In this episode of Insurance Bites, Greig Anderson, Partner, and Sarah Irons, Knowledge Counsel, from the Insurance & Professional Risks team, look at key developments impacting policyholders and the risks they face in the coming months. Topics explored include cyber risks and AI, evolving liability exposures (including changes to product liability legislation, PFAS and what is new in climate change related litigation), developments relevant to D&O cover, Government proposals on captives and SME terrorism cover.

Below you can find links to our blog posts on the developments and cases covered in this podcast:

• HSF Kramer AI Tracker – Tracking AI law and policy globally
• UK government looks set to introduce ransomware payment ban and mandatory reporting
• Major changes to UK Cyber Legislation: Cyber Security and Resilience Bill published in UK Parliament
• UK Jurisdiction Taskforce consults on draft legal statement on liability for AI harms
• UK Insurance Regulation: looking ahead to 2026
• Modernising the redress system: Fair and reasonable changes?
• Lliuya v. RWE – Landmark German ruling recognising potential liability in principle of a local emitter for climate change harms in a foreign jurisdiction
• Milieudefensie Takes Legal Action Against ING Over Climate Impact
• High Court allows case to proceed against defendant companies domiciled in England despite claims having more real and substantial connection with Brazil
• Preliminary update in case regarding Shell responsibility for legacy oil pollution in Nigeria
• FCA advances next steps on non-financial misconduct
• Capital markets – new UK prospectus regime in force from 19 January

In this episode, we are joined by Professor Ciaran Martin, one of the globe's leading cyber thought leaders. He is often called upon by Governments, Government agencies and the private sector alike. He is also currently taking a leading educational role, demystifying the cyber space. Ciaran was the former head of the National Cyber Security Centre in the UK and played a critical role supporting the Australian Government in the creation of the Cyber Security Strategy.

Our discussion with Ciaran was so interesting that we have broken it into two. In this part 1, we talk about Ciaran's various roles and how he has become such an important voice in the cybersphere. We also talk about the impact of geopolitics on the cyber threat.

We know you are going to enjoy this discussion. Here we go...

This is the 35th episode of our series of commercial litigation update podcasts. In this episode we discuss some recent developments on litigation funding, opt-opt competition class actions and jurisdiction clauses, an important Privy Council decision on the "awareness requirement" in the tort of deceit, and the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce's draft legal statement on liability for harm resulting from AI. This episode is hosted by Maura McIntosh, a knowledge counsel in our commercial litigation team, who is joined by John Corrie, a banking litigation partner, and Camilla Macpherson, a knowledge lawyer in our disputes team.

Below you can find links to our blog posts on the developments and cases covered in this podcast.

• Public access to court documents: Commercial Court pilot
• Government to legislate for enforceability of litigation funding agreements based on a share of damages
• Supreme Court reshapes UK competition class actions landscape
• Commercial Court dismisses application for stay on basis of English jurisdiction clause and forum non conveniens waiver clause
• Privy Council holds that there is no legal requirement in the tort of deceit to show that a claimant was consciously aware of the representation made
• UK Jurisdiction Taskforce consults on draft legal statement on liability for AI harms

See podcast episode transcript here.

Recorded on 26 November 2025

As 2026 gets underway, join Steve Bell, Rohan Doyle and Natalie Gaspar for a special combined episode of Inside Employment, IR and Safety. The team explores the key people‑related risks and opportunities facing employers, from payroll compliance and evolving WHS obligations to the impacts of AI, emerging technologies and organisational change, sharing practical insights to help businesses prepare for the year ahead.

In this January wrap up edition of the public law podcast, Jasveer Randhawa is joined by HSF Kramer partners Nusrat Zar and James Wood. Together, they discuss the extent to which a contractual context limits the scope of judicial review by reference to the case of Rydon Group Holdings, before delving into a challenge brought under the European Convention on Human Rights in Greenpeace Nordic v Norway. They then touch on the second subsidy control case brought to the Competition Appeal Tribunal since the introduction of the Subsidy Control Act 2022. To conclude, they discuss the FCA's approach to publicity surrounding investigations in CIT v FCA, and the Court of Appeal's clarification of the compensation rights available under the National Security and Investment Act 2021 where national security interventions interfere with property rights.

Speakers: Jasveer Randhawa (Knowledge Counsel), Nusrat Zar (Partner), and James Wood (Partner).

You can find out more about the cases covered in this podcast on our blog at the following links:

Contractual context limits scope of judicial review – but where does it leave us?

European Court of Human Rights adds to growing body of climate change caselaw

New insights into legal challenges under the Subsidy Control Act 2022

High Court dismisses challenge to Naming Announcement by the FCA

Court of Appeal clarifies compensation rights under the National Security and Investment Act 2021

In this episode, we explore the first crucial step in joining the HSF Kramer Solicitor Apprenticeship programme. Get insider tips on preparing your application, standing out in interviews, and what the firm looks for in prospective apprentices. Hear directly from our Early Careers Recruitment team and current apprentices about their experiences and advice to help you succeed from the start.

If you have just one podcast on your holiday listening list, this is it — our Cross Examining Cyber: 2025 Summer Wrapped Podcast Special.

In this episode, we bring together highlights from the last 12 months. Pearls of wisdom from our various podcast guests including the National Cyber Security Coordinator, Lt Gen Michelle McGuinness, CyberCX’s Alistair MacGibbon, Karen Kukoda from Google Mandiant, CEO of the AICD Mark Rigotti, Tamir Maltz (Australia’s leading cyber injunction barrister), Bruce Tonkin (CEO of auDA) and our very own Carolyn Pugsley, Christine Wong and Peter Jones.

This is Cross Examining Cyber’s 2025 Summer Wrapped Podcast Special. Here we go…