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Welcome to our three-part series exploring how AI is being used, and sometimes misused, by employees across the employment lifecycle from job applications, day-to-day employment, to workplace disputes. Each episode explores what this means for employers, the risks to watch for, and the practical steps your organisation can take.

In this episode, we explore the growing use of GenAI by employees in workplace disputes, which can often result in voluminous and complex documentation and entrenched positions, and the practical steps employers can take in response.

Welcome to our three-part series exploring how AI is being used, and sometimes misused, by employees across the employment lifecycle from job applications, day-to-day employment, to workplace disputes. Each episode explores what this means for employers, the risks to watch for, and the practical steps your organisation can take.

In this episode, we look at what happens when employees use GenAI tools at work without proper guardrails and how misuse can expose your organisation to serious legal, regulatory, and reputational risk.

Welcome to our three-part series exploring how AI is being used, and sometimes misused, by employees across the employment lifecycle from job applications, day-to-day employment, to workplace disputes. Each episode explores what this means for employers, the risks to watch for, and the practical steps your organisation can take.

In this episode, we consider how AI is being used in recruitment but from the perspective of candidates using it to get hired.

In this episode of the Labor Exchange podcast, our lawyers Stephen Chegwin and Demi Champion explore the latest developments in trade union law and industrial relations. They discuss two significant recent cases on trade unions and collective agreements, examining the key lessons and practical implications for employers. The episode also takes a closer look at the new trade union right of access to workplaces and the new Code of Practice, highlighting the key developments, legal considerations and practical takeaways arising from these important changes.

The Model Commercial Lease has become a widely used industry standard, helping landlords and tenants streamline negotiations and reduce transaction costs. 

In this PROPcast, we explore the latest edition of the MCL, outlining the benefits of using this industry-standard document, reviewing its position on key issues, and discussing its latest updates.

Our Energy Transition Series continues to bring you leading global content to support your energy transition journey.
During this session we explored the financing landscape for battery energy storage systems (BESS) projects across the UK and Continental Europe.

Key trends from the discussion included

• BESS remains one of the most attractive energy transition asset classes, with investors and lenders continuing to deploy significant capital supported by increasing market maturity.
• Financing structures are evolving, with a broader mix of debt, private capital and institutional investment supporting projects across different stages of development.
• Growing power demand, increasing volatility and renewable integration requirements continue to underpin strong long-term fundamentals for the storage sector.

The Government's newly published Commercial Payments Bill marks a watershed moment for the UK construction industry. With a phased ban on retention payments, tighter final payment deadlines and significant changes to payment mechanisms, the legislation is set to fundamentally reshape how parties manage cash flow, risk and security in construction contracts.

In this PROPcast, Lauren Morrison and Josh Curry unpack the key provisions of the Bill, explore the practical implications for the industry and share proactive strategies to help you navigate and prepare for this evolving landscape.

In this episode, Angharad Hurle is joined by Rory Phillips KC to discuss the practicalities of handling confidential and sensitive material in processes that are designed to operate transparently.

Together, they explore:

• The tension between transparency and the need to protect sensitive or classified information
• The legal and procedural tools available to manage confidentiality in inquiries and inquests
• The practical challenges faced by participants when handling restricted material

This episode offers valuable insight for those involved in public inquiries and inquests, helping participants to navigate competing obligations while maintaining fairness and public confidence

With potential reform on the horizon, what does the proposed ban on upwards-only rent reviews mean in practice? 

In this PROPcast, we explore the legal and practical considerations arising from the proposals, offering practical insight into the issues landlords, investors and occupiers should be considering now.

As buildings become smarter and more digitally connected, cyber security is fast becoming a critical real estate risk.

This session, we explore where responsibility for cyber security in real estate really sits, and what buyers, tenants and lenders should be asking to understand a building's cyber resilience.

Our Energy Transition Series continues to bring you leading global content to support your energy transition journey.
During this session, focussed on unlocking capital pathways for the energy transition, we discussed how investors can access energy and infrastructure opportunities more effectively, current capital flows across risk profiles and what this signals for future allocations, the scale of global grid investment needs and emerging bottlenecks to unlocking private capital, and the growing range of deployment opportunities as investment strategies continue to broaden.

Join Charlotte Belcher (Senior Associate, Eversheds Sutherland), Paul Mertens (Barrister, Pump Court Chambers) and Shona Love  (Barrister, Pump Court Chambers) as they discuss legal basis for Inquiries and Inquests to request information from participants and the challenges which can arise in the disclosure of information in those processes.

Trade unions do not currently have a general right to access workplaces. In October 2026, the Employment Rights Act 2025 changes this by introducing a statutory right of access, both physically and digitally, for the purposes of meeting, supporting, representing, recruiting, or organising workers, and facilitating collective bargaining (but not for organising industrial action).

In this episode, Angharad Hurle, Legal Director at Eversheds Sutherland, is joined by Emma Gargitter from Red Lion Chambers to unpack the real-world implications of this significant piece of legislation.

