Interview with Jen Sisson, CEO of the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) on AGMs, corporate reporting and governance reform in 2025

Speakers: Gareth Sykes, Partner and Jen Sisson, CEO of The International Corporate Governance Network

In our second episode of Inside Employment, we explore the evolving intersection between industrial relations and immigration law. As regulatory frameworks continue to shift, we’re seeing increasing crossover in the concepts and compliance expectations that govern both domains.

Joining host Drew Pearson, Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, and Executive Counsel Sophie Beaman, is special guest Charles Johanes from Fragomen. Together, they unpack the parallels between recent developments in IR legislation and the emerging trends in immigration compliance. From the growing role of regulators to the shared challenges faced by employers navigating these complex landscapes, this conversation offers valuable insights for legal professionals, HR leaders, and policy watchers alike.

Marina Reason and Chloe Kim unpack the FCA's proposals on issuing qualifying stablecoins that are set out in consultation paper 25/14, published in late May. In CP25/14, the FCA also seeks views on proposed rules and guidance for safeguarding qualifying cryptoassets, including qualifying stablecoins. We will consider these proposals in a future podcast. Publication of CP25/14 represents another milestone met under the FCA's crypto roadmap. It follows publication by HM Treasury (in late April) of near-final draft legislation to create new regulated activities for cryptoassets, and an FCA discussion paper (DP25/1) (published in early May) on regulating cryptoassets, Both the draft legislation and DP25/1 are considered in our recent podcast on the Top 3 takeaways from the new crypto rules and our related blog post.

In this edition of the Public Law podcast series, Andrew Lidbetter and Jasveer Randhawa explore implications of the growing role of AI in decision-making by public bodies and regulators.With AI being increasingly used to inform regulatory and public body decisions, Andrew and Jasveer outline how the current judicial review procedure operates in the context of a challenge to a decision which has involved the use of AI. Exploring its complexities, they discuss challenges posed by decisions which involve the use of AI and the possibility of future changes in judicial review practice which this developing technology may require.

Speakers: Andrew Lidbetter (Consultant) and Jasveer Randhawa (Knowledge Counsel).

This is the 31st episode of our series of commercial litigation update podcasts. In this episode we will discuss fake authorities, the Hague 2019 judgments convention, the Civil Justice Council's report on litigation funding, a recent decision where the English court has accepted jurisdiction despite acknowledging that the case had a closer connection with Brazil, and some interesting recent cases on responding to proceedings and inadvertent disclosure of privileged material.

This episode is hosted by Maura McIntosh, a knowledge counsel in our commercial litigation team, who is joined by Neil Blake, a disputes partner, and Tracey Lattimer, a knowledge lawyer in the commercial litigation team.Below you can find links to our blog posts on the developments and cases covered in this podcast.

Links

• Court lambasts citation of fake authorities in proceedings and orders wasted costs
• The Hague 2019 Judgments Convention: Bolstering the UK's position as a jurisdiction of choice for international dispute resolution
• Civil Justice Council's final report on litigation funding recommends "light touch" statutory regulation
• High Court allows case to proceed against defendant companies domiciled in England despite claims having more real and substantial connection with Brazil
• High Court declines to extend time for defendant to challenge court's jurisdiction, despite claim form having been served out of time
• High Court grants permission to rely on inadvertently disclosed privileged documents where the mistake was not obvious

Podcast episode transcript

Changes are being made to company law, to tackle fraud and boost transparency. The changes affect pension schemes. In particular, trustee directors will in future need to verify their identity.

Isobel Hoyle from our corporate team joins to discuss. She explains what identity verification will involve, and flags other points which should be on the radar of trustees and employers.For more on identity verification and the changes generally, click here for a suite of guides published by Isobel and colleagues.

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