of that journey. You can find a transcript for this episode on our website:  http://bit.ly/393TnGr  Find out more about our work on digitalisation here: https://bit.ly/39fW7C1 We regularly talk about a broad range of topics that may be of interest to you. Register for an account on our website to receive our latest articles, podcasts and webinars: http://bit.ly/38eOKtP 

As the future regarding Brexit remains uncertain, Bernardine Adkins and Ursula Johnston from our EU, Trade and Competition team embark on a practical discussion to explore what businesses should be doing to prepare for the UK's departure from the EU despite the future being unclear. You can find a transcript for this episode on our website:  http://bit.ly/393TnGr  Find out more about our Brexit Unit here: https://bit.ly/36cN0jt  We regularly talk about a broad range of topics that may be of interest to you. Register for an account on our website to receive our latest articles, podcasts and webinars: http://bit.ly/38eOKtP 

In July 2018 the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its near-final rules on extending the senior managers and certification regime (SMCR) to all firms regulated by the FCA.   With SMCR now on the horizon, both employers and employees within regulated firms will need to understand how it will affect them. Hosted by our financial services and employment experts, this podcast will discuss: clarifying how the SMCR applies to different tiers of firms; the new categories of senior management functions; the new requirements relating to statement of responsibilities, the responsibilities map, the certification regime, the conduct rules and the prescribed responsibilities; the new training requirements; and the transitional provisions. We will also discuss employment-related issues in the context of the SMCR and aligning human resource processes with the SMCR. This includes reviewing and updating employment contracts and employee handbooks and incorporating fitness and propriety assessments

In our recent report Protectionism 2.0: Digital forces driving the new protectionist agenda we highlighted how measures restricting data flows crucial to businesses pose as much a threat to international trade as cruder, traditional tools of trade protectionism. There is widespread consensus that the World Trade Organisation ("WTO") needs modernisation in order to tackle the challenges presented to free trade by both traditional and digital protectionism. Such reform is being considered against a backdrop of concern as to the viability of the WTO dispute resolution process and the use of such practices as forced technology transfers. In the UK, the WTO is now attracting attention as a 'fall back' proposition, should there be a 'no deal' Brexit. We aim to bring you up to speed with the latest developments in this area; we consider possible outcomes for the rules-based multi-lateral trading system and time table of reform; addressing in particular the proposals for WTO reform put forth by the EU and its allie

To build on the findings from our whitepaper Protectionism 2.0: Digital forces driving the new protectionist agenda, our latest podcast sees Gowling WLG's Ursula Johnston and Sean Giles talk to national journalist Andrew Cave, a previous writer for the Daily Telegraph and Forbes magazine. The podcast explores the crucial customs and border issues that are likely to be caused by protectionist laws and barriers that govern the movement of data, as well as tech related goods and services. The podcast will consider: The practical and realistic implications of these laws and the protectionist approach The issues that this will create where the accelerated race to develop smart tech is concerned The entire product development process – from mining and manufacturing to product development – and the individual concerns that protectionism creates for these. You can find a transcript for this episode on our website: http://bit.ly/393TnGr  Find out more about our work on Protectionism: http://bit.ly/2YaWAPF  We regula

Elsie Blackshaw-Crosby provides a short contract law update covering implied terms, good faith and termination. You can find a transcript for this episode on our website: http://bit.ly/393TnGr  Find out more about our Commercial team here:  http://bit.ly/3pgRmOf  We regularly talk about a broad range of topics that may be of interest to you. Register for an account on our website to receive our latest articles, podcasts and webinars: http://bit.ly/38eOKtP 

What are E-signatures, how do they work and what does best practice look like? David Lowe shares his insight into this important topic and provides practical guidance on using E-signatures to manage your day-to-day commercial contracts. You can find a transcript for this episode on our website: http://bit.ly/393TnGr Find out more about our Commercial team here:  http://bit.ly/3pgRmOf  We regularly talk about a broad range of topics that may be of interest to you. Register for an account on our website to receive our latest articles, podcasts and webinars: http://bit.ly/38eOKtP 

