After the huge successes of recent years and the continued global expansion of the pool of private credit, what does the future hold? Will the boom times continue or will enthusiasm be dampened by the resurgence of syndicated bank loans and the return of CLOs? In this webinar, our panel of private credit lawyers from the US, Europe and APAC regions – Chin Seng Chew, Jason Ewart, Elizabeth Hundt Russell, Shaun Langhorne, Jim MacHale, Christoph Nensa, Katherine Sinclair and Boudewijn Vermeer – considered the future of, and developments in, private credit in these markets against a background of the long-awaited rise in M&A activity.

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In the current geopolitical context, this session covered the challenges that companies faced with, contemplating or involved in disputes will need to take into account when enforcing any successful Judgments or Awards. Our panellists Olga Hamama, Carla Lewis, Sachin Trikha, Dorothée Vermeiren and Romesh Weeramantry looked at private enforcement options through treaties, identification of assets and practical considerations, the implications of enforcing against sanctioned entities and difficulties arising from state immunity.

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What makes procuring AI different from procurement of other software or services? How does this affect your contract terms and your supplier onboarding and management processes? When there is limited scope for negotiation, where should you focus your efforts? In this webinar, our global panel of lawyers Zayed Al Jamil, Claudia Hall, Nina Khalfi-Lanoux, James McPhillips and Sian Smith discussed strategy and practical tips for contracting for AI.

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Foreign investment screening regimes are expanding in number and in scope and European Commission proposals for a revised EU FDI Regulation would exacerbate that trend. In addition, the US is set to introduce restrictions on outbound investments and is pressuring its allies to follow suit. While the US regime is aimed at investments by US persons into Chinese targets, many other transactions will be caught up in its scope. In this webinar, Clifford Chance lawyers Chandralekha Ghosh, Renée Latour, Elizabeth Richmond and Dimitri Slobodenjuk covered the various implications of these regimes for financial institutions and investors, including the risks that their investments are delayed, prohibited or subject to remedies even if they are from friendly countries.

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In an era where agility and efficiency are paramount, telecom companies are re-evaluating traditional hierarchies to drive innovation and enhance customer satisfaction. In this webinar, our telecoms panel – Jennifer Chimanga, Mark Fisher, David Olds, Hansuya Reddy and Nick Spurrell – deep dived into the phenomenon of ‘delayering’ within the telecoms industry, with insights into the risks, opportunities and key things to look out for as the telecoms industry goes through this period of transformation.

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The UK is now well advanced in its post-Brexit project of replacing the onshored securitisation regulation with a combination of UK legislation and regulator rulebooks. Our panel – Simi Arora-Lalani, Andrew Bryan, Thea Gausel, Kevin Ingram and Julia Tsybina – discussed the forthcoming new ‘Smarter Regulatory Framework’ UK securitisation regime (or regimes!), highlighted differences between the various sets of rules, and assessed the practical impact on the markets. The panel also discussed the pipeline of changes yet to come to the UK securitisation regulatory landscape.

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In this session, our panel took a closer look at developments in the regulation of AI systems in the UK and EU that are directed specifically at the insurance sector. This included comparing the EU AI Act with the latest information on the PRA and FCA’s approach to AI regulation that will affect the insurance sector value chain. We also considered how the insurance sector in the UK and EU could prepare for these new regulations, with a focus on the potential implications for governance arrangements and systems and controls.

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The introduction of the new criminal offence of Failure to Prevent Fraud, along with a broadening of corporate criminal liability, represents a fundamental shift in the fight against fraud and economic crime. This is coupled with a renewed focus on the enforcement of domestic criminal fraud by the Serious Fraud Office and Crown Prosecution Service. In this session, Miranda Hill KC (6KBW College Hill) and Andrew Penhale (Crown Prosecution Service) along with Clifford Chance lawyers Christopher David, Ellen Lake and Matthew Lee looked at corporate fraud risk and identified what businesses need to do now.

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AI, next-gen robotics, novel drugs, healthcare without healthcare professionals, personalised medicine and big data are just some of the ways the healthcare sector is being transformed.What does this mean for you and your organisation? In this webinar, our global panel featuring Yi Yang, Torsten Syrbe, Peter Dieners, Gunnar Sachs, Christine Kim and Julia Peng (Shanghai He Ping Law Firm) looked at the key legal issues and explored how to leverage these for your own transformation and growth.

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Our global panel featuring Stella Cramer, Jonathan Kewley, Devika Kornbacher, Dessislava Savova, Phillip Souta and Jane Chen looked at the global development of regulatory frameworks for AI, including emerging trends and diverging approaches being taken in different jurisdictions. This included the EU’s AI Act, US developments at federal and state level, the UK perspective and the measures being taken in China to tackle regulation of generative AI and deepfakes.

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Our global panel featuring Rae Lindsay, Eoghan MacDonagh, Thomas Voland and Michelle Williams discussed the sustainability due diligence regulations which are being considered across the globe, how they interplay with legislation already in place, and the impact on businesses.

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The global trend towards increased cybersecurity and resilience regulation will tighten existing requirements and affect a broader range of businesses than ever before. From updates in SEC and NYDFS cyber requirements, to Singapore’s proposed Cybersecurity Amendment Bill, our global panel featuring Megan Gordon, Holger Lutz, Oscar Tang, Alison Evans and David Olds examined developments in the US, APAC, Europe and the Middle East.

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Companies are under pressure to make public commitments to reach net-zero. However, many of the net-zero commitments announced so far are aspirational without clear and detailed plans as to how to achieve them. Our global panel featuring Francis Edwards, Adam Hedley, Steve Nickelsburg, Kate Norgett, Carolina Piovano and Thomas Voland discussed the regulatory trend towards binding climate-related targets and disclosures, and the latest transition planning guidance for companies, including the UK Transition Plan Taskforce’s disclosure framework, to help them prepare and disclose credible and robust transition plans and to combat perceptions of ‘greenwashing’.

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A new and complex regulatory landscape for the sale, purchase and credit servicing of non-performing loans (NPLs) has been introduced by the EU Non-Performing Loans Directive. Robert Cain of Arthur Cox and Clifford Chance partners Faizal Khan, Oliver Kronat, Jonathan Lewis and Tanja Svetina examined what the NPL Directive means for those trading NPLs in the secondary loan market and the new rules they are required to comply with. Our colleagues across the EU also provided insights on implementation of the NPL Directive in key jurisdictions and assesed the challenges and uncertainties of navigating the different regimes when selling, purchasing or servicing NPLs on a cross-border basis.

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Sustainability-linked products have gone from strength to strength, and there are well-established and widely used principles for sustainability-linked bonds and loans. Attention has recently turned to sustainability-linked derivatives with ISDA publishing a library of standardised clauses to support market participants in exploring these opportunities. In this session, Clifford Chance lawyers Paget Dare Bryan, Caroline Dawson, Matt Dunn, Sarah Lewis, Roger Leese and Angela McEwan looked at how these transactions are developing and how they interact with other sustainability-linked products, as well as some of the regulatory considerations and potential risks to be addressed.

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Near-final reforms in CRD VI will create new obstacles for non-EU banks offering their services on a cross-border basis from 2026. Our panel of regulatory lawyers – Marc Benzler, Simon Crown, Laura Douglas, Caroline Meinertz – examined the new cross-border regime in detail, with a focus on scope, potential exemptions and the impact on currently used cross-border arrangements. They also discussed the new rules governing EU bank branches. In particular, they considered from both the bank and customer perspective how to use the new cross-border regime and what measures regulators will expect to be in place when implementing the new rules.

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