Advice

An ever-evolving regulatory landscape means that companies are faced with an incredible amount of compliance for their legal team to manage. With the addition of a potential general ‘failure to prevent’ corporate criminal offence on the horizon, and the perennial ‘do more with less’ challenge, how do you stay on top of regulatory challenges?

Everyone agrees that things should be different after the pandemic. What part can lawyers and their legal teams play in making things better and shaping the future? Has COVID temporarily stopped the way we used to do things, or will it mark a more fundamental change? The UK Government and businesses are developing a “build back better” agenda. Watch this session to find out how our panel has been responding.  

The notion of purpose has been turbo-boosted by COVID-19 and the renewed focus on social injustices, highlighting the need for introspection and asking about your purpose as a business. With so many companies going through difficult financial times and having their business models completely thrown out the window, it’s never been more important to have a clear answer on what you do, why you are doing it and how you would do that differently in the future.

COVID-19 has exposed the vulnerability and weaknesses of an already fragile international system. The pandemic has further proved that globalisation is in reverse, with business leaders expecting nationalism to become a dominant force in the countries where they operate, affecting everything from supply chains to location decisions and the regulatory climate. As a new global order is starting to emerge, reshaped by the pandemic and leading to permanent political and economic power shifts, British journalist, author and broadcaster, Tim Marshall discusses how the world will look like post-pandemic and what changes we can expect.