The Allen & Overy Podcast archive

Covid-19 und Arbeitsrecht: The world after

In diesem Client Call im Zusammenhang mit dem Themengebiet „Covid-19“, geben wir Ihnen – vor dem Hintergrund der nun geplanten „Exit“-Maßnahmen von Bund und Ländern – Antworten auf dringende Fragen im Arbeitsrecht. Themen sind u.a.

• Was bedeutet der „Exit“ – die Rückkehr zum Normalen oder zumindest der erste Schritt auf dem Rückweg zur (neuen) Normalität – für Arbeitgeber und konkret für Ihr Unternehmen?
• Was ist zu beachten hinsichtlich Rückkehr aus dem Homeoffice, Schutzmaßnahmen, Mitbestimmungsrechten des Betriebsrats, Auslaufen der Kurzarbeit und Vorsichtsmaßnahmen für den Fall einer zweiten Welle?
• Was sind mögliche Zukunftsszenarien für die Arbeitswelt und die Wirtschaft?

State aid and transfer pricing: Fiat and Starbucks decisions

The European Commission has been using state aid law to challenge advance pricing agreements (APAs) given by some member states to multinationals over the last few years.

In this context, on 24 September 2019, the General Court of the European Union has rendered its first individual decisions, i.e. the Fiat and the Starbucks decisions: while the Court considered that the APA granted by Luxembourg to Fiat constituted a selective advantage, it has on the contrary annulled the Commission's decision that the APA granted by the Netherlands to Starbucks was unlawful state aid.

In this podcast Sophie Balliet (Counsel, Tax) and Jean Schaffner (Partner, Tax) of Allen & Overy Luxembourg will discuss both decisions and their likely impact.

Beyond Covid-19: Reinvigorating the economy in the MENA region by focusing on mid-caps and SMEs

In this podcast, co-heads of Allen & Overy's Middle East Asset Management and Financial Services Regulatory practice Nick Smith and Jodi Norman, and Kamar Jaffer, a counsel in that practice, are joined by Taimoor Labib, founding partner at Affirma Capital and Head of MENA and Chairman of Africa, to examine the impact of the pandemic on the region’s midcaps and SMEs.

They explore how governments in different countries have reacted, the stimulus measures in place across the MENA region, the wider trends and challenges they are seeing in capital raising and also how greater co-ordination and collaboration among financial services players – in particular, banks, institutional investors, private equity funds, fintechs and equity crowdfunding platforms – can help to improve the outlook of these critically important businesses.

Lifting the Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown - what issues need to be considered when screening and testing your employees in Europe and the U.S.?

A team of Allen & Overy’s specialists across Europe and the U.S. hosted a client webinar focussing on the lifting of Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown restrictions and key issues to consider when approaching the return to work.   Panellists in key jurisdictions such as Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, the UK and the U.S. discussed key issues for employers to be aware of when reintroducing their employees into the workplace. In particular, they focussed on the latest legislative developments for the testing  and screening of employees. 

Covid-19 coronavirus and UK Employment Law – Guiding employers through a safe return to work

Following the release of UK government guidance on how organisations can safely re-open workplaces on Monday 11 May, Allen & Overy’s UK Employment team held a call to guide employers through the key points they need to understand to help safely navigate their lockdown exit strategy.

In particular, the call focused on office-based workplaces and whether there are now answers to many questions employers have been considering, such as whether temperature testing and personal protective equipment (PPE)  need to become features of our workplaces.  The team also reflected on other legal obligations that need to be factored into the return to work planning such as the physical design of workplaces and the challenges of public transport.

How should the in-house legal function respond to the forces disrupting its operating model?

The in-house legal function is facing a decade of potentially transformational change. Intense cost pressures, rapid advances in technology and the growth and fragmentation of the legal supplier market are changing the way in which internal legal departments work and deliver their services. Jonathan Brayne, partner and chairman of Fuse, Allen & Overy's tech innovation space, and Shruti Ajitsaria, partner and head of Fuse, discuss the opportunities and challenges that General Counsel and heads of legal operations should consider.

Covid-19 crisis: overview of key measures and considerations for the Luxembourg financial sector

In this podcast, Partner Henri Wagner, Counsel Carole Schmidt and Senior Associate Baptiste Aubry guide you through the Covid-19 crisis measures in place for the Luxembourg financial sector and make recommendations on how to take advantage of these measures while complying with regulators' expectations.

Covid-19 coronavirus – Podcast: Practical implications for European primary debt capital markets

International Capital Markets partner Amanda Thomas and Jennifer Cresswell, a counsel in the International Capital Markets practice share their thoughts with ICMA on the practical implications of Covid-19 for European primary debt capital markets.

Covid-19 coronavirus and global employment law key risks you need to be aware of – part 4

Allen & Overy’s Global Employment team held the fourth in a series of calls on the major developments of interest when workforce planning in light of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.

This call focused on the latest legislative developments across a number of jurisdictions and also addressed issues employers need to consider as they start to think about the transition from the current remote working environment, back to the employer's usual place of work.

The importance of branding to digital transformation

Nigel Parker explores the intellectual property issues involved in protection of brands when undergoing digital transformation.