Taxed Out: How and why data centres are becoming a global tax flashpoint

In this episode of Taxed Out, Vanja Podinic and Colin Little explore why data centre arrangements are attracting intensive and coordinated scrutiny across jurisdictions. They discuss the rise of whole-of-code reviews blending permenant establishment (PE), transfer pricing, intangible licensing and …

2. Caught in the Crosswinds – Anticipating (and alleviating) construction pinch points

The construction phase of wind projects can be fraught with time, cost and quality issues. In this episode, we speak with two industry insiders about some of the common pinch points in the construction of a wind project and explore steps that help minimise the likelihood of contractor/developer dis…

Governance & Compliance: The changing nature of cyberattacks and cyber regulation

Cyber readiness is rocketing up the agenda for boards in 2026. We explore cyber readiness including new regulatory developments, trends in cyber threats, and practical defences against attacks. In this episode of our UK Governance & Compliance mini-series, we explore cyber readiness as one of the …

Taxed Out: The big themes in Australian tax law from 2025 - and the disputes set to define 2026

In this opening episode of Ashurst’s Taxed Out series, partners Vanja Podinic and Colin Little unpack the dominant Australian tax controversy themes from 2025 and what they signal for the year ahead. They explore the ATO’s whole-of-code approach, the escalation of scrutiny on financing and marketin…

Takeover Talks: Tomorrow Never Knows

2025 followed a year of unprecedented geo-political change. While the markets demonstrated resilience, global tensions, and ongoing conflicts in Europe and in the Middle East continued to have an impact. In the latest podcast the trio describes the trends they are seeing in the market and what to e…

Mergers 2026 – One year on from the CMA's pivot to the Government's growth agenda

Following the Government's recent call for the CMA to help drive economic growth, what developments can we expect to see in UK merger control? In this episode, hosted by Fiona Garside, Nigel Parr, Chris Eberhardt and Tom Punton reflect on the political context driving changes to the Competition an…

Governance & Compliance 6: AGMs and annual reports in 2026 – What you need to know

Having dissected the latest round of company AGMs at the Ashurst Governance & Compliance (AGC) Conference, our experts regroup to pinpoint the trends that boards and execs should watch out for in 2026. In the first 2026 episode of our UK Governance & Compliance mini-series, we reflect on the hot t…

Data centres – here today, here tomorrow: German landscape ripe for growth

With more than 500 operational data centres, Germany could be described as the European capital of data centres. But it’s the fit-out and flexibility that will make or break Germany’s data centres aspirations. In this episode, we explore the market in detail and highlight the issues that investors …

Bridge or Breach: unpacking TradFi/ DeFi collaboration risk

This is the second instalment in in a two-part series. In episode 1, we discuss current examples of collaborations between traditional finance (TradFi) and digital natives (DeFi), and explore what the future likely holds. In episode 2, we unpack the potential risks that come from these collaborati…

Caught in the Crosswinds: Early development strategies that keep wind projects moving

In this first episode of Ashurst’s Caught in the Crosswinds podcast series, disputes partner Michael Weatherley is joined by Siemens Gamesa’s Head of Legal for Offshore APAC, Igor Bylinin, and Ashurst energy partner Peter Grayson to unpack why capacity reservation agreements and early works agreeme…