It is important when drafting international contracts to include express reference to the forum for resolving disputes. In this podcast we highlight the key considerations when deciding between litigation before national courts, or international arbitration. You can find a transcript for this episode on our website:  http://bit.ly/393TnGr  Find out more about our Commercial team here:  http://bit.ly/3pgRmOf  We regularly talk about a broad range of topics that may be of interest to you. Register for an account on our website to receive our latest articles, podcasts and webinars: http://bit.ly/38eOKtP 

The future of UK's trading relations with its former EU partner states, and the rest of the world, is uncertain. Talk of Brexit 'redlines', regulatory alignment, no-deal, WTO rules and confusion continues.  In this session we strip back the debate to identify the challenges business will face, and provide practical guidance on how to navigate the post Brexit customs landscape. You can find a transcript for this episode on our website: http://bit.ly/393TnGr  Find out more about our Brexit Unit here: https://bit.ly/36cN0jt  We regularly talk about a broad range of topics that may be of interest to you. Register for an account on our website to receive our latest articles, podcasts and webinars: http://bit.ly/38eOKtP 

Blockchain technology is changing the landscape in a major way. However, this innovative technology comes with highly complex laws and processes that require sophisticated legal and technical expertise, and an insider's understanding of the ever-evolving regulatory space. Our experts provide an introduction to Blockchain and its use across a wide variety of scenarios and sectors. You can find a transcript for this episode on our website:  http://bit.ly/393TnGr  Find out more about our work on digitalisation here: https://bit.ly/39fW7C1  We regularly talk about a broad range of topics that may be of interest to you. Register for an account on our website to receive our latest articles, podcasts and webinars: http://bit.ly/38eOKtP  

Here, Associate, Alex Wrixon, from our Commercial Litigation team gives an update on the latest developments in contracts law, looking at how key cases have a bearing on the 'contract lifecycle'. This helpful overview touches on the hot topics of balancing 'textualism' and 'contextualism', contract variation, and the implication of terms. You can find a transcript for this episode on our website:  http://bit.ly/393TnGr  Find out more about our Commercial team here: http://bit.ly/3pgRmOf  We regularly talk about a broad range of topics that may be of interest to you. Register for an account on our website to receive our latest articles, podcasts and webinars: http://bit.ly/38eOKtP 

In this particular podcast, Senior Associate Matt Owen, from our Banking and Finance Team talks about guarantees, giving a brief recap on the relevant case law and highlighted potential issues for beneficiaries and the reasons why certain provisions are typically included in guarantee documents. You can find a transcript for this episode on our website:  http://bit.ly/393TnGr  Find out more about our Corporate, M&A and Capital Markets team here: http://bit.ly/3sUYamH  We regularly talk about a broad range of topics that may be of interest to you. Register for an account on our website to receive our latest articles, podcasts and webinars: http://bit.ly/38eOKtP 

In this particular podcast we discuss the shape of litigation and the typical challenges experienced by in-house and private practice legal teams when working together, and how common issues can be avoided. You can find a transcript for this episode on our website: http://bit.ly/393TnGr Find out more about our Commercial Disputes team here: http://bit.ly/3qTvKYi  We regularly talk about a broad range of topics that may be of interest to you. Register for an account on our website to receive our latest articles, podcasts and webinars: http://bit.ly/38eOKtP  

Recap on the basics of Indemnity and Warranty claims in this podcast by Tom Cox. Tom also identifies the key considerations for both buyers and sellers when something has gone wrong, looking at how actions for misrepresentation and potential recoveries differ each type of claim. You can find a transcript for this episode on our website: http://bit.ly/393TnGr  Find out more about our Commercial Disputes team here:  http://bit.ly/3qTvKYi  We regularly talk about a broad range of topics that may be of interest to you. Register for an account on our website to receive our latest articles, podcasts and webinars: http://bit.ly/38eOKtP