Together, they explore:
✅ Who the Public Office (Accountability) Bill is most likely to impact
✅ How organisations can prepare proactively for its potential implementation
✅ The practical steps leaders should be considering now

Our host Jeremy Goodwin, Head of Pensions, is joined by Charlotte Cartwright, Partner, and Nick Gannon, Policy Delivery Lead at The Pensions Regulator. Together they offer practical, real‑world guidance for trustees and governance teams preparing their ORAs and looking to meet regulatory expectations

With financial crime remaining a significant focus for regulators and enforcement bodies, it's more important than ever for professionals across the industry to understand their responsibilities, and the practical steps needed to protect themselves and their organisations.

In this session Steve Smith, defender and investigator, outlines the criminal risk areas for all those dealing with real estate in the UK, highlighting what individuals need to do, and what organisations should have in place to stay on the right side of the law.

As operational wind farms approach the end of their operational life, developers are faced with difficult decisions: decommission, life-extend or replace or upgrade old turbines with modern, higher-capacity technology.

The opportunity to take advantage of consenting hurdles already overcome at wind farm sites are set against the challenge of new technical and commercial constraints associated with the scale of infrastructure, and the complexity of a new environmental baseline.

The consenting legal and policy framework is playing catch up: how do we repower existing wind farm sites, sustain their contribution to wind energy deployment targets, and ultimately support the delivery of net zero objectives?

Join us to hear from ReAmp's Directors William Black and Alison Sidgwick on the key policy considerations and James Gibson, Partner in Eversheds Sutherland's Planning and Infrastructure Consenting practice, on the legal framework to inform repowering strategies.

In this instalment, Jeremy Goodwin speaks with James Ellis and Charlotte Cartwright about the practical implications of two significant forthcoming tax developments, the introduction of inheritance tax on certain pension benefits and the new ability to pay lump sums to members from DB surpluses.

In this episode, we discuss the key elements of the Directive, the reasons behind these reforms, and what employers should expect next. Join UK Partner Tom Player and France Partner Manon Lamotte, who brings a valuable European perspective.

2026 will bring some big changes to the planning system with the new Planning and Infrastructure Act aiming to refresh and streamline the planning process, and the government consulting on significant reform to the National Planning Policy Framework.

Join Paul Maile, Head of Planning and Infrastructure Consenting, as he considers the practical effect of some of these changes, and the likely impact for developers and others navigating the planning system.

Following the release of our InFocus Litigation – Winter 2025 edition, Anna Bevan -Jones and Carly Fishwick sat down to explore the themes shaping today's litigation landscape.

From emerging risk areas to how disputes are evolving in practice, the discussion builds on the insights from the Winter edition and looks ahead to what businesses and advisers should be watching next.

Wondering what's on the horizon for UK commercial lawyers in 2026? Find out in our latest Commercially Connected Bitesize podcast, where Angela and Sara from our Commercial PSL team discuss key regulatory developments that we're expecting to impact on commercial contracting and supply chains this year, including in the fields of ESG, consumer law, cyber law, UK-EU relations and payment practices.

Join Head of Living Investment Balraj Birdi and Principal Associate Steven Thom, who will be discussing the Renters' Rights Act, and the imminent changes to the private rented sector, likely impact on the market and how landlords can start preparing now.

As we step into 2026, the pensions landscape is evolving rapidly. To help you stay ahead, we've brought together leading experts in DB, DC, and pension policy to explore the changes that matter most, and what you need to do now to prepare.

In our latest Commercially Connected Bitesize podcast, Angela Kindness and Sara Ellis from our Commercial Professional Support Lawyer team look back on some of the key contract law cases from 2025, and discuss their impact on drafting commercial contracts.

In this episode, Matthew is joined by Eversheds Sutherland partner Lizzy Tindall to explore the resilience of the UK private equity market, challenges in global expansion, and how technology and AI are reshaping investment strategies—plus the rise of private market democratization.

In the final episode of our Middle East employment law education podcast series, Corrine Sobers and Lucrezia Berto discuss the topic of social media and online resources.

In this episode, Matthew is joined by Eversheds Sutherland partner David Kaleda to unpack ESG investing, regulatory and political shifts and emerging opportunities from creativity in investment processes to potential ERISA litigation reform.

Welcome back to Through the Inquisitor's Lens, the podcast series that explores the complex world of public inquiries and inquests, one question at a time.

In this episode, Isabelle Mitchell, Partner at Eversheds Sutherland, is joined by Rachel Spearing KC from Serjeants' Inn Chambers to discuss what it really means to be trauma-informed. Together, they examine the benefits of adopting a trauma-informed approach when conducting sensitive investigations, how trauma can affect an individual's ability to participate meaningfully, and why maintaining flexibility is essential in these situations.

This special edition of our Collaborative procurement podcast supplements our new report featuring Andrew Thompson and Marc Gibbons from AECOM, alongside Dominic Lacey, Tom Douglas and Roberta Wertman from Eversheds Sutherland. We examine attitudes to collaborative procurement across the Middle East exploring adoption rates and understanding of collaborative procurement models providing insights into the problems facing the delivery of major projects in the region, and the challenges anticipated going forwards.

Our Energy Transition Series continues to bring you leading global content to support your energy transition journey.

