Farrer & Co: Recent Episodes
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In our first episode, David Smellie, partner in our Employment team, talks to Lord John Browne - businessman, accomplished author, philanthropist, advisor to government, and supporter of the arts. An "engineer and adventurer", Lord Browne shares with us the changes he’s seen in the oil and gas industry and his role in how the industry is changing for the better.
Head of partnerships Jonathan Haley talks to Julian Pike, head of reputation management at Farrer & Co about how the internet has changed the nature of communications, and the reputational issues facing professional partnerships and individuals that can arise.
Mark Gauguier talks to Angy Benitz, portfolio manager at Savills Investment Management on the future of offices.
Mark Gauguier talks to Kate Moisson, director of Tesson Consulting about the future of offices.
Charlotte Black, a member of our tax practice, caught up with Richard Bray, acting chairman of the Charity Tax Group to discuss Richard’s recent letter to the Chancellor.
Shehnal Amin, Associate in the Farrer & Co Race Equality Taskforce within the Safeguarding Unit, raises important questions around the issues of disclosing abuse in minority communities, and examining what needs to change to protect those at risk.
Private Conversations – Navigating through COVID-19 with Anne-Marie Piper and Bryony Cove
Talking capital. Working capital.
At Farrer & Co, we have a strong focus on providing private capital services acting for direct investors and co-investors (both UK and international), founders and managers and how those clients protect and invest their capital in commercial and alternative asset classes, including real estate, art and finance. In this podcast Simon Ward (link) and Andy Peterkin (link), partners in our corporate and financial services teams discuss the growth of, and opportunities in, the Fintech sector. In particular they discuss: • the direction the Fintech proposition is going • how the regulator in the UK is engaging with start-ups • what asset managers and banks look for when looking at a technology proposition This podcast is aimed at our UK and international investors, financial institutions, entrepreneurs and their advisers.
Last month we covered the recent Supreme Court judgment in the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (UK) (CIFF) case in an article. It can be read here if you missed it.
It is also the topic for our September podcast, on which I am joined by Julian Smith, a fellow partner in the Charities team. The case found that in principle members of all charitable companies owe fiduciary duties to the purposes of the charitable company.
In the podcast we delve into the technical detail of the case as well as considering its significance for charities and what practical implications may flow from this judgment. It will be relevant to those involved with charities established as a company limited by guarantee and possibly also other charities with two tier structures that involve members and trustees.
Maria Strauss, Partner in the Safeguarding Unit speaks to Jan Pickles, OBE, on the rise of domestic abuse during the nationwide coronavirus lock-down, and what employers can do to safeguard their staff.
David Fletcher speaks to Akshaya Bhargava, about Akshaya's career, motivations and his observations on the financial services industry as an entrepreneur. Akshaya is the founder of Bridgeweave, a B2B Fintech firm which creates AI powered next generation products for Wealth and Asset Management industries.