Eversheds Sutherland - Legal Insights

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.