PwC In-house Legal Academy

A session with an ESG focus on property law providing in-house counsel with:

• insight into the EPC and MEES Regulations
• what considerations need to be taken from both a landlord and tenant
  perspective when taking measures to improve the energy efficiency of a
  property.

The session looks at the challenges associated with retrofitting
occupational properties and considers what future 'green leases' look like.

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The session provides an overview of the main risks associated with Intellectual Property that businesses and in-house counsel in particular need to be aware of, along with some tips around how to mitigate such risks, and provides an update on recent developments in the Intellectual Property world, including an overview of the high-profile recent case of Lidl v Tesco, where we discuss the surrounding law and provide some practical takeaways, as well as a discussion on the status and risks surrounding AI in this space.

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In this interactive session, we:

• share the purpose and background of accounting and the different Accounting Frameworks;
• introduce the primary statements in a typical financial statement; and
• introduce the concept of distribution and distributable reserves.

A collaborative session of learning by way of examples.

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Our banking session provides an overview of the different types of credit facilities before taking a deeper dive into the facility agreement common clauses and restrictions which a company should consider before entering into a group restructure, acquisition or disposal. We also discuss the potential ways in which a borrower can look to future-proof their loan documentation and practical points borrowers should be aware of including the impact of security and approaching a lender for consent. The session touches on what happens when things don't go to plan, focusing in particular on the failure to obtain consent.

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A session discussing and exploring the key transactions and considerations when working on restructuring projects.

In this interactive session, we:

• explore key corporate transactions when considering a restructuring project;
• navigate the complexities and most common issues of certain transactions; and
• consider how to approach a balance sheet progression exercise.

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A session discussing and exploring the impact that legal technology implementation can have on your business and reviewing some key features of popular platforms utilised in the legal technology space. The session explores how you can best identify the most useful tools for your legal team and what is required to transform/optimise a legal department.

In this session, we:

• Demonstrate our artificial intelligence tool, Harvey, in real time to show how it can streamline in-house legal processes;
• Discuss the importance of legal department transformation;
• Identify what legal technology is available, with a focus on Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) platforms;
• Understand how these investments deliver value into your business; and
• Consider how to develop use cases for discussions with GCs and CEOs with example case studies.

The session combines case studies and examples with a Q&A and chance to share experiences.

For any of you who were not able to join the session live, we have collated a number of reports and other resources relevant to legal technology. For any questions or if you would like to set up a more in-depth demo of the tool, please contact us using the form below.

• PwC and Harvey alliance press release
• PwC's recent Transform Legal to Transform Business Report
• PwC’s 26th Annual Global CEO Survey
• World Commerce and Contracting report, produced in conjunction with PwC - Contract Lifecycle Management: from technology to performance
  

A session to discuss and explore the responsibility to educate our leaders and workforce to manage discrimination, unconscious bias and pay inequality.

In this session, we:

• explore discrimination through interactive case studies;
• understand and discuss key D&I terms and the evolving gender conversation;
• consider how to deal with microaggressions and unconscious bias;
• and navigate the complexities of pay inequality and the accompanying legal risks.

We consider these to be key issues for in-house lawyers and invite them to be part of our journey to navigate the more common issues we see occuring in respect of D&I. We hope the session helps the attendees to advise on such matters in the most commercial and pragmatic way.

Data protection and privacy regulations in the EU and UK are a cross-cutting issue that impact on businesses regardless of sector or size. The introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation in 2018 marked the start of a period of rapid change globally  regarding how the protection of personal data is regulated, monitored and enforced.

In this interactive webinar we provide:

• an overview of the current regulatory landscape in the UK and EU;
• case studies of some of the key challenges and risks that businesses are facing, including the benefits and risks of transitioning to the cloud; and
• insights into upcoming changes to the UK's framework and what businesses should be considering.

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You can watch the PwC Legal ESG event series which explores how legal and governance professionals can stand up to new expectations and responsibilities to help their organisations deliver against enterprise wide ESG strategies.