In the sixth episode of Series 3 of our Virtually Everything podcast, hosts Lucy Nash and Vyasna Mahadevey are joined by Zhen Guang Lam, Senior Associate in our Singapore office, to explore the country’s evolving regulatory landscape for digital assets and payments.

Cybersecurity in the virtual assets world is more critical than ever. In this episode of Virtually Everything, hosts Lucy Nash and Vyasna Mahadevey are joined by Becky Jones, to discuss the growing risks facing crypto platforms, the UAE’s regulatory response, and what organisations can do to strengthen their defences.

In this episode of Virtually Everything, Lucy Nash and Vyasna Mahadevey return with Senior Associate Barkha Doshi to conclude their two-part special on digital payments. Following their introduction to open finance in the previous episode, the team now turns to the UAE’s new Payment Token Services Regulation, published by the Central Bank in mid-2024.

In this episode of the Virtually Everything podcast, hosts Lucy Nash and Vyasna Mahadevey are joined by Barkha Doshi, a new Senior Associate in our Financial Services Regulatory team. With deep expertise in fintech, virtual assets and payments, Barkha shares her insights on the UAE’s newly issued Open Finance Regulations and what they mean for the region’s fast-evolving digital payments landscape.

In this insightful episode of Virtually Everything, hosts Lucy Nash and Vyasna Mahadevey sit down with Jorge Carrasco, Managing Director of Blockchain and Digital Assets at FTI Consulting, to explore one of the most talked-about topics in the digital assets space: real world asset tokenisation.

In the first episode of series 3 of Virtually Everything, hosts Lucy Nash and Vyasna Mahadevey welcome listeners back with a slight change to the usual content, to bring an insider's perspective from Token2049 Dubai - dubbed the premier crypto event of the year. Join Lucy, Vyasna and special guest Thai Scott, a Senior Associate at Clyde & Co, as they unpack the key trends, major announcements and thought-provoking discussions from one of the most talked-about blockchain conferences on the global calendar.

Seaton Gordon and Elizabeth Bardsley return for the second part of our two-part episode on the UK government’s proposals to combat ransomware, exploring how potential new legislation could impact businesses and individuals.

In this episode, Seaton Gordon, a partner in the cyber team at Clyde & Co, and Liz Bardsley, an associate in the team, discuss the government’s proposed mandatory ransomware reporting regime. This would require organizations to report incidents within 72 hours and submit a full report within 28 days, adding to existing compliance obligations like GDPR. While the aim is to improve understanding of ransomware threats, the hosts highlight concerns about the potential burden on businesses.

In the second episode of our Cyber Risk Podcast series, Partner, Helen Bourne and Senior Associate, Georgia Schulberg discuss how organisations can improve their cyber readiness through tabletop exercises.

In the concluding episode of Series 2 of the Virtually Everything Podcast, hosts Lucy and Vyasna take listeners on a comprehensive journey through the key developments of 2024 in the virtual assets sector. They also share insights into what lies ahead in 2025.

We are excited to announce our new Cyber Risk podcast series. This series of short podcasts will highlight cyber hot topics together with our analysis, tips and predictions – designed to fit into your day.

In our first episode of the series, we start 2025 with a roundup of the key legal developments from a cyber perspective throughout 2024 and what to expect in 2025. Partner and Head of the Cyber UK team, Helen Bourne and Legal Director, Shanaka Wijetunge take a look at the key legislative developments, litigation updates and regulator activity.

In the latest episode of Virtually Everything, hosts Lucy Nash and Vyasna Mahadevey are joined by Elisabeth Wagner, an Associate in the International Arbitration and Commercial Litigation Group based in London. Together, they delve into the fascinating and rapidly evolving topic of using non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as a method of legal service in the UK courts.

In this episode of Virtually Everything, hosts Lucy and Vyasna are joined by Nicole Britton, a legal director in the Corporate & Commercial Regulatory Team in our Johannesburg office. Together, they explore the evolving regulatory landscape for crypto assets in South Africa, a region experiencing rapid development and growing global interest in this emerging field.

In this episode of Virtually Everything, we are introduced to Tom Bicknell, the newest financial services regulatory partner at Clyde & Co. Tom, a specialist in fintech, virtual assets, and payment services, shares his journey into the virtual asset sector and highlights how his role has evolved to support clients in the digital finance space. He describes some of the exciting projects he has worked on, including collaborations with government authorities to establish frameworks for digital securities and the first listing of a virtual asset backed fund on Dubai’s Nasdaq Securities Exchange.

In this episode of Virtually Everything, hosts Lucy and Vyasna are joined by Scott Pounder, Managing Director at FTI Consulting, to delve into the complex world of virtual asset tracing. Scott, with a background in law enforcement and blockchain analytics, provides an insider look at the challenges and strategies involved in tracking digital assets. He covers FTI's broad services in this space, from expert witness support to investigations, regulatory compliance, and blockchain advisory.

The latest episode of Virtually Everything sees our hosts Lucy and Vyasna discuss the evolving landscape of AI regulation with special guest Rebecca Keating, a barrister at 4 Pump Court. With a background in technology disputes spanning areas like IT project failures, cyber-attacks, and emerging technologies such as quantum computing and crypto assets, Rebecca offers a unique legal perspective on the regulatory frameworks governing artificial intelligence.

In this episode of Virtually Everything, hosts Vyasna and Lucy are joined by Victor Gontard, a Senior Associate from Clyde & Co’s Munich office, to explore the evolving regulatory landscape of crypto-assets in Germany and the European Union (EU). The discussion provides a thorough look at how both national and upcoming EU-wide regulations will impact the virtual asset industry.

Steven Bird, Senior Associate at Clyde & Co, spoke to Matthew Lavy KC, Barrister at 4 Pump Court – who he described as “the godfather of AI law” - about the risks and realities facing professional services firms as they adopt this transformational technology

In the first episode of series 2 of Virtually Everything, hosts Lucy Nash and Vyasna Mahadevey welcome listeners back with a detailed exploration of a pivotal DIFC Courts case in the virtual asset sector. The case in focus is Gate MENA DMCC, and Huobi MENA FZE, against Tabarak Investment Capital Limited and Christian Thurner, a case that was introduced in series 1 and has since progressed to an appeal.

In the third instalment of our Embracing AI podcast series, host Chris Williams explores how litigation is developing in the generative AI space, as regulation strives to catch up with the technology. He welcomes three speakers from Clyde and Co's Dispute Resolution Group around the world: Alex Lester, Partner in the Middle East, Marc Voses, Partner in New York, and Dr Florian Pötzlberger, Counsel in Munich.

This podcast was recorded before the hearing that took place on 11 July.