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23 Jan 2025
Labour regulatory reforms: impact on economic growth, business and investment
Labour is beginning to prioritise economic growth, but key policy details could determine its impact, argue Jon McLeod and Nathan Ashley
9 Dec 2024
TL4 Disputes Magazine – Reputational themes of 2024
Senior Associate Leah Dudley reflects on the how the risks that threaten companies’ reputations developed over the course of this year. Looking back at 2024, the emergence of new technologies, shifting public expectations, and the implications of external political, geopolitical and regulatory advancements all made an impact.
5 Dec 2024
Exploring AI Regulation and Innovation in the UK: Insights from the DRD and Fountain Court Chambers roundtable
A DRD and Fountain Court Chambers roundtable explored the challenges and opportunities within the UK's legal framework for regulating AI. Led by DRD Senior Associate Michael Rose and Fountain Court Chambers’ Jacob Turner, the panel convened experts across AI development, policy and litigation to discuss the implications of AI's rapid rise
28 Nov 2024
Arbitration and reputation management in Dubai: challenges and opportunities
DRD partners Claire Davidson and Kate Miller reflect on Dubai Arbitration Week and Thought Leaders 4 FIRE Dubai, discussing opportunities for strategic reputation management firms in the Middle East’s growing legal hub
21 Nov 2024
Dealing with worldwide freezing orders: legal and communications considerations
DRD co-founder Claire Davidson and Mishcon de Reya Partners Matthew Ewens and Barry Coffey joined each other in a speed-briefing on the steps individuals and companies should take to ensure legal compliance and protect their reputations if served with a worldwide freezing order
14 Nov 2024
ESG Risk and Corporate Reputation: Legal and Communications Strategies for Businesses
Baker McKenzie's Joanna Ludlam and Jon McLeod of DRD Partnership examine how organisations can mount an effective combined legal and communications response to contentious ESG challenges
11 Nov 2024
Baku to the future: Rethinking legal compliance at COP29
Jon McLeod and Sophia Meadows argue that stronger international legal enforcement mechanisms are the critical missing ingredient in the COP29 climate negotiations in Baku
4 Nov 2024
Nuclear energy and Labour’s clean energy strategy: the case for a policy rethink
In the wake of the Autumn Budget, Jon McLeod examines why Labour must sharpen its focus on nuclear energy and its potential to anchor the UK's long-term clean energy transition
1 Nov 2024
Select Committee inquiries announced: AI, education, and environmental policy among top concerns
The new House of Commons Select Committees have begun to announce their new inquiries. Sophia Meadows, Tom Fisher and Iman Muneer report on key inquiries, highlighting how DRD's public affairs expertise can be leveraged to navigate challenges and opportunities presented
25 Oct 2024
Navigating Select Committees: strategic guidance, preparation and support
Jon McLeod and Samuel Piña break down the function and priorities of Parliamentary Select Committees, highlighting the benefit of DRD's public affairs expertise to firms navigating Committee appearances
3 Oct 2024
Labour, AI innovation and intellectual property: can creators’ rights survive the growth agenda?
Samuel Piña and Freddie Eltringham examine how far Labour is prepared to go in protecting intellectual property rights-holders as the party seeks to harness AI as a driver of economic growth
1 Oct 2024
VAT on private school fees: communications concerns in the education sector
DRD's Kate Miller joins fellow education experts at the Independent Schools Show Leaders Forum to discuss the communications and reputational implications of Labour's VAT reforms for the independent school sector, reports Iman Muneer
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