In this webinar, focused on powering the digital future through data centre and energy strategies, explored how US and European data centre energy strategies are diverging and what this means for developers and operators. It also delved into utility and developer perspectives on navigating policy, regulation, and commercial pressures across regions, and examined emerging energy procurement models and market trends that are shaping data centre growth.

This webinar, with the Centre for Multilateral Negotiations (CEMUNE), offers insider insights into the pivotal outcomes of COP30 and what they mean for business leaders navigating the climate transition.

As a strategic advisor to the Brazilian COP30 Presidency, CEMUNE played a key role in shaping negotiations and supporting capacity-building efforts. This session explores: The most significant negotiation breakthroughs at COP30, Whether COP30 marked a true shift from ambition to implementation, and Unexpected outcomes and key lessons for future COP's

In this episode, Sierra Nicholson is joined by Eversheds Sutherland partners Robert Copps and Paul Pugh to discuss shifting definitions of scale in M&A, private equity's role in innovation, strategic fit and regulatory risk, and emerging trends to watch.

In this podcast, Paul Beausang and Charlotte Stodell from our real estate tax team, in conversation with Rebekka Sandwell, revisit their pre-Budget predictions in light of the actual tax announcements in the Budget and discuss the potential impact of those changes on taxpayers.

2025 marks 50 years since coming into force of the original sex discrimination and equal pay laws in the UK with the anniversary of when the laws came into force at the end of December. It is also the anniversary of the equal opportunities  commission being established 50 years ago.

We explore what quantum computing really is, the hurdles it faces, and how it could transform industries worldwide. Plus, we'll look at the legal considerations shaping this emerging field.

Partner Simon Daniel, Legal Director Jen Green, Legal Director James Ellis and Head of Market Strategy at Insight Rob Gall consider the key takeaways from the UK Autumn Budget announcement.

Episode 3 of our new podcast series on Collaborative Procurement and Contracting with Tom Douglas, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland and Edd Burton, Head of Advisory Services at AECOM. We welcome Patrick Guné, Executive Director Major Projects at Trafikverket and Jan Österman, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland, Sweden. Together, they share their insights from the Nordic region on new methods of contracting, including collaborative procuremen

Episode 2 of our new podcast series on Collaborative Procurement and Contracting with Tom Douglas, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland and Edd Burton, Head of Advisory Services at AECOM. We welcome Dr Steffen Jung from Eversheds Sutherland's office in Munich where he heads the construction practice group. Together, they share their insights from Germany and the UK, on new methods of contracting, including collaborative procurement.

Listen to our new series on Collaborative Procurement and Contracting podcast with Tom Douglas, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland and Edd Burton, Head of Advisory Services at AECOM. In this new series we will explore the international perspectives of Collaborative Contracting, the current trends and issues we are seeing in the various markets across the globe. We are delighted to welcome various colleagues and guest speakers to hear their perspectives.

In this episode, Deepa Menon, Chloe Themistocleous, Hannah Wilkins and Matthew Chapman discuss how AI is reshaping the global whistleblowing landscape. The discussion covers the complexities of legal privilege across different jurisdictions, the potential risks of deploying AI tools in legal and compliance settings, and practical measures organizations can adopt to safeguard sensitive information in an increasingly digital world

In this episode, Matthew is joined by Nikki Eastham, International Head of M&A and Strategic Development at Specialist Risk Group, to discuss the role of scale in M&A, the influence of private equity, the enduring importance of client relationships, and culture-led international expansion.

In this episode, Sierra Nicholson is joined by partners Jubilee Easo and Kristina Kopf Thomas to discuss emerging trends in real estate investment, the flow of capital in energy infrastructure, the role of risk management in creating value, and how innovation and geopolitics are shaping the future of energy and real estate assets.

In this podcast, Paul Beausang and Charlotte Stodell from our real estate tax team, in conversation with Rebekka Sandwell, discuss their predictions for the tax changes that may be announced in the 2025 UK Autumn Budget and the potential impact of those changes on taxpayers.

In our latest Middle East Employment Education podcast Corrine Sobbers talks workforce quality. Join Corrine to hear her top 5 recruitment tips to attract, retain and support talent.

Colocation contracts are essential agreements that define the relationship between businesses and data centre providers. In this session, Caroline Andresier & Rebecca Clowes will discuss the key terms, responsibilities and strategic considerations in colocation contracts. 

In this episode, Sierra Nicholson is joined by Eversheds Sutherland partners Tim Fosh and Michael Koffler to discuss how technology is transforming financial regulation, the importance of smart regulation, and the growing impact of private and digital assets on markets and investors.

In this episode, Hannah Mahon, Matthew Chapman, Chloe Themistocleous, and Deepa Menon discuss how AI is challenging traditional concepts of legal privilege. They discuss what legal privilege means across jurisdictions, the risks of using AI tools in legal contexts, and practical steps businesses can take to protect sensitive information in an evolving digital landscape.

In this episode of Pensions in a Pod, UK and Irish pensions specialists David McKeating and Louise McRae join Jeremy Goodwin to explore Ireland's upcoming automatic enrolment scheme, launching in January 2026.